The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India... has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.

It is proper to ask for sorrow with Christ in sorrow, anguish with Christ in anguish, tears and deep grief because of the great affliction Christ endures for me.

The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness

Teach us to give and not to count the cost.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one's life, without being influenced in one's decision by any inordinate affection.

We should not have a petty regard for God's gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.

The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.