If God gives you an abundant harvest of trials, it is a sign of great holiness which He desires you to attain. Do you want to become a great saint? Ask God to send you many sufferings. The flame of Divine Love never rises higher than when fed with the wood of the Cross, which the infinite charity of the Savior used to finish His sacrifice. All the pleasures of the world are nothing compared with the sweetness found in the gall and vinegar offered to Jesus Christ. That is, hard and painful things endured for Jesus Christ and with Jesus Christ.

It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious.

It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.

If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.

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

May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!

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