Pardon me, O perfections of my God, for having preferred imperfect and evil inclinations to Thee! Pardon me, O justice of my God, for having outraged Thee by my sins. Pardon me, O holiness of my God, for having so long stained Thy sight's purity by my sins. Pardon me, O mercy of my God, for having despised so long Thy mercy's voice. In deep sorrow and contrition, I cast myself at Thy feet: Have mercy on me.

God will not be outdone in generosity.

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

The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness

He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.

Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.

He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.