Remember that bodily exercise, when it is well ordered, as I have said, is also prayer by means of which you can please God our Lord.

Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God's honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.

Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.

Finding God in All Things.

Considering that the blessed life we so long for consists in an intimate and true love of God Our Creator and Lord, which binds and obliges us all to a sincere love.

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.

Teach us to give and not to count the cost.