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

What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.

May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.

If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.

We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.

But some most worthless persons are in the habit of carrying about the name of Jesus Christ in wicked guile, while yet they practice things unworthy of God, and hold opinions contrary to the doctrine of Christ, to their own destruction, and that of those who give credit to them, whom you must avoid as ye would wild beasts.

The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.