Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.

Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.

Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.

God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.

If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.

Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.

Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.