On the Way of the Cross, you see, my children, only the first step is painful. Our greatest cross is the fear of crosses. . . We have not the courage to carry our cross, and we are very much mistaken; for, whatever we do, the cross holds us tight - we cannot escape from it. What, then, have we to lose? Why not love our crosses, and make use of them to take us to heaven?

When we have been to Holy Communion, the balm of love envelops the soul as the flower envelops the bee.

You either belong wholly to the world or wholly to God.

If only we could see the joy of our guardian angel when he sees us fighting our temptations!

All that we do without offering it to God is wasted.

Almighty God sends no trial without consolation.

The Devil writes down our sins - our Guardian Angel all our merits. Labor that the Guardian Angel's book may be full, and the Devil's empty.