The saints had no hatred, no bitterness; they forgive everything and think they deserve much more for their offenses against God.

The saints had no hatred, no bitterness; they forgive everything and think they deserve much more for their offenses against God.

Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.

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?

See, my children, a person who is in a state of sin is always sad. Whatever he does, he is weary and disgusted with every thing; while he who is at peace with God is always happy, always joyous. . . Oh, beautiful life! Oh, beautiful death!

If people would do for God what they do for the world, what a great number of Christians would go to Heaven.

On this path, it is only the first step that counts.