Among us there is no place for the lukewarm. Humble yourself, and Christ will kindle in you again the fire of love.

As soon as you willfully allow a dialogue with temptation to begin, the soul is robbed of peace, just as consent to impurity destroys grace.

The heroic minute.- It is the time fixed for getting up.- Without hesitation: a supernatural reflection and.-.-.- up! The heroic minute: here you have a mortification that strengthens your will and does no harm to your body.

Holy Purity is granted by God when it is asked for with humility.

To begin is for everyone. To persevere is for saints.

Christian optimism is not a sugary optimism, nor is it a mere human confidence that everything will turn out all right. It is an optimism that sinks its roots into an awareness of our freedom, and the sure knowledge of the power of grace. It is an optimism that leads us to make demands on ourselves, to struggle to respond at every moment to God's call.

Understand this well: there is something holy, something divine hidden in the most ordinary situations, and it is up to each one of you to discover it.