I think He intends to try you like gold in the crucible, so as to number you amongst His most faithful servants. Therefore you must lovingly embrace all occasions of suffering, considering them as precious tokens of His love. To suffer in silence and without complaint is what He asks of you.

The cross is a precious treasure to be kept secret, lest we be robbed of it.

May faith be the torch which illuminates, animates, and sustains you.

Look upon yourself as a tree planted beside the water, which bears its fruit in due season; the more it is shaken by the wind, the deeper it strikes its roots into the ground.

Do nothing through human respect and, when it assails you, say: I shall do neither more nor less for the eyes of creatures. O my God, since I wish to please Thee alone, it suffices that Thou seest me everywhere.

One just soul can attain pardon for a thousand sinners.

Crosses, contempt, sorrows and afflictions are the real treasures of the lovers of Jesus Christ crucified