Accordingly if the devil should say, 'Do not drink,' you should reply to him, 'On this very account, because you forbid it, I shall drink, and what is more, I shall drink a generous amount. Thus one must always do the opposite of that which Satan prohibits. What do you think is my reason for drinking wine undiluted, talking freely, and eating more often, if it is not to torment and vex the devil who made up his mind to torment and vex me.

Father and Mother are apostles, bishops and priests to their children, for it is they who make them acquainted with the gospel.

If God is to create or to preserve a creature, God must be present and must make and preserve God's creation both in its innermost and outermost aspects.

We need not invite the Devil to our table; he is too ready to come without being asked. The air all about us is filled with demons.

If we esteem them too highly, good works can become the greatest idolatry.

A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing: our helper He amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing.

You should point to the whole man Jesus and say, That is God.