To give worthy praise to the Lord's mercy, we unite ourselves with Your Immaculate Mother, for then our hymn will be more pleasing to You, because She is chosen from among men and angels. Through Her, as through a pure crystal, Your mercy was passed on to us. Through Her, man became pleasing to God; Through Her, streams of grace flowed down upon us.

I will not allow myself to be so absorbed in the whirlwind of work as to forget about God. I will spend all my free moments at the feet of the Master hidden in the Blessed Sacrament. He has been tutoring me from my most tender years.

Nothing is difficult for the humble.

Help me, O Lord, that my hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that I may do only good to my neighbors.

He who wants to learn true humility should reflect upon the Passion of Jesus. (267)

True love is measured by the thermometer of suffering.

Love endures everything, love is stronger than death, love fears nothing.