If the angels were capable of envy, they would envy us for two things: one is the receiving of Holy Communion, and the other is suffering.

O, my Jesus, I understand well that, just as illness is measured with a thermometer and a high fever tells us of the seriousness of the illness; so also, in the spiritual life, suffering is the thermometer which measures the love of God in a soul.

A disobedient soul will win no victory, even if the Lord Jesus himself, in person, were to hear its confession.

Know that My Heart is mercy itself. From this sea of mercy graces flow out upon the world....I desire that your heart be an abiding place of My mercy. I desire that this mercy flow out upon the whole world through your heart.

The greatest misery does not stop Me from uniting Myself to a soul, but where there is pride, I am not there.

Oh, how great is the goodness of God, greater than we can understand. There are moments and there are mysteries of the divine mercy over which the heavens are astounded. Let our judgment of souls cease, for God's mercy upon them is extraordinary.

Suffering is the greatest treasure on earth; it purifies the soul. In suffering, we learn who our true friend is.