To be pure, to remain pure, can only come at a price, the price of knowing God and loving him enough to do his will. He will always give us the strength we need to keep purity as something as beautiful for him.

I will never tire of repeating this: what the poor need the most is not pity but love. They need to feel respect for their human dignity, which is neither less nor different from the dignity of any other human being.

Our progress in holiness depends on God and ourselves - on God's grace and on our will to be holy.

When a poor person dies I want then to die in the arms of somebody who loves them. I want them to be able to look for the last time into the eyes of somebody who cares for them

Failure is nothing but the kiss of Jesus.

I am busy with my work. My path is clear.

We realize that what we are accomplishing is a drop in the ocean. But if this drop were not in the ocean, it would be missed.