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.

In loving one another through our works we bring an increase of grace and a growth in divine love.

If only one little unhappy child is made happy with the love of Jesus,...will it not be worth...giving all for that?

You may be exhausted with work, you may even kill yourself, but unless your work is interwoven with love, it is useless. To work without love is slavery.

Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.

The other day I dreamed that I was at the gates of heaven. And St. Peter said, 'Go back to Earth, there are no slums up here.'

I think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their lot, to share it with the passion of Christ. I think the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people.