He who does not mortify his palate will neither know how to mortify his flesh.

He who does not mortify his palate will neither know how to mortify his flesh.

Do you know why God subjects you to so many miseries? That He may bestow on you the riches of heaven.

When you feel the assaults of passion and anger, then is the time to be silent as Jesus was silent in the midst of His ignominies and sufferings.

Be faithful in all your exercises of piety and virtue; be always resigned; be satisfied, in the superior part of your soul, to taste, without relish, the contentment of doing God's will. Thus after the winter the spring will come, with its flowers, and you will hear the voice of the turtle-dove in this land.

Let us throw ourselves into the ocean of His goodness, where every failing will be canceled and anxiety turned into love.

If any dust of imperfection cling to your heart, be not troubled, but consume it immediately in the fire of divine love, and, sorrowfully asking forgiveness, continue to live in peace.