He who wishes for anything but Christ, does not know what he wishes; he who asks for anything but Christ, does not know what he is asking; he who works, and not for Christ, does not know what he is doing.

It is easy to infuse a most fervent devotion into others, even in a short time; but the great matter is - to persevere.

Do not grieve over the temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to be tempted by the opposite vice. Therefore, look upon every temptation as an invitation to grow in a particular virtue and a promise by God that you will be successful, if only you stand fast.

"If a man finds it very hard to forgive injuries, let him look at a Crucifix, and think that Christ shed all His Blood for him, and not only forgave His enemies, but even prayed His Heavenly Father to forgive them also. Let him remember that when he says the Pater Noster, every day, instead of asking pardon for his sins, he is calling down vengeance on himself."

At communion we ought to ask for the remedy of the vice to which we feel ourselves most inclined.

To acquire and preserve the virtue of chastity, we have need of a good and experienced confessor.

The greatness of our love of God must be tested by the desire we have of suffering for His love.