By the virtue of modesty the devout person governs all his exterior acts. With good reason, then, does St. Paul recommend this virtue to all and declare how necessary it is and as if this were not enough he considers that this virtue should be obvious to all.

The devil is like a rabid dog tied to a chain; beyond the length of the chain he cannot seize anyone. And you: keep at a distance. If you approach too near, you let yourself be caught. Remember that the devil has only one door by which to enter the soul: the will.

The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain.

It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do so without the Holy Mass.

If you have the courage to imitate Mary Magdalene in her sins, have the courage to imitate her penance!

Your temptations are from the devil and from Hell; but your sufferings and afflictions are from God and Heaven.

It is true that God's power triumphs over everything, but humble and suffering prayer prevails over God Himself.