I want to be only a poor friar who prays - if God sees blemishes even in the angels, can you imagine what He sees in me!

Ahead! Courage! In the spiritual life he who does not advance goes backward. It happens as with a boat which always must go ahead. If it stands still the wind will blow it back.

You must concentrate on pleasing God alone, and if He is pleased, you must be pleased.

Let us bind ourselves tightly to the Sorrowful Heart of our Heavenly Mother and reflect on it's boundless grief and how precious is our soul.

Let us remember that the Heart of Jesus has called us not only for our own sanctification, but also for that of other souls. He wants to be helped in the salvation of souls.

In all the events of life, you must recognize the Divine will. Adore and bless it, especially in the things which are the hardest for you.

Since eternity means happiness for you, what does it matter if some of these passing moments are unpleasant?