The longer the trial to which God subjects you, the greater the goodness in comforting you during the time of trial and in the exaltation after the combat.

Our Lord sends the crosses; we do not have to invent them.

The sacred gift of prayer is in the right hand of our Savior, and according to the measure that you empty yourself of yourself, that is of love of your senses and of your own will, and make progress in rooting yourself in holy humility, to that extent the Lord will speak to your heart.

It is necessary to be strong, in order to become great: that is our duty. Life is a struggle, which we cannot avoid. We must triumph!

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

Be comforted with this divine thought that your spiritual and physical pains are the test of the Divine Will.

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.