The council now beginning rises in the Church like the daybreak, a forerunner of most splendid light.

There is a common belief that under modern conditions peace cannot be assured except on the basis of an equal balance of armaments...[but] true and lasting peace among nations cannot consist in the possession of an equal supply of armaments but only in mutual trust.

Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. We must always remember this. The actual words matter less.

See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little.

Every time I hear anyone speak of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or of the Blessed Sacrament I feel an indescribable joy. It is as if a wave of precious memories, sweet affections and joyful hopes swept over my poor person, making me tremble with happiness and filling my soul with tenderness.

Listen to everything, forget much, correct little.

The Rosary is a school for learning true Christian perfection.