If we love Jesus, we shall be loved in return by Him, and that is perfect happiness.

The more I reflect on the graces I have received, the more they astonish me and make me tremble.

All desire but that of doing God's holy will has been extinguished in me.

For a long time a very strong and deep attraction has drawn me to missionary life.

Lord, I lean on You alone for strength. Give me your arm to support me, your shoulders to carry me, your breast on which to lay my head, your Cross to uphold me, your Eucharist to nourish me. On you Lord, I shall sleep and rest in peace.

The worst defect in the world would be to consider yourself free from faults. Being too greatly saddened by one's faults can come from having one's pride humiliated.

Jesus went before us on the narrow path along which He beckons us to follow Him.