Let's try not to be exacting with other people, but rather to pass over in silence those thousand little annoyances that tend to irritate us. For we know that no one is perfect in this life, and we must put up with the defects of others as they put up with ours.

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

If you have no earthly consolation, why do you not seek consolation in the Heart of Jesus? To love him is truest joy.

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

I am where God wills me to be, and so I have found rest and security. His wisdom governs me, His power defends me, His grace sanctifies me, His mercy encompasses me, His joy sustains me and all will go well with me.

Do not look back to the past, nor forward to the future. Claim only the present, for it holds God's will.

He will never let the trial surpass the strength He gives you, and at the very moment you think yourself overwhelmed by sorrow, He will lift you up and give you peace.