Strengthen in us, O God, the work You have begun in us.

If only I could be hidden in a corner, so as not to be tempted to worry about things that are not really my business.

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.

The dear Lord has favored us with a share of His cross. The greatest and undoubtedly the hardest to bear is the lack of success in our work here. If a saint had been in charge, all would have gone well.

Let us realize that we are sinners and have much to explate, while others less culpable than we are suffer more than we do.

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

Let us never lose courage or despair of God's mercy. We have only to humble ourselves before God in order to obtain grace to become all that we ought to be.