Really, it is the Lord who carries the cross, for He knows how to make the soul content with little or no consolation and always to find strength in the words..."Thy will be done."

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

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.

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

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

Never forget that the road to Heaven is the Way of the Cross. Jesus has called us to follow Him, bearing the Cross as He did.

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