I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.

Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I know not how any man can think of the Queen of the angels, during the time that she suffered so much with the Infant Jesus, without giving thanks to St. Joseph for the services he rendered them then.

Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.

Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.

One always goes on as one begins.

We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.

The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.