Obedience unites us so closely to God that it in a way transforms us into Him, so that we have no other will but His. If obedience is lacking, even prayer cannot be pleasing to God.

He who is drawn to something desirable does not desire to have it as a thought but as a thing.

We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten us and direct us; God has provided for this, by appointing his angels to be our teachers and guides.

As mariners are guided into port by the shining of a star, so Christians are guided to heaven by Mary.

A man's heart is right when he wills what God wills.

Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.

Clearly the person who accepts the Church as an infallible guide will believe whatever the Church teaches.