Our Lord is pleased to deprive us of temporal goods; may it please His Divine Goodness to give us spiritual ones!

do not be surprised by your trials, since the Son of God has chosen them for our salvation.

All comes at the proper time to him who knows how to wait.

Rarely is any good done without difficulty; the devil is too subtle and the world too corrupt not to attempt to nip such a good work in the bud

[P]resent misfortune presupposes good luck in the future.

In the name of God, Monsieur, let us have greater confidence in Him than we do; let us allow Him to steer our little bark; if it is useful and pleasing to Him, He will save it from shipwreck.

God often delays the conclusion of a holy endeavor so that those involved in it might merit its grace by the length of the work, their patience, and their prayers. This is why I beg you not to grow weary in yours. Although He may delay, He will reveal that it is pleasing to Him, if it is done, nevertheless, in a spirit of resignation regarding the outcome.