“God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.”

They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.

He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.

The glory of God is humankind fully alive.

Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.

A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.

The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.

If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.

What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.

As for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.

Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.

Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.

If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.

Remember that bodily exercise, when it is well ordered, as I have said, is also prayer by means of which you can please God our Lord.

It is proper to ask for sorrow with Christ in sorrow, anguish with Christ in anguish, tears and deep grief because of the great affliction Christ endures for me.

May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.

The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.

Regardless of who has betrayed you and what promises they didn’t keep- God is firm in His commitment to you.

It’s a good thing God chose me before I was born, because he surely would not have afterwards.

No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God.

God made our souls to long for Him, and we are not fully satisfied without His presence in our lives.

What do we have to do to make God love us?’ I always grew up with that. I always used to go around thinking that. ‘God loved the white people better. He must’ve. That’s why he made them white.’

Artillery is the god of war.

This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.

I don’t know how, but I know Who.