Only in Heaven will everything be as beautiful as spring, as pleasant as autumn, and as full of love as summer.
If you have the courage to imitate Mary Magdalene in her sins, have the courage to imitate her penance!
In the spiritual life, you must take one step forward each day in a vertical line, from the bottom up.
Peace is the simplicity of heart, serenity of mind, tranquility of soul, the bond of love.
Ahead! Courage! In the spiritual life he who does not advance goes backward. It happens as with a boat which always must go ahead. If it stands still the wind will blow it back.
We are the administrators of our money. We will have to give God an account of the use we make of it up to the last cent.
Pray with perseverance, with faith, with calmness and serenity.
The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrificing, and with extreme effort.
In books we seek God; in prayer we find him. Prayer is the key which opens God’s heart.
Oh, how precious time is! Blessed are those who know how to make good use of it. Oh, if only all could understand how precious time is, undoubtedly everyone would do his best to spend it in a praiseworthy manner!
You must concentrate on pleasing God alone, and if He is pleased, you must be pleased.
The Lord is a Father, the most tender and best of fathers. He cannot fail to be moved when His children appeal to Him.
Through the study of books one seeks God; by meditation one finds him.
May the Mother of Jesus and our Mother, always smile on your spirit, obtaining for it, from her Most Holy Son, every heavenly blessing.
The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain.
As gifts increase in you, let your humility grow, for you must consider that everything is given to you on loan.
It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do so without the Holy Mass.
The more you are afflicted, the more you ought to rejoice, because in the fire of tribulation the soul will become pure gold, worthy to be placed and to shine in the heavenly palace.
Recommend me to the Lord and to the Virgin Mother because I am in extreme need of their help.
The Cross will not crush you; if its weight makes you stagger, its power will also sustain you.