Occupation: Hermit Birth: October 23, 1491 Death: July 31, 1556
God freely created us so that we might know, love, and serve him in this life and be happy with him forever. God's purpose in creating us is to draw ….
All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and ser….
Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven ….
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..
Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will. All that I am and all that I possess You have given me. I….
Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dear….
If God gives you an abundant harvest of trials, it is a sign of great holiness which He desires you to attain. Do you want to become a great saint? A….
God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully..
It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey..
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 s….
If anyone asks you for something that you believe would be injurious to him, refuse, but in such a manner as not to lose his good-will..
May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help..
Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible..
In the case of those who are making progress from good to better, the good angel touches the soul gently, lightly, sweetly, as a drop of water enters….
He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost..
Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God's honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail..
If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution..
He who is not getting better is getting worse..
Considering that the blessed life we so long for consists in an intimate and true love of God Our Creator and Lord, which binds and obliges us all to….
He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes..
Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you..