Occupation: Saint Birth: January 23, 1572 Death: December 13, 1641
An evil discovered is half healed..
There is no danger if our prayer is without words or reflection because the good success of prayer depends neither on words nor on study. It depends ….
we must be as satisfied to be powerless, idle and still before God, and dried up and barren when He permits it, as to be full of life, enjoying His p….
... in this valley of tears we must expect much sorrow and little consolation..
Hell is full of the talented, but Heaven of the energetic..
When shall it be that we shall taste the sweetness of the Divine Will in all that happens to us, considering in everything only His good pleasure, by….
Must you continue to be your own cross? No matter which way God leads you, you change everything into bitterness by constantly brooding over everythi….
The great method of prayer is to have none. If in going to prayer one can form in oneself a pure capacity for receiving the spirit of God, that will ….
Follow your own way of speaking to our Lord sincerely, lovingly, confidently, and simply, as your heart dictates..
In prayer one must hold fast and never let go, because the one who gives up loses all. If it seems that no one is listening to you, then cry out even….
In prayer, more is accomplished by listening than by talking..
Is there world enough for me?.
Cordial love of the neighbor does not consist in feelings. This love flows not from a heart of flesh but from the heart of our will..
Suffering borne in the will quietly and patiently is a continual, very powerful prayer before God..
With God there is no need for long speeches..
Hold your eyes on God and leave the doing to him. That is all the doing you have to worry about..