Birth: January 3, 1694 Death: October 18, 1775
In uniting yourself to God's will, you take on new life and gather great courage, willingly embracing the cross and kissing His hand even when it cha….
Be faithful in all your exercises of piety and virtue; be always resigned; be satisfied, in the superior part of your soul, to taste, without relish,….
Make great account of your precious trials, both interior and exterior; it is thus that the garden of Jesus is adorned with flowers, that is, with ac….
If any dust of imperfection cling to your heart, be not troubled, but consume it immediately in the fire of divine love, and, sorrowfully asking forg….
As for me, I cannot understand how it is possible not to be always thinking of God..
Let everything in creation draw you to God. Refresh your mind with some innocent recreation and needful rest, if it were only to saunter through the ….
You do wrong to complain of your crosses and sufferings. Believe me, you know not what it is to suffer. God preserve you from suffering even one day ….
The Passion of Christ is the greatest and most stupendous work of Divine Love. The greatest and most overwhelming work of God's love..
Listen to the sermon preached to you by the flowers, the trees, the shrubs, the sky, and the whole world. Notice how they preach to you a sermon full….
I tell you that victory consists in conquering self. That is the greatest enemy..
Here learn the science of the Saints: All is to be found in the passion of Jesus. Make every effort to remain hidden in the wounds of Jesus, and you ….
The passion of Jesus is a sea of sorrows, but it is also an ocean of love. Ask the Lord to teach you to fish in this ocean. Dive into its depths. No ….
The Cross is the way to Paradise, but only when it is borne willingly..
Place your hopes in the mercy of God and the merits of our Redeemer; say often, looking at the crucifix: There are centered all my hopes..
Be very careful to retain peace of heart, because Satan casts his lines in troubled waters..
Let us throw ourselves into the ocean of His goodness, where every failing will be canceled and anxiety turned into love..
Avoid failing, not only against purity, but even against the least rules of an exact modesty..
God sends such purgations to you, directors of consciences, that you may acquire the science of the saints and the art of directing souls. You will s….
Celebrate the feast of Christmas every day, even every moment in the interior temple of your spirit, remaining like a baby in the bosom of the heaven….
He who does not mortify his palate will neither know how to mortify his flesh..
When you feel the assaults of passion and anger, then is the time to be silent as Jesus was silent in the midst of His ignominies and sufferings..