Occupation: Canonized Birth: August 29, 1769 Death: November 18, 1852
Lord, I lean on You alone for strength. Give me your arm to support me, your shoulders to carry me, your breast on which to lay my head, your Cross t….
What interests you most is our present condition: it is what we would have desired, thorny and difficult, but it is made easier by the unction of gra….
Let's try not to be exacting with other people, but rather to pass over in silence those thousand little annoyances that tend to irritate us. For we ….
Strength of character is certainly needed to face life in the world and to stand by right principles, especially in the age in which we live..
We are entirely in the care of Divine Providence, and it is very sweet to remain so in peace. The Cross is never lacking; may it be our consolation..
There are no difficulties except for those who worry too much about tomorrow..
Preach by example of your lives rather than by words. Example is the very best sermon..
It fills me with joy to realize that I can lay down my life daily for God, that I can sacrifice it willingly for Him. I may not be a martyr for the f….
Let us never lose courage or despair of God's mercy. We have only to humble ourselves before God in order to obtain grace to become all that we ought….
We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds back nothing ….
He will never let the trial surpass the strength He gives you, and at the very moment you think yourself overwhelmed by sorrow, He will lift you up a….
If you have no earthly consolation, why do you not seek consolation in the Heart of Jesus? To love him is truest joy..
Strengthen in us, O God, the work You have begun in us..
For a long time a very strong and deep attraction has drawn me to missionary life..
How can we thankful? We can only love the Heart of Jesus more generously and by our union with Him, become the most humble..
The more I reflect on the graces I have received, the more they astonish me and make me tremble..
If we love Jesus, we shall be loved in return by Him, and that is perfect happiness..
Learn to let others do their share of the work. Things may be done less well, but you will have more peace of soul and health of body. And what tempo….
You may dazzle the mind with a thousand brilliant discoveries of natural science; you may open new worlds of knowledge which were never dreamed of be….
I am where God wills me to be, and so I have found rest and security. His wisdom governs me, His power defends me, His grace sanctifies me, His mercy….
Do not look back to the past, nor forward to the future. Claim only the present, for it holds God's will..