Occupation: Canonized Birth: August 29, 1769 Death: November 18, 1852
If only I could be hidden in a corner, so as not to be tempted to worry about things that are not really my business..
Let us bear our cross and leave it to God to determine the length and the weight..
We may not understand His Will for us in time, but in eternity the veil will be drawn and we shall see that He acted only for our happiness..
Those who desire only the good pleasure of God abide in peace even in the midst of failure, for God has not told us that He requires success of us..
The worst defect in the world would be to consider yourself free from faults. Being too greatly saddened by one's faults can come from having one's ….
If humility is always desirable, generous humility is still more so..
I live now in solitude and am able to use my time reflecting on the past and preparing for death. I cannot put away the thought of the Indians and in….
He who has Jesus has everything..
The dear Lord has favored us with a share of His cross. The greatest and undoubtedly the hardest to bear is the lack of success in our work here. If ….
I love my solitude, and I would love it still more if I had more of it..
God alone and the desire of His glory - nothing else matters..
Never forget that the road to Heaven is the Way of the Cross. Jesus has called us to follow Him, bearing the Cross as He did..
Jesus, I live for Thee, I labor for Thee, I desire only Thee. Thou in me and I in Thee; Thou with me and I with Thee; Thou all mine and I all Thine..
All desire but that of doing God's holy will has been extinguished in me..
Love aright and you will never be sad. Embrace God's will and you will be filled with joy and peace..
Jesus went before us on the narrow path along which He beckons us to follow Him..
O Jesus, my Divine Saviour, I offer You my mind and heart. Direct their movements while I pray, so that I may offer my prayer in union with Your Imma….
My prayers are just an outpouring of gratitude for the assurance of that most completely desired Will of God, which will seem all the more desirable ….
How truly blessed we shall be if at the price of even very great sacrifices we shall have made God known and loved by one more soul!.
Profit by the little trials that come to you, for through them we make real progress..
Humility is the virtue that requires the greatest amount of effort..