Occupation: Priest Birth: April 24, 1581 Death: September 27, 1660
The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himse….
Noise makes no good, good makes no noise..
So, our vocation is to go, not just to one parish, not just to one diocese, but all over the world; and do what? To set people's hearts on fire, to d….
Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lying..
Make it a practice to judge persons and things in the most favorable light at all times and under all circumstances..
Put your trust in Him and following His example, always act humbly, graciously, and in good faith..
Since you know the means of getting better, in the name of God, make use of them. Do not take on anything beyond your strength, do not be anxious, do….
We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love..
Fear not; calm will follow the storm, and perhaps soon..
There is nothing good that does not meet with opposition, and it should not be valued any less because it encounters objections..
Charity is the cement which binds Communities to God and persons to one another . . ..
To this end, we should help and support one another and strive for peace and union among ourselves. This is the wine that cheers and strengthens trav….
God allows us to give rise to the practice of two beautiful virtues: perseverance, which leads us to attain the goal, and constancy, which helps us t….
All beginnings are somewhat strange; but we must have patience, and little by little, we shall find things, which at first were obscure, becoming cle….
I will always welcome joyfully any opportunity that comes my way to be of service to you.
We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people, and pray continually that God may grant us that spirit o….
We cannot better assure our eternal happiness than by living and dying in the service of the poor, in the arms of Providence, and with genuine renoun….
There is no act of charity that is not accompanied by justice or that permits us to do more than we reasonably can..
Let us allow God to act; He brings things to completion when we least expect it..
With God's help, you will continue to succeed in your leadership and in your duties, because Our Lord's work is accomplished not so much by the multi….
Let us do our duty well; let us go straight to God; let us work to become very humble, very patient, very mortified, and very charitable..