When you are offended or annoyed by others, do not allow your thoughts to dwell on them or on anything relating to them. For example, don't think tha…

- Lorenzo Scupoli

The Lord said: 'Without Me you can do nothing' (Jn. 15:5). So for the duration of our life, every day and at every moment, we must keep unchanged in …

- Lorenzo Scupoli

Humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy. According to the Lord's parable, the …

- Lorenzo Scupoli

... do not listen to vain and empty talk, in which the majority of world-loving people spend their time, and do not take pleasure in it. For the law …

- Lorenzo Scupoli

We should feel with our whole heart that we have no one to rely on except God, and that from Him and Him alone can we expect every kind of good, ever…

- Lorenzo Scupoli

Total surrender to the will of God actually is sacrificing oneself as a burnt offering to God. The proof of this state is dying to oneself, - to one'…

- Lorenzo Scupoli

Our Lord Christ Himself strikes down our enemies through us, or in company with us. For he who eats Christ's flesh and drinks His blood abides with C…

- Lorenzo Scupoli

... if a man prays God for some virtue, and at the same time gives himself up to negligence, acquiring no definite means to gain this virtue, and mak…

- Lorenzo Scupoli

You should always say your prayers with tireless diligence, as the Apostle directs, saying: 'Continue in prayer and watch in the same' (Col. 4:2). Fo…

- Lorenzo Scupoli