A priest goes to Heaven or a priest goes to Hell with a thousand people behind.
On the Way of the Cross, you see, my children, only the first step is painful. Our greatest cross is the fear of crosses. . . We have not the courage to carry our cross, and we are very much mistaken; for, whatever we do, the cross holds us tight - we cannot escape from it. What, then, have we to lose? Why not love our crosses, and make use of them to take us to heaven?
The pure soul is a beautiful rose, and the Three Divine Persons descend from Heaven to inhale its fragrance.
To serve the Queen of Heaven is already to reign there, and to live under her commands is more than to govern.
