Do not look back to the past, nor forward to the future. Claim only the present, for it holds God's will.
There are no difficulties except for those who worry too much about tomorrow.
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 encompasses me, His joy sustains me and all will go well with me.
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.
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 before; yet, if you have not developed in the soul of the pupil strong habits of virtue which will sustain her in the struggle of life, you have not educated her, but only put in her hand a powerful instrument of self-destruction.
Preach by example of your lives rather than by words. Example is the very best sermon.
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 for self.
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 know that no one is perfect in this life, and we must put up with the defects of others as they put up with ours.
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 to be.
Humility is the virtue that requires the greatest amount of effort.
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 and give you peace.
He who has Jesus has everything.
If we love Jesus, we shall be loved in return by Him, and that is perfect happiness.
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 faith, but I can be a martyr of charity.
Love aright and you will never be sad. Embrace God's will and you will be filled with joy and peace.
Strengthen in us, O God, the work You have begun in us.
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 to uphold me, your Eucharist to nourish me. On you Lord, I shall sleep and rest in peace.
Profit by the little trials that come to you, for through them we make real progress.
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.
Let us bear our cross and leave it to God to determine the length and the weight.
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.
The more I reflect on the graces I have received, the more they astonish me and make me tremble.
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!
How very beautiful and consoling our faith is! For the little work we do here on earth it promises in return all the joys of assured happiness.
