Spirituality and Community Life

“I was one of eleven children: 1. My sister Rose, born in 1800. Formerly married, she is now a widow. She has always...

“What God wants of you is that you do good the same as you are doing with interior peace, with silence, without...

“Frankly I tell you that I am fed up with eight years of persecutions for this blessed Escorial. Don Dionisio, with...

“You have to look at and imitate the humility and meekness of Jesus; humility is the foundation of all the virtues;...

“Holiness supposes two things: being clean from sin and eminent in virtue. With the aim of acquiring it, you ought to...

“Prayer is for man what the soul is for the body and what water is for the earth, it is the key to heaven. It is for...

“Jesus rode upon a donkey when He entered Jerusalem in triumph. I, too, gladly offer myself to Jesus to make use of me...

“I will occupy myself in praising God, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints as they are prayers and devotions and I...

“Ignorance in matters of religion is great nowadays, almost general; and the worst part is that there are very many...

“I have here the ultimate and principal pledge that you need to be a good missionary: honour Mary and love God a lot.”...

“At the beginning of my stay in Vich I was undergoing an experience not unlike what goes on in a blacksmith’s shop....

“I have never made a penny’s profit from the Works I have seen through the presses. On the contrary, I have given away...

“When I started preaching missions in 1840, we were in the midst of a civil war between the royalists and the...

“When I left the Canary Islands the bishop wanted to give me a new hat and coat but I wouldn’t hear of it. All I took...

“We honour … the Blessed Virgin Mary, our most tender mother; we imitate her virtues, we continuously give her thanks...

“October 6th 1850, the feast of St. Bruno, founder of the Carthusian order I had once wished to join….., was my...

“In the case of children, the only work required is that of planting, whereas adults require both weeding and...

“When one is poor and really wants to be poor, freely and not by force, then he enjoys the sweetness of poverty and,...

“Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament is our moral and physical life. Moral, which consists in knowing and loving,...

“Societies have become weak and are starving because they have ceased to receive the daily bread of God’s Word. Every...

“The Word has been, is and will always be the queen of the world” Aut 449 THE WORD, QUEEN OF THE WORLD When St. Paul...

*299.- “Doing and suffering are the greatest proofs of love.” Aut 424 THE GREAT PROOFS OF LOVE In a solemn declaration...

*289. - “I have seen this era as one in which selfishness has made men forget their most sacred duties to their...

*279.- “The times were so troubled that I not only had to avoid talking politics, but also I had to avoid calling the...

*269.- “At times we are persecuted and slandered for something we haven’t done but we are culpable in other things and...

*259.- “Perhaps it will seem strange that I dare to speak about agriculture and with admiration they will say, ‘What...

*249.- “What was foretold long ago and many times about what is happening in Spain has now come true. I offer myself...

*212.- “On September 24, the Lord gave me an understanding of another passage in the Apocalypse (10:1): "Then I saw...

*229. - "Jesus Christ was placed in a new tomb hewn out of rock. He taught us how he wants us to place him, through...

*219.- “Before eating I will say, ‘Lord, I eat so as to have strength and to serve you better’. Before going to bed,...

*209. - “A dog is more loyal than a son, more obedient than a servant, and more docile than a child. Not only does he...

*199.- “When I was a little boy I was given a pair of rosary beads, and I was more pleased with them than with the...