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“But I tell you, with St. Paul, that I am not afraid of any of these things, nor do I esteem my life more than my...

“Catholic religion alone, divine in its origin, divine in its propagation, divine in its conservation, tells man: With...

“[Mary] is the channel from heaven through which all the graces we need flow to keep us away from evil and to do good....

“Tomorrow I leave for a town called Pinto for preaching and administering the sacrament of confirmation; and then I...

*43.- “Also the zeal of St. Paul has always awakened my deepest enthusiasm. He went from place to place, a chosen...

*359 “I am much encouraged in reading about what the apostles did and suffered. St. Peter in his first sermon...

*266 “As much as the enemies of religion keep awake, we are asleep; they keep the printing presses going day and...

*108 Let us do things as one who serves Christ and not man, and in this way will we do them well, in a good way and...

*246.- “I will say before meals: Lord, I eat to have strength and serve you better. Before going to bed: Lord, I do...

*236.- “It is not enough to have a confessor to whom to present with sincerity our sins; We need also a teacher to...

*226.- “Jesus gave us the Blesses Virgin Mary as our Mother. He entrusted us to care for her as mother, and she will...

*216.- “I will be like a Servant who does only what his master wants. I will imitate Jesus during the thirty years of...

*206.- “I resolve to keep an even temper and disposition, never allowing myself to be carried away by anger,...

*89.- “I have never made a retreat so full of sufferings and trials but neither, perhaps, so replete with great...

The services I liked best were those connected with the Blessed Sacrament, and I attended these with great devotion...

The good communicant compares well to the iron rod that is placed into the forge where it becomes fire. Yes the soul...