Let us rest in the Divine Heart like little children in the arms of their father. The greater our confidence, the more will God's goodness be seen in us. ~ Bl. Marie Therese of St. Joseph

Keep your enthusiasm. Be brave. Put all your trust in God. And always maintain a holy cheerfulness. ~ St. Emily de Rodat

Pray to god. You are the spirit, and I am only the trumpet, and without your breath I can give no sound. ~ St. Joseph of Cupertino

It seems unbelievable that a man should perish in whose favor Christ said to His Mother: 'Behold thy son', provided that he has not turned a deaf ear to the words, which Christ addressed to him: 'Behold thy Mother.' ~ St. Robert Bellarmine

If a murder is committed privately it is considered a crime. But if it happens with the authority of the state, they call it courage. ~ St. Cyprian of Carthage

The well-being of souls is only in Christ. Therefore, let the love of Jesus be our perfection and our profession, let us light our hearts from the eternal flames of love that radiate from the Sacred Heart of Jesus. ~ Bl Paolo Manna

Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people's, if we are always criticizing trivial actions - which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives. ~ St. Teresa of Avila

When you perceive that God is chastening you, fly not to his enemies...but to his friends, the martyrs, the saints, those who were pleasing to Him, and who have great power in God. ~ St. John Chrysostom

The scars of others should teach us caution. ~ St. Jerome

Oh, if you had tasted the delights with which God fills the souls of those who serve Him and suffer for Him, how would you condemn all that the world can promise! ~ Bl. Charles Spinola

Give thanks to God, not to me. I am only a vessel of clay, a poor sinner. ~ St. Nicholas of Tolentino

To the extent that it is possible for me to do everything well, I do it. Our Lord does the rest. With his help, everything becomes easy and beautiful because we have a Good Lord. ~ Bl. Francisco Gárate Aranguren

And the most effective educational method is not the word of instruction but the living example without which all words remain useless. ~ St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

As Jesus has chosen bread, which is very common, so must my life be, common, approachable by all and, at the same time, humble and hidden, like bread. ~ Bl. Eugenia Picco

Be kindhearted to the poor, the unfortunate and the afflicted. Give them as much help and consolation as you can. Thank God for all the benefits he has bestowed upon you, that you may be worthy to receive greater. ~ St. Louis IX

Try to put in the hearts of your children a love for home. Make them long to be with their families. So much sin could be avoided if our people really loved their homes. ~ St. Teresa of Calcutta

If the angels could desire anything, it seems to me that they would envy us our privilege of suffering, as well as the priceless gift of the Eucharist. ~ Bl. Maria Dina Bélanger

Act in such a way that your humility may not be weakness, nor your authority be severity. Justice must be accompanied by humility, that humility may render justice lovable. ~ Pope St Gregory the Great

As for us, we hold to what we believed ten and twenty years ago; to what our forefathers believed one hundred years ago, and one thousand years ago, and to that which the whole Catholic world has always believed. ~ St. Solomon Le Clerq

I have nothing left, but I still have my heart, and with that I can always love. ~ Bl. Chiara Luce Badano