A Person May Be Baptized, And Yet

Obedience To A Confessor Is The Most Acceptable Offering Which We Can Make To God, And The Most Secure Way Of Doing The Divine Will.

All Would Wish To Be Saved And To Enjoy The Glory Of Paradise; But To Gain Heaven, It Is Necessary To Walk In The Straight Road That Leads To Eternal Bliss. This Road Is The Observance Of The Divine Commandments. Hence, In His Preaching, The Baptist Exclaimed: Make Straight The Way Of The Lord.

Jesus Is The Mediator Of Justice; Mary Obtains For Us Grace; For, As St. Bernard, St. Bonaventure, St. Bernardine Of Siena, St. Germanus, St. Antoninus, And Others Say, It Is The Will Of God To Dispense Through The Hands Of Mary Whatever Graces He Is Pleased To Bestow Upon Us. With God, The Prayers Of The Saints Are The Prayers Of His Friends, But The Prayers Of Mary Are The Prayers Of His Mother.

When We Have To Reply To Anyone Who Has Insulted Us, We Should Be Careful To Do It Always With Gentleness. A Soft Answer Extinguishes The Fire Of Wrath.

Were You To Ask What Are The Means Of Overcoming Temptations, I Would Answer: The First Means Is Prayer; The Second Is Prayer; The Third Is Prayer; And You Should You Ask Me A Thousand Times, I Would Repeat The Same.