God Will Not Be Outdone In Generosity.

There Is No Doubt That God Will Never Be Wanting To Us, Provided That He Finds In Us That Humility Which Makes Us Worthy Of His Gifts, The Desire Of Possessing Them, And The Promptitude To Co-operate Industriously With The Graces He Gives Us.

As For Joy, As Little As One Can Have Of It In This Life, Experience Shows That It Is Not The Idle Who Possess It, But Those Who Are Zealous In The Service Of God.

If God Causes You To Suffer Much It Is A Sign That He Has Great Designs For You And That He Certainly Intends To Make You A Saint. And If You Wish To Become A Great Saint, Entreat Him Yourself To Give You Much Opportunity For Suffering; For There Is No Wood Better To Kindle The Fire Of Holy Love Than The Wood Of The Cross, Which Christ Used For His Own Great Sacrifice Of Boundless Charity.

One Must Wage War Against His Predominant Passion And Not Retreat Until, With God's Help, He Has Been Victorious.

Concerning The Harsh Treatment Of The Body For Our Lord's Sake, I Would Say, Avoid Anything That Would Cause The Shedding Even Of A Drop Of Blood.