It Is One Thing To Be Eloquent

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.

In The Case Of Those Who Are Making Progress From Good To Better, The Good Angel Touches The Soul Gently, Lightly, Sweetly, As A Drop Of Water Enters A Sponge, While The Evil Spirit Touches It Sharply, With Noise And Disturbance, Like A Drop Of Water Falling On A Rock.

The Safest And Most Suitable Form Of Penance Seems To Be That Which Causes Pain In The Flesh But Does Not Penetrate To The Bones, That Is, Which Causes Suffering But Not Sickness.

Occupy Yourself In Beholding And Bewailing Your Own Imperfections Rather Than Contemplating The Imperfections Of Others.

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.