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I know that God makes use of me as an instrument and that neither by reason of my talents nor because of my services was I called to fill this position that I now occupy. To the blindest of men I am a striking proof of what faith can do, and nothing worthwhile that I have done in my life has come from me.

Embrace the whole world in the bond of love and love all creatures always with pure charity, that is, without the least attachment or disordered affection, and only because God loves them and wants you to love them.

The angels who assist Him know well the attitude of their King, for He delights more in the unpolished manners of a humble shepherd who He realizes would say more if he knew more than He does in the talk of very wise and learned men, however elegant their discourse, if they don't walk in humility.

It is a serious evil to have more regard for God's blessings than for God Himself: prayer and detachment.

You will ask me perhaps how we are to glorify Him. It is very simple...cling closely to the will of this adorable Master. Look upon everything, every suffering and every joy, as coming straight from Him and your life will be a continual communion since everything will be, as it were, a sacrament which gives you God — and that is really true, for God is not divided. His will is Himself. He is wholly and entirely in everything and these things are, in a way, but an emanation of His love.

Now be on your guard, daughters, against some types of humility given by the devil in which great disquiet is felt about the gravity of our sins. This disturbance can afflict in many ways even to the point of making one give up receiving Communion and practicing private prayer. These things are given up because the devil makes one feel unworthy.

In order to become a temple of the Lord (in which He will be pleased to dwell)- it is necessary to put unto practice His teachings and virtues, and the first of these is purity.

Continue to apply yourself with ever greater abandonment to the will of the Lord; this is the direct way to lose yourself in Him.

If He is my Father, and knows the present, the past and the future, why shall I not abandon myself to Him with the utmost confidence?

He that seeks here any other thing than purely God and the salvation of his soul, will find nothing but trouble and sorrow.

My Jesus, I wish only to be emptied to please You. My feeling is not important- I could be as insensible as a stone (in my feelings) if only I know that I love You. I do not wish to feel happiness without knowing that You are happy.

Even though your obligations and duties are difficult and disagreeable to you, you should not become dismayed, for this will not always be so. And God, Who proves the soul by a precept under the guise of a trial, will after a time accord it the experience of its own blessing and gain.