Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.

Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.

Qu’importe, mon Dieu, que je brûle toute l’éternité en enfer, si c’est ta volonté.

I am convinced that one should tell one’s spiritual director if one has a great desire for Communion, for Our Lord does not come from Heaven every day to stay in a golden ciborium; He...

It’s true, I suffer a great deal–but do I suffer well? That is the question.

La joie réside au plus intime de l’ me; on peut aussi bien la posséder dans une obscure prison que dans un palais.

For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.