Man's salvation and perfection consists of doing the will of God which he must have in view in all things, and at every moment of his life.

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those that do evil.

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts

What matters is not your outward appearance. . . but your inner disposition. Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle gracious kind that God delights in.

Until we have a passionate love for our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament we shall accomplish nothing.

Be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.