Paul Of The Cross Quotes
Let us throw ourselves into the ocean of His goodness, where every failing will be canceled and anxiety turned into love.
Entrust yourself entirely to God. He is a Father and a most loving Father at that, who would rather let heaven and earth collapse than abandon anyone who trusted in him.
Place your hopes in the mercy of God and the merits of our Redeemer; say often, looking at the crucifix: There are centered all my hopes.
Be very careful to retain peace of heart, because Satan casts his lines in troubled waters.
Make great account of your precious trials, both interior and exterior; it is thus that the garden of Jesus is adorned with flowers, that is, with acts of virtue.
The Passion of Christ is the greatest and most stupendous work of Divine Love. The greatest and most overwhelming work of God's love.
As for me, I cannot understand how it is possible not to be always thinking of God.
When you feel the assaults of passion and anger, then is the time to be silent as Jesus was silent in the midst of His ignominies and sufferings.
Be as eager to break your own will as the thirsty stag is to drink of the refreshing waters.
Avoid failing, not only against purity, but even against the least rules of an exact modesty.
Do you know why God subjects you to so many miseries? That He may bestow on you the riches of heaven.
If any dust of imperfection cling to your heart, be not troubled, but consume it immediately in the fire of divine love, and, sorrowfully asking forgiveness, continue to live in peace.
I would believe myself damned if I robbed God of one atom of His glory. I would believe myself more wicked than Lucifer if I had anything else in view but God.
