"The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but doe..." — Saint Ignatius

God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.

We esteem, honor, and love the apostles more than the other saints, because they served God more faithfully and because they loved Him more perfectly.

It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious.

We should not have a petty regard for God's gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.