Mt 6:1-6,16-18

"He who reduces himself to dust and ashes will be raised up by the Holy Spirit."

Mt 16: 15 - 16

"Recollection is the internal desert in which God speaks to you the words of Eternal Life."

Is 58:1-9

"Temptations are excellent signs: The pain which they cause you is like a fire which will purify you and prepare you more and more for union with God."

Is 58: 9-14

"Be strong and remember that you have to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. God will guide you in everything."

Lk 4: 1 - 2

"If you do anything wrong, don't get upset; instead, open yourself up to the warmth of god's love, admitting your need of Him and genuinely turning back to him, with humble, strong and wholehearted repentance."

Matt 25: 31-46

"The road which leads to holiness is the one which the Lord gives you strength to walk; it is the road he himself walked."

Mt. 6: 8 - 13

"No difficulties will be able to upset you if you carry the Lord with you."

Ps 50: 3

"The God who became a man and willingly suffered terrible pains out love for us is always at your side. He is nearer to you than your skin is to your flesh…"

Matt 7: 7-12

"So great is the infinite goodness of God that he can bring good even out of evil itself… when He justifies the sinner He lifts him out of a pit much deeper than that of his nothingness; He lifts him out of his sinfulness."

Matt 5: 23-24

"Allow your nothingness to disappear in the joy of the Lord. There is nothing which pleases God more than when we admit that without Him we are nothing. This upsets the evil one and makes him run away."

Matt 5: 43-48

"You will have become a perfect imitator of the Lord…when you are simple enough and childlike enough to be quite content to be the last of all, not thought of as anyone exceptional, when the thing that is least on your mind is your reputation or what others think of you."

Lk 9: 28-36

"...Do not let a day pass by without making half an hour or at least a quarter of an hour's mental prayer upon the sorrowful Passion of the Redeemer."

Lk 6: 36-37

"We should be the first to share the unhappiness of others, to take upon ourselves the sorrow of others, and to unite ourselves with all the suffering peoples of the world."

Matt 23: 12

"See the good that is in others, always looking on them with great kindness as God does."

Matt 20: 17-18

"Make frequent acts of repentance for sin, of love for good; these you can make when you are out for a walk, when busy at work…even if you are in the midst of people…"

Jer 17: 9-10

"Be reborn every moment to a new life of love in the word of God, Jesus Christ."

Matt 21: 42

"Physical solitude is a good thing,… but far better than this is solitude of the heart, which is the interior desert in which your spirit can become totally immersed in God, and can hear and savour the words of eternal life."

Lk 15:31-32

"Let us make ourselves small indeed so that God may make us great."

1 Cor 10:1-4

"I beg you to make frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament and suggest this to others also."

Ps 42: 1-2

"Rest in the heart of God in a silence of faith and love…a sacred silence of love where the soul speaks to God…more than if it had actually spoken with words."

Matt 18: 21-22

"Let us get rid of everything so that God will clothe us in His own way."

Deut 4: 7-8

"If sickness comes, it is a great gift from the Lord: it helps us to come to know ourselves. It is then that a man can see if he is patient, humble and unselfish."

Ps 95: 7-9

"Allow the infinite goodness of God to accomplish its divine work with you; in other words, allow God's goodness to light up your life, to transform it by love and to make it a divine life, a life which is holy."

Mark 12: 30

"It is better not to overrate your own judgment or impressions; instead have reverence for God and do not trust solely in yourself, having no other aim in mind but to do the will of God."

Lk 18:13-14

"Let us remain in nothingness and not raise ourselves up until God Himself raises us up."

2 Cor 5:17

"Read the forehead of a poor man and you will find written there the name of Jesus Christ. The friends of the poor are God's most beloved friends. Show kindness to the poor. Visit them, comfort them, console them. "

Lk 2:48-50

"Take everything that happens as coming from the hands of God, who loves you; in this way every trial will become a source of peace and joy since God is not a burden, but rather comfort, joy and cheerfulness."

Jn 5:6

"Abandon yourself into the hands of God, like a ship whith neither oars nor sails, letting go of yourself totally."

Is 49: 8-15

"When you are walking alone, listen to the sermon preached to you by the flowers, the trees, the shrubs, the sky, the sun and the whole world. Notice how they preach to you a sermon full of love, of praise of God, and how they invite you to proclaim the greatness of the one who has given them being."

Jn: 39-40

"When you study, when you work, when you eat, when you lie down, when you rise, lift up your heart to God with love."

Ps 34: 18-20

"You will be able to do the same work as everyone else while speaking with God at the same time. It does not change what you have to do; but whatever you do, you put more into it and do it better, because you are doing it out of love."

Jn 7:46

"The sort of fear which upsets us should be avoided like the plague, but the true fear of the children of God, which keeps us alert lest we should do anything…repugnant to him or should fail to serve Him wholeheartedly, this sort of fear bring us happiness."

Jn 8:10-11

"Live in complete surrender to God…leaving everything in God's care."

Jn 11:10

"Annunciation. You are the temple of the living God. Visit the interior temple, and see if it's lamps are burning; by this I mean the lamps of faith, hope and charity."

Jn 8:28-30

"Do not cling to the gifts you have received so that you will be able to cling to the one who gave them."

Jn 8:31-32

"Let us love the Saints in God, let us love our brother in God, let us love God in our brother."

Jn 8:51

"Love can take many hearts and make them one, uniting them in the love of God: it makes them open, friendly, peaceful, one in mind and heart; it makes them capable of learning the will of God."

Jn 10:37-38

"What destroys community is judging other people's actions while loosing sight of one's own…Be simple as a child:always see the best in everyone and with good intention, excuse the one who hurts you, seeing whatever harm he does as the result of some temptation."

Ezek 37:26-27

"What a joy you give to God and what merit you yourself gain when you stop yourself from saying anything unwise, cutting or hurtful. To maintain and increase charity, choose to think the best about everyone."

Philippians 2:6-11

"Be like Job and say "even if God brings me to death itself, I will still hope in Him."

Jn 12:8

"The true servant of God is the person who walks in company with Jesus Christ. Walk with strength in the path of perfection and surrender yourself completely to God."

Jn 13:36

"Even if your whole world is turned upside down, don't lose your peace of heart…Try to maintain your peace, no matter what happens, even in the midst of storms, by keeping your heart set on the things that are above."

Mt 26:17-19

"What has one to fear who lives in the arms and in the bosom of God? Just put all in the hands of God and have no doubts."

Jn 13:1-15

"How could our dear Jesus have done more than to give Himself to be our food! Therefore let us love him who loves us. Let us be deeply devoted to the Blessed Sacrament."

Hebr 4:14-16

"Let us never forget to have always with us the constant and sorrowful remembrance of Him. Eyes upwards and heart all for God. The Passion of Jesus is the greatest and most overwhelming work of God's love. It is the most outstanding miracle of God's infinite love. Your pains, my dear God, are the pledges of Your love."

Mt 12:40

"May the Holy Cross of Jesus be ever planted in our hearts. You must die in Christ the mystic death of love, so that you will be able to rise with Christ to a new life in God. Those who suffer for the love of God help Jesus to carry the cross…They will thus share His Glory in heaven."