Meditation on Jesus Christ crucified is a precious balm which sweetens all pains. — Paul of the Cross Copy Share Image
If you correspond to the designs of God, He will make a saint of you. — Paul of the Cross Copy Share Image
God sends such purgations to you, directors of consciences, that you may acquire the science of the saints and the art of directing souls. You will suffer also in another way. Love will be your executioner. Let it do its work; it knows how. In this martyrdom we have need of extraordinary grace and strength; but God will bestow it.… — Paul of the Cross Copy Share
Here learn the science of the Saints: All is to be found in the passion of Jesus. Make every effort to remain hidden in… — Paul of the Cross Copy Share Image
The passion of Jesus is a sea of sorrows, but it is also an ocean of love. Ask the Lord to teach you to… — Paul of the Cross Copy Share Image
Avoid failing, not only against purity, but even against the least rules of an exact modesty. — Paul of the Cross Copy Share Image
Let us throw ourselves into the ocean of His goodness, where every failing will be canceled and anxiety turned into love. — Paul of the Cross Copy Share Image
Listen to the sermon preached to you by the flowers, the trees, the shrubs, the sky, and the whole world. Notice how they preach… — Paul of the Cross Copy Share Image
As for me, I cannot understand how it is possible not to be always thinking of God. — Paul of the Cross Copy Share Image
Let everything in creation draw you to God. Refresh your mind with some innocent recreation and needful rest, if it were only to saunter through the garden or the fields, listening to the sermon preached by the flowers, the trees, the meadows, the sun, the sky, and the whole universe. You will find that they exhort you to love and… — Paul of the Cross Copy Share
Possess purity in an eminent degree, and jealously preserve this fragrant flower. I earnestly desire to see you shine by the brilliancy of this… — Paul of the Cross Copy Share Image
Make a bouquet of the sufferings of Jesus and carry it in the bosom of his soul. — Paul of the Cross Copy Share Image
I tell you that victory consists in conquering self. That is the greatest enemy. — Paul of the Cross Copy Share Image
