Do not be saddened by the sad spectacle of human injustice; even this has its value in the economy of things. It is over this that you will one day see arise the inevitable triumph of the justice of God!

(G. Festa, Tra i misteri della scienza e le luci della fede)

You should not be discouraged, because if there is in the soul a continual effort to improve, the Lord will finally reward you by suddenly making all the virtues blossom in you as in a garden full of flowers.

(V. Ventrella, Notizie su Padre Pio)

Always be happily at peace with your conscience, reflecting that you are in the service of an infinitely good Father, who comes down to his creature out of sheer goodness, to raise and transform him in Him his Creator. And dispel sadness, because this enters in the hearts of those who are attached to the things of this world.

( A. Serritelli,Notizie su Padre Pio)

Nor should you become confused, trying to understand whether you consented or not. Do everything with an upright intention; this uprightness which must always be present in your actions, and whenever you valiantly and generously fight the evil tricks of the evil spirit.

( Letters III,p.626)

As regards the spiritual trials to which the paternal goodness of the heavenly Father is subjecting you, I

beg you to be resigned and if possible tranquil on the assurances of he who takes the place of God, and

who speaks to you in his name; who desires every blessing for you. Leggi tutto »

Remember that I am the enemy of useless desires, no less than I am of dangerous and bad desires. Because even though one’s desires are good, nevertheless the desire is always defective in our regard, especially when it is combined with excessive haste.  Because God does not expect this sort of good, but He wants us to practise another.

( Letters III, p.583)