I pray that His Divine Goodness may accompany you, be your consolation along the way, your shade against the heat of the sun, your shelter in rain and cold, your soft bed in your weariness, your strength in your toil and finally, that He may bring you back in perfect health and filled with good works (I:65).

What great hidden treasures there are in holy Providence and how marvelously Our Lord is honored by those who follow it (I:59).

Try to live content among your reasons for discontent and always honor the inactivity and unknown condition of the Son of God (I:54).

May you be forever a beautiful tree of life bringing forth fruits of love (I:46).

Their first and foremost purpose will be to strive for their own perfection and to devote themselves entirely to country people (I:42).

They go from town to town, passing from village to village, preaching sermons and exhortation to the people (I:41).

The people of the countryside, oppressed by ignorance and poverty, are deprived of this same assistance so abundant in the cities (I:40).

Be faithful to your faithful lover who is Our Lord. Also be very simple and humble (I:28).

While Christ recommends the simplicity of a dove He tells us to have the prudence of a serpent as well… this means that we should speak and behave with discretion (Common Rules of the Congregation of the Mission II:5).

Jesus the Lord expects us to have the simplicity of a dove … this means giving a straightforward opinion about things in the way we honestly see them (Common Rules of the Congregation of the Mission II:4).