“It is not the most learned who bear the most fruit, but those who are replenished with the most grace from God. Now who receives more grace than those who are united to his goodness as you are doing, bearing lovingly the duty which he has entrusted to...
We owe obedience to the bishops in all things pertaining to our work in the missions, with ordinands, etc, but the spiritual and internal direction belongs to the Superior General (III:153).
“Give some time every day, if it is only half an hour, to devotional reading, which is as necessary to the well-ordering of the mind as the hand of the gardener is to prevent the weeds from destroying your favorite plants.” – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton...
