To belong to God, it is enough to want to belong to Him in the best way His best children can be, honored with the title of servants of the Gospel (V:593).

How happy are they who give themselves unreservedly to God to do the works that Jesus Christ did and to practice the virtues he practiced (V:585).

The older I get the more convinced I am [of my unworthiness to be a priest] because day by day I discover how far removed I am from the state of perfection in which I should be living (V:569).

If I had known what it was when I had the temerity to enter it [the priesthood]--- I would have preferred to till the soil than to commit myself to such a formidable state of life (V:569).

How blessed are those who give themselves to God in this way to do what Jesus Christ did and to practice, after His example, the virtues he practiced: poverty, obedience, humility, patience, zeal, and the other virtues (V:554).

The suffering of Our Lord caused His words to bear fruit, and your crosses will likewise cause the seed you sow to bear fruit in hearts (V:547).

Since you are not being helped by men, you could not do what you are doing without the hand of God, who not only strengthens you in this heavy work, but also touches the hearts of those who come to you (V:544).

I ask Our Lord to be your first and second assistant in the mother missions you are going to undertake (V:534).

What a great rest God is preparing for you in heaven, since you take so little on earth, where you are consuming your life for the love of Our Lord, who gave His own for our salvation (V:531).

You will merit just as much by patiently awaiting the Master's will as by doing it when it is made known to you, since you are ready for anything--- ready to leave, ready to remain (V:528-529).