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Why remain  sad  and  idle? Why exhaust  thyself in  the  anguish  of  melancholy? Have courage, do  violence  to  thyself;  meditate  on  the  passion of  Jesus  Christ,  and  thou  shalt  overcome  thy sorrow. — Bl. Henry Suso.

Here is  the  difference  between  the  joys  of  the world and  the  cross  of  Jesus  Christ:  after  having tasted the  first,  one  is  disgusted  with  them;  and on the  contrary,  the  more  one  partakes  of  the cross, the  greater  the  thirst  for  it. — St. Ignatius.

When the  sky  is  free  from  clouds  we  can  see more clearly  the  brightness  of  the  sun. In like manner, when  the  soul  is  free  from  sin  and  the gloom of  passion,  it  participates  in  the  divine light. — Ven. Louis de  Granada.

Our works  are  of  no  value  if  they  be  not  united to the  merits  of  Jesus  Christ. — St. Teresa.

If we  are  very  determined  to  mortify  ourselves and not  to  be  too  much  occupied  with  our  corporal health,  we  will  soon,  by  the  grace  of  God, become masters  of  our  bodies. — St. Teresa,