"He who sows the good seed is the Son of man; the field is the world, and the good seed means the sons of the kingdom; the weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels."

Matthew 13:37-39

"There is nothing more pleasing to God, than to see a soul who patiently and serenely bears whatever crosses it is sent; this is how love is made, by putting lover and loved one on the same level... A soul who loves Jesus Christ desires to be treated the way Christ was treated-desires to be poor, despised and humiliated."

- St. Alphonsus Liguori