No one has rightly denied himself unless he has wholly resigned himself to the Lord and is willing to leave every detail to his good pleasure. If we put ourselves in such a frame of mind, then, whatever may happen to us, we shall never feel miserable or accuse God falsely because of our lot.
No one has rightly denied ...
Quotes from the same author
It cannot be denied that God in choosing and destining Mary to be the Mother of his Son, granted her the highest honor.
The Lord has not redeemed you so you might enjoy pleasures and luxuries or so that you might abandon yourself to ease and indolence, but rather so you should be prepared to endure all sorts of evils.
The unborn baby, though enclosed in the womb of its mother, is already a human being, and should not be robbed of the life which it has not yet begun to enjoy.
My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
God promised by the mouth of Isaiah that queens should be the nursing mothers of the church.