"The grace of the virtues is infused, but their practice is acquired by subsequent labor and attention. They must be cultivated." Source:  St. Peter Julian Eymard, The Divine Eucharist St. Peter Julian Eymard was a priest and the founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. This religious order is  "a Catholic religious congregation [...]
"You are at Adoration, and you experience great joy. You might, indeed, enjoy it, but you prefer to sacrifice it to Our Lord, and you begin to meditate on His Passion. Oh! this is the most agreeable thing you can offer Him for is there anything sweeter and more lawful than the spiritual joys of [...]
"Never envy your Superiors, but pity them. They have taken upon themselves your responsibility and, at the Day of Judgment, they will have to answer for you. To desire superiority, is to have lost one's head." Source: Â St. Peter Julian Eymard, The Divine Eucharist St. Peter Julian Eymard was a priest and the founder [...]
"This is a hard saying and, who can take it? Thus exclaimed the Pharisees when Our Lord set forth to them the Mystery of the Eucharist, and demanded of them the submission of their Jewish repugnances to the Faith of Jesus Christ." Source: Â St. Peter Julian Eymard, The Divine Eucharist St. Peter Julian Eymard [...]
"We must be like the simple, candid child that hides nothing, that does all its mother wishes and only because its mother wishes without questioning whether it is good or bad. Think, too, that God is good, that He wishes to be your good, and that you cannot glorify Him more than by doing His [...]
"'He who walks simply, walks securely,' says the Holy Spirit. This simplicity with God is precisely the confidence with which a soul places herself in the hands of God, because she knows His goodness. She abandons herself to everything that He may will and she is disquieted by nothing that may happen to her. She [...]
"Like us, the Apostles could not expose the Eucharist. They were even obliged to hide It, on account of the persecutions. The time for the Eucharist had not yet come. The world had to be conquered by the Cross of Jesus Christ before elevating Him on a throne to reign. But to-day, He desires to [...]
"The just man walks simply; and the impious man, deceitfully. I counsel you earnestly to make simplicity the mould and the foundation of your life. This virtue was recommended by Our Lord: 'Unless you become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of God.' It is the form of humility and Its [...]
"Practice, then, charity always and in all things, for the occasions are numberless. If they do not come to you, seek them. When you are free to choose between two good works, one personal, the other charitable, take the latter. It has double merit. But, above all, I repeat, let your charity be humble. Proud [...]
" Abide with God that you may learn His kindness. Abide in recollection with yourselves that you may discover your own misery and learn how to despise yourselves. These are the two sources of fraternal charity, and the secret of love for the brethren. Fraternal charity is the well-beloved virtue of Our Lord. It is [...]