Claret With You

The true life that does not have an end can only be found in God who is the living being par excellence. This life...

“Lord, I am convinced that just as you make the ocean salty and bitter to keep it pure, so have you given me the salt...

“Blessed is the one who loves God fervently and strives that God may be known, loved, served, praised and glorified...

“I bought a ranch for the poor of Puerto Principe........My object in starting this ranch was to gather together poor...

“As all of us must work for the greater glory of God, according to the expression of St. Paul, our prayer should be...

“I preached retreats to the entire clergy: canons, pastors, beneficiaries, etc. This was my yearly practice as long as...

“The true servant of God rarely complains of his suffering and desires less that others suffer and has pity for their...

“The one who is patient, suffers, is silent or speaks gently and offers everything to God at the imitation of Jesus...

“What moved and stimulated me most was reading the Holy Bible, to which I have always been very strongly attracted”...

“Nothing daunts him [a Son of the Immaculate Heart of Mary]; he delights in privations, welcomes work, embraces...

“My friend, you should know that the Blessed Virgin Mary is the work of God and the most perfect one that had come out...

“The Blessed Virgin Mary rode on a donkey, both when she went to Bethlehem to give birth to Jesus, her Son, and when...

Offer frequently to the eternal Father the most precious blood of his Divine Son Jesus Christ who for this [to save...

“[The person who receives communion] will be like a tree planted near the running waters that will give fruit. We can...

“Another force that drives me to preach and hear confessions is my desire to make my neighbour happy” Aut 213 CREATE A...

“May the zeal for the salvation of the souls burn in your heart; this will be the fruit and argument of the love of...

“How grateful you must be to God for your vocation. I am sure that you will tell me, `I am already doing it´; and I...

“The Heart of Mary has been the organ of all the virtues to a heroic degree, particularly in the love for God and...

“I knew quite clearly that it was God's will for me not to have any money, nor to accept anything but the meal that...

“As I always went on foot, I would fall in with mule-drivers and ordinary folk, and so I had a chance to talk with...

“The Blessed Virgin Mary will be pleased, if you keep silence and are devout in church; if you offer heart your heart...

“Experience has taught me that one of the most powerful forces for good is the press, although when abused it can also...

“I believed that a certain class of sinners must be caught after the fashion of a man cooking snails. He puts them in...

“I have learned that zeal is an ardent and violent love that needs to be wisely controlled. Otherwise it might go...

“Although Father Joseph Xifre, Superior of the Missionary Sons of the Heart of Mary, has frequently spoken and written...

“To love God truly means to suffer for the beloved. To know whether it is true, we have to check it with the fire of...

“The Exercises of St. Ignatius are one of the most powerful tools I have used in the conversion of priests, which is...

“I have always wanted to die a poor man in some hospital, or on the scaffold as a martyr, or to be put to death by the...

“My Jesus, there is one thing I ask that I know you will grant. Yes, my Jesus, I ask you for love, for great flames of...

Mary will break your head, your errors, your vices and your tricks. Yes, all Christians, love and have a sincere and...

“God, in the soul of the just, does what fire does: he illumines, heats up and converts into fire the fuel, melts the...

“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart and you will find rest. For my yoke is...

The most productive means I have used has been adult instruction. It has helped me rescue adults from an ignorance...

“As if looking in a mirror, I should look at each created thing from where God´s goodness, wisdom, power and beauty...

“My neighbour, I love and cherish you for a thousand reasons Aut 448 LOVE FOR MY BROTHER AND SISTERS When we look at...

“My parents, whose names were John Claret and Josephine Clara, were married, upright, and God-fearing people, very...