A Dancer Differeth From A Madman Only

Certainly Amongst All Devotions, After That Of Receiving The Sacraments, That Of Adoring Jesus In The Blessed Sacrament Holds First Place, Is Most Pleasing To God, And Most Useful To Ourselves. Do Not Then, O Devout Soul, Refuse To Begin This Devotion; And Forsaking The Conversation Of Men, Dwell Each Day, From This Time Forward, For At Least Half Or Quarter Of An Hour, In Some Church, In The Presence Of Jesus Christ Under The Sacramental Species. Taste And See How Sweet Is The Lord.

It Is Almost Certain That Excess In Eating Is The Cause Of Almost All The Diseases Of The Body, But Its Effects On The Soul Are Even More Disastrous.

All Would Wish To Be Saved And To Enjoy The Glory Of Paradise; But To Gain Heaven, It Is Necessary To Walk In The Straight Road That Leads To Eternal Bliss. This Road Is The Observance Of The Divine Commandments. Hence, In His Preaching, The Baptist Exclaimed: Make Straight The Way Of The Lord.

The Sovereigns Of The Earth Do Not Always Grant Audience Readily; On The Contrary, The King Of Heaven, Hidden Under The Eucharistic Veils, Is Ready To Receive Anyone.

Let Us, At Any Rate, Give Heed To Suffer Joyfully The Crosses That God Sends Us, Because They All, If We Are Saved, Will Become For Us Eternal Joys. When Infirmities, Pains, Or Any Adversities Afflict Us, Let Us Lift Up Our Eyes To Heaven And Say, "one Day All These Pains Will Have An End, And After Them I Hope To Enjoy God Forever."