“If God is slow in answering your request, or if you ask but do not promptly receive anything, do not …
“God does rescue the holy from affliction, but He does so not by rendering them untested but by blessing them …
“Our head is plunged in the water as in a tomb. The old man is buried and completely drowned. When …
“The smallest morsel of the blessing (the Eucharist) mingles with our whole body and fills us with its powerful effect. …
If you ask me about the most important things in religion, I will answer that the first, second and third …