Writings

We bring the child and pray that God may grant it faith, but we baptize solely upon the command of God.

Bread and wine comprehended in, and connected with, the Word of God.

God is like an eternal, unfailing fountain, which, the more it pours forth and overflows, the more it continues to give.

It is the highest art to know that our sacrament does not depend upon our worthiness.

We pray that what must be done anyway without us may also be done in us.

Christ offers to us the entire treasure which He has brought for us from heaven.

When you pray for daily bread, you pray for everything that is necessary in order to have and enjoy daily bread.

When I urge you to go to Confession, I am doing nothing else than urging you to be a Christian.

If God does not forgive without ceasing, we are lost.

I know a beautiful garden, where there are many children with golden robes, who pick up the rosy-cheeked apples, pears, and plums, from under the… Read More »Letters from 1530