Above all, as sanctity does not consist in being faithful for a day or a year but in persevering until death, we must use God as a shield which covers us completely because we are attacked from all sides. God must do everything. All the better; there will be no fear of failure. As for ourselves, we have only to acknowledge our power­lessness and to be fervent and constant in asking for help through the intercession of Mary, to whom God refuses nothing.
–Saint Claude de la Colombiere (1641-1682)