St. Gertrude the Great, a 13th-century Benedictine nun and mystic - some of her most inspiring quotes:

"I understand that the pure love of God transforms the soul into His image and likeness, and makes it one spirit with Him."

"In all that we suffer in this world, God consoled us by His most loving heart, and the best of all consolations is this: that we know and believe that God is with us in all our sufferings and has compassion on us."

"You have united my heart, O Lord, with Your divine love, and with that ardent affection which urged You to lay down Your life for me."

"O Sacred Heart of Jesus, fountain of eternal life, Your Heart is a glowing furnace of Love. You are my refuge and my sanctuary."

"May my heart be occupied in meditating upon Your divine perfections; may my soul ever desire You and my whole being be dedicated to Your service."
"O my beloved Jesus, I give You my heart, I place it in Your Heart, for I love You, and this is all I can do."

"May the Heart of Jesus Christ, in the most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored, and loved, with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time."

"May my soul bless You, O Jesus, my Redeemer, my Sanctification, and my Sure Hope of salvation. How joyful it is for me to spend my life in Your service."