“My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness

“in patience you will gain your soul

“constant and fervent prayer is given to man as the one sure remedy against the misfortunes of life

“The course of treatment before me will be lengthy and will require patience, strength, and perseverance. Yet I enter it neither frightened nor alone. The Lord is with me, and I know that the prayers of the Church surround me. With God’s grace, the skill and care of my physicians, and your continued prayers, I am determined to walk this road faithfully and to bring the treatment to its completion.

“If at some time you show mercy to someone, mercy will be shown to you. If you show compassion to one who is suffering (and of course, this is not a great deed) you will be numbered among the martyrs. If you forgive one who has insulted you, then n

“Whatever days the Lord places before us, we receive them from His loving hand. In sickness and in health, in moments of uncertainty and in moments of consolation, Jesus Christ remains our hope, our strength, our healing, and our life.

“Complete forgiveness—not the kind that says, ‘I forgive you, but I do not forget’—can be offered only if we ask God for His grace