“Suffering is against nature, but through the supernatural grace of Our Lord, we can accept what our nature rejects. Do not feel that suffering is an obstacle on the road to heaven; it can be the road itself. To help another person physically, you must be present. To help another person spiritually, you do it through Our Lord and His Blessed Mother. Be a Missionary! Offer the pains in your hands and feet in union with the pierced Hands and Feet on the Cross for the conversion of Asia. Offer the aches in your head in union with the Crown of Thorns for the conversion of the Americas. Offer the agonies of your body in union with the Scourging, for the conversion of Oceania. Offer your open wounds in union with the pierced side of Christ for the conversion of Europe. Offer the torture and worry of an operation in union with the Crucifixion for the conversion of Africa. Don’t let pain go to waste! Save a soul – and save your own!” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (About Crosses)