"Always be strong in your faith, and always be vigilant, so that you can be safe from the snares of the enemy. This is precisely the advice that the prince of the apostles, St. Peter, gives us: 'Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking some one to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith' [1 Peter 5:8-9a]. As a great encouragement to all of us, he adds this: 'The same experience of suffering is required of your brotherhood throughout the world' [1 Peter 5:9b].

Beloved daughter of Jesus, stir up your faith in the truth of Christian doctrine, especially in the hour of battle, and in particular stir up your faith in the promise of eternal life that our sweetest Lord gives to those who fight with strength and courage. Be strengthened and comforted to know that you are not alone in suffering and that all of the followers of the Nazarene throughout the world suffer the same things."  -St. Pio of Pietrelcina