On Christian Virtue

"My godmother, do not walk in the midst of luxury. Flee from riches. Be very fond of holy poverty and silence."

"Have much charity even for those who are bad. Speak ill of no one and flee from those who do so. Be very patient, for patience leads us to heaven. Mortification and sacrifices greatly please Our Lord."

"Confession is a sacrament of mercy. Therefore, one must approach the confessional with confidence and joy. Without confession there is no salvation."

"The Mother of God wants more virgin souls who bind themselves to her by the vow of chastity."

"To be a woman religious, it is necessary to be very pure in soul and body."

"Do you know what it means to be pure?" asked Mother Godinho.

"I do. I do. To be pure in body is to keep chastity. To be pure in soul is not to commit sins, not to look at what one should not see, not to steal, never to lie, always to tell the truth however hard it may be."

"Those who do not keep the promises they make to Our Lady will never succeed in their affairs."

"Doctors do not have light to cure the sick properly because they do not have love of God."

"Who taught you all these things?" asked Mother Godinho.

"It was Our Lady, but some I think of myself. I very much like to think." ⁵⁸

Noticing that many visitors chatted and laughed in the chapel of the orphanage, Jacinta asked Mother Godinho to warn them of the lack of respect for the Real Presence this represented. When this measure did not bring about satisfactory results, she asked that the cardinal be advised that "Our Lady does not want people to talk in church." ⁵⁹