Sanctity can be built out of patient endurance of the incessant grumbling of a spouse — the boss's habit of smoking a pipe at the office — the noise the children make with their soup — the unexpected illness — the failure to find a husband or wife — the inability to get rich. All these can become occasions of merit and be made into prayers if they are borne patiently for love of One Who bears so patiently with us, despite our shortcomings, our failures, and our sins.
— Fulton J. Sheen, Lift Up Your Heart