“May nothing distract me from You, neither noise nor diversions. O, my Master, I would so love to live with You in silence. But what I love above all is to do Your will, and since You want me still to remain in the world, I submit with all my heart for love of You. I offer you the cell of my heart; may it be Your little Bethany. Come rest there; I love you so I would like to console You, and offer myself to You as a victim. O my Master, for You, with You.”

When You Have An Evil Thought, Do This! | St. Alphonsus Liguori
"When an evil thought is presented to the mind, we must immediately endeavor to turn our thoughts to God, or to something which is indifferent. But the first rule is, instantly to invoke the names of Jesus and Mary and to continue to invoke them until the temptation...