Jesus did only the will of his Father, constantly mortifying himself
(XII, 214): "Gentlemen, let us keep this example before our
eyes. Let us never lose sight of the mortification of our Lord,
seeing that, to follow him, we are obligated to mortify ourselves
after his example. Let us model our affections upon his, that his
footsteps may be the guide of ours in the ways of perfection. The
saints are saints because they walk in his footsteps, renounce
themselves, and mortify themselves in all things" (XII, 227).
