The saints had no hatred, no bitterness; they forgive everything and think they deserve much more for their offenses against God.
JOHN VIANNEYGod commands you to pray, but forbids you to worry.
More John Vianney Quotes
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When we have been to Holy Communion, the balm of love envelops the soul as the flower envelops the bee.
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The Devil writes down our sins – our Guardian Angel all our merits. Labor that the Guardian Angel’s book may be full, and the Devil’s empty.
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Almighty God sends no trial without consolation.
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When our hands have touched spices, they give fragrance to all they handle. Let us make our prayers pass through the hands of the Blessed Virgin. She will make them fragrant.
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Our Guardian Angels are our most faithful friends, because they are with us day and night, always and everywhere. We ought often to invoke them.
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There were two saints in the desert, who had sewed thorns into all their clothes; and we seek for nothing but comfort!
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Sin is the assassin of the soul.
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We ought to run after crosses as the miser runs after money. . . Nothing but crosses will reassure us at the Day of Judgment When that day shall come, we shall be happy in our misfortunes, proud of our humiliations, and rich in our sacrifices!
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Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.
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God commands you to pray, but forbids you to worry.
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How happy is that guardian angel who accompanies a soul to Holy Mass!
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Do not try to please everybody. Try to please God, the angels, and the saints – they are your public.
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Understand this clearly: if you know how to give, you must know how to pay back. . .
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It is always springtime in the heart that loves God.
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If you invoke the Blessed Virgin when you are tempted, she will come at once to your help, and Satan will leave you.
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