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The saints had no hatred, no bitterness; they forgive everything and think they deserve much more for their offenses against God.

John Vianney

Shall we all be saved? Shall we go to Heaven? Alas, my children, we do not know at all! But I tremble when I see so many souls lost these days. See, they fall into Hell as leaves fall from the trees at the approach of winter.
JOHN VIANNEY

Children Fall Heaven Hell Myself Save Tree Tremble Winter
How happy is that guardian angel who accompanies a soul to Holy Mass!
JOHN VIANNEY

Accompany Angel Happiness Holy
See, my children, a person who is in a state of sin is always sad. Whatever he does, he is weary and disgusted with every thing; while he who is at peace with God is always happy, always joyous. . . Oh, beautiful life! Oh, beautiful death!
JOHN VIANNEY

Beautiful Children Death Happiness Peace Person
Do not try to please everybody. Try to please God, the angels, and the saints – they are your public.
JOHN VIANNEY

God Public Try Yourself
If people would do for God what they do for the world, what a great number of Christians would go to Heaven.
JOHN VIANNEY

God Heaven Number People World
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.
JOHN VIANNEY

Books Devil Empty Sin Writing
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.
JOHN VIANNEY

Blessing Fragrance Hands Herself Prayer Touch
How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross!
JOHN VIANNEY

Death Live Religious Sweet
When we receive Holy Communion, we experience something extraordinary – a joy, a fragrance, a well-being that thrills the whole body and causes it to exalt.
JOHN VIANNEY

Body Experience Fragrance Holy Joy Thrill
When the heart is pure and simple it cannot help loving, because it has discovered the source of love which is God.
JOHN VIANNEY

God Heart Help Love Purity Simplicity
The pure soul is a beautiful rose, and the Three Divine Persons descend from Heaven to inhale its fragrance.
JOHN VIANNEY

Beautiful Fragrance Purity Soul
A priest goes to Heaven or a priest goes to Hell with a thousand people behind.
JOHN VIANNEY

Heaven People Priest
If you find it impossible to pray, hide behind your good Angel and charge him to pray in your stead.
JOHN VIANNEY

Goodness Impossible Prayer Yourself
Christian wife! Follow in the footsteps of the ideal of all womanhood, the Blessed Mother of God; in joy and in sorrow, she will be your advocate at the throne of her Son.
JOHN VIANNEY

Herself Ideal Joy Sorrow Woman
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!
JOHN VIANNEY

Judgement Misery Money Ourselves Rich Run Sacrifice
I thought a time would come when people would rout me out of Ars with sticks, when the Bishop would suspend me, and I should end my days in prison. I see, however, that I am not worthy of such a grace.
JOHN VIANNEY

Day Myself People Prison Suspend Thinking Time Worth

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