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When the heart is pure and simple it cannot help loving, because it has discovered the source of love which is God.

John Vianney

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

Bitter Deserve Forgiveness God Hate Offend
To serve the Queen of Heaven is already to reign there, and to live under her commands is more than to govern.
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Command Government Heaven Live Service
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
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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Clothes Comfortable Desert
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
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!
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Beautiful Children Death Happiness Peace Person
It is always springtime in the heart that loves God.
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God Heart Love Time
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
Understand this clearly: if you know how to give, you must know how to pay back. . .
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Pay Understand Yourself
We ought to ask the Blessed Virgin, the angels, and the saints to pray for us that we may receive the good God as worthily as it is possible for us to receive him.
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Angel Blessing God Goodness Himself Possible Worth
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
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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Blessing Fragrance Hands Herself Prayer Touch
Almighty God sends no trial without consolation.
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Death Errors God Mistake
How happy is that guardian angel who accompanies a soul to Holy Mass!
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Accompany Angel Happiness Holy
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

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