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A priest goes to Heaven or a priest goes to Hell with a thousand people behind.

John Vianney

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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Judgement Misery Money Ourselves Rich Run Sacrifice
The man of impure speech is a person whose lips are but an opening and a supply pipe which hell uses to vomit its impurities upon the earth.
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Earth Hell Impurity Man Person
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
It is always springtime in the heart that loves God.
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God Heart Love Time
On this path, it is only the first step that counts.
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Count Path Step
You either belong wholly to the world or wholly to God.
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Choice God World Yourself
If you are attached to the things of this earth, you should give alms sufficient to enable you to punish your avarice by depriving yourself of all that is not absolutely necessary for life.
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Attachment Earth Life Necessary Punishment
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
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.
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Children Fall Heaven Hell Myself Save Tree Tremble Winter
Have you been working on Sunday? Have you been buying or selling without necessity in the course of this holy day? Give to the poor some alms which will exceed the profit you have made.
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Money Necessary Poor Profit Work Yourself
God commands you to pray, but forbids you to worry.
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Command God Prayer Worry Yourself
A priest goes to Heaven or a priest goes to Hell with a thousand people behind.
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Heaven People Priest
If you find it impossible to pray, hide behind your good Angel and charge him to pray in your stead.
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Goodness Impossible Prayer Yourself
Upon receiving Holy Communion, the Adorable Blood of Jesus Christ really flows in our veins and His Flesh is really blended with ours.
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Blood Connection God Holy Ourselves
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
When the heart is pure and simple it cannot help loving, because it has discovered the source of love which is God.
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God Heart Help Love Purity Simplicity

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