There were two saints in the desert, who had sewed thorns into all their clothes; and we seek for nothing but comfort!
JOHN VIANNEY
The first thing about the angels that we ought to imitate, is their consciousness of the Presence of God.
More John Vianney Quotes
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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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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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How happy is that guardian angel who accompanies a soul to Holy Mass!
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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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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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There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something more precious, He would have given it to us.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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If only we could see the joy of our guardian angel when he sees us fighting our temptations!
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Our body is a vessel of corruption; it is meant for death and for the worms, nothing more! And yet we devote ourselves to satisfying it, rather than to enriching our soul, which is so great that we can conceive nothing greater – no, nothing, nothing!
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God commands you to pray, but forbids you to worry.
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