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 VIANNEYIf you invoke the Blessed Virgin when you are tempted, she will come at once to your help, and Satan will leave you.
More John Vianney Quotes
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A priest goes to Heaven or a priest goes to Hell with a thousand people behind.
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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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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.
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Humility is like a pair of scales: the lower one side falls, the higher rises the other. Let us humble ourselves like the Blessed Virgin and we shall be exalted.
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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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It is always springtime in the heart that loves God.
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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.
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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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Sin is the assassin of the soul.
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Understand this clearly: if you know how to give, you must know how to pay back. . .
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The first thing about the angels that we ought to imitate, is their consciousness of the Presence of God.
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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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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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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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