It is always springtime in the heart that loves God.
JOHN VIANNEYWe 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.
More John Vianney Quotes
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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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The virtue of obedience makes the will supple… It inspires the courage with which to fulfill the most difficult tasks.
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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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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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If only we could see the joy of our guardian angel when he sees us fighting our temptations!
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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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On this path, it is only the first step that counts.
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Do not try to please everybody. Try to please God, the angels, and the saints – they are your public.
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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.
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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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The pure soul is a beautiful rose, and the Three Divine Persons descend from Heaven to inhale its fragrance.
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Sin is the assassin of the soul.
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You either belong wholly to the world or wholly to God.
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Almighty God sends no trial without consolation.
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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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