When the heart is pure and simple it cannot help loving, because it has discovered the source of love which is God.
JOHN VIANNEYUnderstand this clearly: if you know how to give, you must know how to pay back. . .
More John Vianney Quotes
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Oh, how I like those little mortifications that are seen by nobody, such as rising a quarter of an hour sooner, rising for a little while in the night to pray!
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Sin is the assassin of the soul.
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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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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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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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When we have been to Holy Communion, the balm of love envelops the soul as the flower envelops the bee.
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Almighty God sends no trial without consolation.
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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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The Lord is more anxious to forgive our sins than a woman is to carry her baby out of a burning building.
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It is always springtime in the heart that loves God.
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A priest goes to Heaven or a priest goes to Hell with a thousand people behind.
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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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How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross!
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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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