Upon receiving Holy Communion, the Adorable Blood of Jesus Christ really flows in our veins and His Flesh is really blended with ours.
JOHN VIANNEYThe pure soul is a beautiful rose, and the Three Divine Persons descend from Heaven to inhale its fragrance.
More John Vianney Quotes
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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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Understand this clearly: if you know how to give, you must know how to pay back. . .
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It is always springtime in the heart that loves God.
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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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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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The virtue of obedience makes the will supple… It inspires the courage with which to fulfill the most difficult tasks.
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All that we do without offering it to God is wasted.
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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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Do not try to please everybody. Try to please God, the angels, and the saints – they are your public.
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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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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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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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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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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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