St. John Vianney
“Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.”
“The priesthood is the love of the Heart of Jesus.”
“He is the one who has loved us so much; why shouldn’t we love Him in return?”
“You do not need many words when you pray. We believe on faith that the good and gracious God is there in the tabernacle; we open our souls to Him; and feel happy that He allows us to come before Him; this is the best way to pray.”
“Ardent prayer addressed to God: this is man’s greatest happiness on earth!”
“A soul adorned with the virtue of chastity cannot help loving others; for it has discovered the source and font of love—God.”
“The works of penance abound in such delights and joys that once they have been tasted, nothing will ever again root them out of the soul…. Only the first steps are difficult for those who eagerly choose this path.”
“There is no better way to experience the good God than to find him in the perfect sacrifice of the Mass.”
“My children, it is in loving the cross that we find true peace, not running from it.”
“The soul should move toward prayer the way a fish should move toward water; they are both a purely natural state.”
“If you invoke the Blessed Virgin when you are tempted, she will come at once to your help, and Satan will leave you.”
“Private prayer is like straw scattered here and there: If you set it on fire, it makes a lot of little flames. But gather these straws into a bundle and light them, and you get a mighty fire, rising like a column into the sky; public prayer is like that.”
“Here is a rule for everyday life: Do not do anything which you cannot offer to God.”
“My little children, reflect on these words: the Christian’s treasure is not on earth but in heaven. Our thoughts, then, ought to be directed to where out treasure is. This is the glorious duty of man: to pray and to love.”
“We do not have to talk very much in order to pray well. We know that God is there in his Holy Tabernacle; let us open our hearts to him; let us rejoice in His Presence: This is the best prayer.”
“I tell you that you have less to suffer in following the cross than in serving the world and its pleasures.”
“We are each of us like a small mirror in which God searches for His reflection.”
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St. John Vianney
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