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. John Vianney More Quotes by John Vianney More Quotes From John Vianney 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. John Vianney alms earth giving Our Guardian Angels are our most faithful friends, because they are with us day and night, always and everywhere. We ought often to invoke them. John Vianney faithful angel night The saints had no hatred, no bitterness; they forgive everything and think they deserve much more for their offenses against God. John Vianney forgiving hatred thinking We 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. John Vianney saint angel blessed The pure soul is a beautiful rose, and the Three Divine Persons descend from Heaven to inhale its fragrance. John Vianney rose beautiful heaven 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. John Vianney blessed christian mother If only we could see the joy of our guardian angel when he sees us fighting our temptations! John Vianney fighting angel joy To serve the Queen of Heaven is already to reign there, and to live under her commands is more than to govern. John Vianney queens religious heaven Understand this clearly: if you know how to give, you must know how to pay back. . . John Vianney alms pay giving On this path, it is only the first step that counts. John Vianney journey path firsts A pure soul is like a fine pearl. As long as it is hidden in the shell, at the bottom of the sea, no one thinks of admiring it. But if you bring it into the sunshine, this pearl will shine and attract all eyes. Thus the pure soul, which is hidden from the eyes of the world, will one day shine before the Angels in the sunshine of eternity. John Vianney sunshine angel eye Others will give away large alms in order to be considered charitable people. Should they not give these out of their own wages, which so often they squander on trifles? If this has happened to you, do not forget that you are obliged to pay back to the person concerned all that you gave to the poor without the knowledge or consent of your employers. Then again, there is the one who has been entrusted by his employer with the supervision of the staff, or of workmen, who gives out wine and all sorts of other things to them if they ask him. John Vianney wine order people There were two saints in the desert, who had sewed thorns into all their clothes; and we seek for nothing but comfort! John Vianney clothes attachment two 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. John Vianney holy-days sunday giving
