To receive worthily…
To receive the Blessed Sacrament worthily, one must have a great desire for union with Jesus Christ.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
The Holy Spirit rests…
The Holy Spirit rests in the soul of the just like the dove in her nest, hatching good desires in a pure soul, as the dove hatches her young. –
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Saints have been tempted…
And even more, since the time of Adam, you will not find a saint who has not been tempted — some in one way, some in another — and the greatest saints are those who have been tempted the most. If Our Lord was tempted, it was in order to show us that we must be also. It follows, therefore, that we must expect temptation.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Pray for the faithful departed…
We must say many prayers for the souls of the faithful departed, for one must be so pure to enter heaven.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
The soul hungers…
The soul hungers for God, and nothing but God can satiate it. Therefore He came to dwell on earth and assumed a Body in order that this Body might become the Food for our souls.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Before the Blessed Sacrament…
When we are before the Blessed Sacrament, let us open our heart; our good God will open His. We shall go to him; He will come to us… It will be like a breath from one to the Other.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
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