“On the Way of the Cross, you see, my children, only the first step is painful. Our greatest cross is the fear of crosses. . . We have not the courage to carry our cross, and we are very much mistaken; for, whatever we do, the cross holds us tight - we cannot escape from it. What, then, have we to lose? Why not love our crosses, and make use of them to take us to heaven?” WayFirstsChildrenUseSufferingHeavenLosesStepsCrossesPainfulMy ChildrenWhy NotFirst StepsMistaken Author:John Vianney
“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!” LittlesNightSufferingHoursPrayingRisingQuartersMortification Author:John Vianney
“On this path, it is only the first step that counts.” FirstsActionStepsPathJourneyFirst Steps Author:John Vianney
“We put pride into everything like salt. We like to see that our good works are known. If our virtues are seen, we are pleased; if our faults are perceived, we are sad. I remark that in a great many people; if one says anything to them, it disturbs them, it annoys them. The saints were not like that - they were vexed if their virtues were known, and pleased that their imperfections should be seen.” PeopleIfsShouldKnownVirtuePrideFaultsSaintGreat MenImperfectionAnnoyingSaltGood WorkSay AnythingRemarks Author:John Vianney
“Humility is like a pair of scales: the lower one side falls, the higher rises the other. Let us humble ourselves like the Blessed Virgin and we shall be exalted.” FallSidesHumilityHigherBlessedHumbleScalesPairsVirginsExalted Author:John Vianney
