“Only after the Last Judgment will Mary get any rest; from now until then, she is much too busy with her children.” ChildrenLastsReligiousJudgmentCatholicBusySaintMaryToo BusyVirgin MaryBlessed MotherImmaculate Author:John Vianney
“Yes, my dear children, everything is good and precious in God's sight when we act from the motives of religion and of charity because Jesus Christ tells us that a glass of water would not go unrewarded. You see, therefore, my children, that although we may be quite poor, we can still easily give alms.” GivingMayChildrenStillsJesusChristWaterPoorJesus ChristSightCharityDearGlassesMy ChildrenMotiveAlms Author:John Vianney
“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.” KnowsChildrenSoulFallLostHeavenHellTreeApproachWinterSavedThese DaysMy ChildrenAlas Author:John Vianney
“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!” ChildrenPersonsDoeStatesBeautifulSinMy ChildrenWearyJoyousBeautiful LifeAlways HappyDisgustedPeace With GodBeautiful Death Author:John Vianney
“My little children, your hearts, are small, but prayer stretches them and makes them capable of loving God. Through prayer we receive a foretaste of heaven and something of paradise comes down upon us. Prayer never leaves us without sweetness. It is honey that flows into the souls and makes all things sweet. When we pray properly, sorrows disappear like snow before the sun.” HeartChildrenLittlesSoulHeavenPrayerSunSweetPrayingSorrowCapableFlowAll ThingsDisappearSnowParadiseHoneySweetnessLoving God Author:John Vianney
“Envy, my children, follows pride; whoever is envious is proud. See, envy comes to us from Hell; the devils having sinned through pride, sinned also through envy, envying our glory, our happiness. Why do we envy the happiness and the goods of others? Because we are proud; we should like to be the sole possessors of talents, riches, of the esteem and love of all the world! We hate our equals, because they are our equals; our inferiors, from the fear that they may equal us; our superiors, because they are above us.” WorldShouldMayChildrenHateHellTalentPrideProudEqualGloryDevilAnd LoveEnvyRichesSuperiorsEsteemMy ChildrenGoodsSoleInferiorsEnvious Author:John Vianney
“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
