“To serve the Queen of Heaven is already to reign there, and to live under her commands is more than to govern.” HeavenReligiousCatholicSaintCommandQueensReignVirgin MaryBlessed Mother Author:John Vianney
“A priest goes to Heaven or a priest goes to Hell with a thousand people behind.” PeopleHeavenBehindsHellThousandPriests 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
“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
“If people would do for God what they do for the world, what a great number of Christians would go to Heaven.” PeopleIfsWorldChristianHeavenNumbersCatholic Author:John Vianney
“The pure soul is a beautiful rose, and the Three Divine Persons descend from Heaven to inhale its fragrance.” PersonsSoulBeautifulThreeHeavenDivinePureCatholicRosePurityFragranceInhalePure SoulChastity PurityPurity And LoveBeautiful Rose 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
