“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
“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
“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.” ChristianJoyMotherWifeSonSorrowIdealsBlessedSaintThronesWomanhoodFootstepsBlessed Mother Author:John Vianney
“When our hands have touched spices, they give fragrance to all they handle. Let us make our prayers pass through the hands of the Blessed Virgin. She will make them fragrant.” GivingHandsPrayerBlessedSaintHandleTouchedVirginsFragranceOur PrayersSpices Author:John Vianney
“There were two saints in the desert, who had sewed thorns into all their clothes; and we seek for nothing but comfort!” TwoComfortClothesSaintDesertAttachmentThorns Author:John Vianney
“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.” MayAsksOughtPrayingAngelBlessedSaintVirginsGood God Author:John Vianney
“Do not try to please everybody. Try to please God, the angels, and the saints - they are your public.” TryingPleaseAngelSaint Author:John Vianney
“The saints had no hatred, no bitterness; they forgive everything and think they deserve much more for their offenses against God.” ThinkingDeserveHatredForgivingSaintCatholicismBitternessOffense 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
