“Our soul is like a garden in which the weeds are ever ready to choke the good plants and flowers that have been sown in it. If the gardener who has charge of this garden neglects it, if he is not continually using the spade and the hoe, the flowers and plants will soon disappear.” SoulFlowerGardenPlantNeglectWeed Author:John Vianney
“Our body is a vessel of corruption; it is meant for death and for the worms, nothing more! And yet we devote ourselves to satisfying it, rather than to enriching our soul, which is so great that we can conceive nothing greater - no, nothing, nothing!” SoulBodyGreaterCorruptionAttachmentSatisfyingWormsVesselEnriching Author:John Vianney
“The sign of the cross is the most terrible weapon against the devil. Thus the Church wishes not only that we have it continually in front of our minds to recall to us just what our souls are worth and what they cost Jesus Christ, but also that we should make it at every juncture ourselves: when we go to bed, when we awaken during the night, when we get up, when we begin any action, and, above all, when we are tempted.” ShouldMindSoulActionNightJesusWishChristChurchFrontsTerribleCostBedWeaponsDevilJesus ChristCrossesGet UpRecallsTemptedJuncture Author:John Vianney
“How happy is that guardian angel who accompanies a soul to Holy Mass!” SoulHolyMassAngelGuardianAccompanyGuardian AngelHoly Mass 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
“Put a good bunch of grapes under the winepress, and a delicious juice will come out. Under the winepress of the cross, our soul produces a juice that feeds and strengthens us. When we haven't got any crosses, we are dry. If we carry them with resignation, what happiness, what sweetness we feel!” IfsFeelsSoulHavensProduceCrossesBunchDrySweetnessDeliciousJuiceGrapesResignation 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
“Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.” SoulPrayerBathsPlunge Author:John Vianney
“When we have been to Holy Communion, the balm of love envelops the soul as the flower envelops the bee.” Has BeensSoulSacrificeFlowerHolyMassBeesCommunionCatholic SaintHoly CommunionHoly Mass Author:John Vianney
“A pure soul is like a fine pearl. As long as it is hidden in the shell, at the bottom of the sea, no one thinks of admiring it. But if you bring it into the sunshine, this pearl will shine and attract all eyes. Thus the pure soul, which is hidden from the eyes of the world, will one day shine before the Angels in the sunshine of eternity.” IfsThinkingWorldLongSoulEyeSeaFineOne DayPureAngelEternityCatholicShiningBottomPuritySunshineShellsPearlsAdmiringPure SoulChastity PurityPurity And Love 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
