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“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.”

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John Vianney was a renowned parish priest, born on May 8, 1786, and died on August 4, 1859. Known for his piety and charitable spirit, he was deeply loved by the congregation during his service in the French parish. more

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