Quotes by John Vianney

John Vianney (1786–1859) — Pfarrer und Heiliger · Katholisch · Frankreich

Johannes Maria Vianney (1786–1859), bekannt als Pfarrer von Ars, war ein französischer katholischer Priester, der über vier Jahrzehnte in der ländlichen Pfarrei Ars-sur-Formans wirkte. Er wurde vor allem durch seine ausdauernde Beichtseelsorge bekannt, fiel aber auch durch radikale persönliche Askese und einen anfangs strengen moralischen Rigorismus auf. Bibellesern begegnet er heute als Urheber prägnanter geistlicher Impulse über das Gebet, die persönliche Umkehr und das Vertrauen auf Gottes Barmherzigkeit.

Era: Revival & the 19th Century

Recurring topics: Prayer & Silence, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Temptation & Struggle, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death, Humility & Pride, Meaning & Identity, Faith & Trust, Discipleship

Quotes by John Vianney

When God sees us, his little creatures, coming, he bends down to us, as a father does, to listen to his child who wants to speak with him.
John Vianney

An hour of patience is worth more than several days of fasting.
John Vianney

We are what we are before God, no more and no less.
John Vianney

This is faith: to speak with God as one would speak with another person.
John Vianney

When a sinner strays further and further, this tender Father comes and catches up with him with his grace.
John Vianney

It is not the beautiful or the long prayers that God pays attention to, but those that come from the depths of the heart, with great reverence and a true longing to please God.
John Vianney

How happy one is when praying — a small being like us, who can speak with God, who is so great and mighty.
John Vianney

Prayer is to the soul what rain is to the earth.
John Vianney

We recognize the worth of our soul by the efforts the devil makes to destroy it. Hell allies itself against the soul, heaven for it.
John Vianney

The only happiness we have on earth: to know God and to love him.
John Vianney

The world sees only this present life; but the Christian sees into the depths of eternity.
John Vianney

To love God—what a wonderful thing! Heaven is necessary to grasp this love. Prayer helps toward it, for it lifts the soul up to heaven.
John Vianney

The devil leaves bad Christians alone; no one pays them any attention. But whoever does good, he makes into a target of mockery and slander. This is an occasion for great merit.
John Vianney

If we do not love the Heart of Jesus, what else will we love? In this Heart there is only love! How is it possible that we do not love what is so lovable?
John Vianney

For those who love God, trials are not punishment, but graces.
John Vianney

The readiness to suffer brings us to the foot of the cross, and the cross brings us to the gate of heaven.
John Vianney

The children of this world are full of worry when the cross visits them. Good Christians worry when it is far from them. The Christian lives amid the crosses as the fish lives in water.
John Vianney

It is wonderful to have a heart, however small it may be, in order to use it to love God.
John Vianney

We want to get to heaven, but in complete comfort and without imposing any constraint on ourselves. But that was not the path the saints walked.
John Vianney

To preserve purity, there are three things: the presence of God, prayer, and the sacraments.
John Vianney

The most frequent temptations arise from pride and impure thoughts. One of the most effective remedies is an active life for the glory of God. Many are aimless idlers. No wonder the devil gains the upper hand.
John Vianney

To offend the good God, who has only ever done us good; to please the devil, who can only do us harm! What folly!
John Vianney

One is unhappy only when one does not love God.
John Vianney

How good it is to die when one has lived on the cross.
John Vianney

God would not be just if he made no difference between those who serve him and those who offend him.
John Vianney

We pass over the indulgences as one walks over the stubble field after the harvest. How much we will regret this in the hour of death!
John Vianney

Sources: dokumen.pub, kath.net, uni-muenchen.de

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