Prayer is nothing else than union with God. When the heart is pure and united with God it is consoled and filled with sweetness; it is dazzled by a marvelous light. In this intimate union God and the soul are like two pieces of wax moulded into one; they cannot any more be separated. It is a very wonderful thing, this union of God with his insignificant creature, a happiness passing all understanding.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Prayer is to our soul what rain is to the soil. Fertilize the soil ever so richly, it will remain barren unless fed by frequent rains.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
The saints had no hatred, no bitterness; they forgive everything and think they deserve much more for their offenses against God.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859).
True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.
–Saint Jerome (c. 340-420)
Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
–Saint Jerome (c. 340-420)
A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
–Saint Jerome (c. 340-420)
