The Spirit of the Cure of Ars.pdf - the Catholic Kingdom!
The Spirit of the Cure of Ars.pdf - the Catholic Kingdom! The Spirit of the Cure of Ars.pdf - the Catholic Kingdom!
'' Bee, father, what I have found." When theholy patriarch and all the religious were assembled,the serpent began to hies, and try tobite them. Then St. Benedict said, ''My child,go back, and put it where you found it." Andwhen St. Maur was gone, he added, "Mybrethren, do you know why that animal is 80gentle with that ohild ? It is because he haskept hie baptismal innocence."He also repeated with great pleasure theanecdote of St. Francis of Assisi preaching tothe fishes. 'I One day," he said, '' St. Francisof Assim was preaching in a province wherethere were a great many heretics, These miscreantsstopped their ears to avoid hearing him.The saint then led the people to the sea-bore,and called the fishes to come and listen to theWord of God, since men rejected it. Thefishes came to the edge of the water, the largeonea behind the little ones. St. Francis askedthem this question, 'Are you grateful to thegood God for saving you from the deluge?'The fishes bowed their heads. Then St.fiancis said to the people, ' See, these fishes aregrateful for the benefits of God, and you areso ungnrtet'id aa to despise them I' "M.Vianney mingled with his discourses somehappy rednbcences of hie shepherd's life :1' We ought to do like shepherds who are in
SPIBIT OF TEE cunk OF ms. 27the fields in winter,-life is indeed a longwinter. They kindle a fire, but from time totime they run about in all directions to lookfor wood to keep it up. If we, like the shepherds, were always to keep up the fire of thelove of God in our hearts by prayers and goodworks, it would never go out.If you have not the love of God, you arevery poor. You are like a tree withoutflowers or fruit.It is always spring-time in a soul unitedto God."When he spoke of prayer, the most pleasingand ingenioue comparisons fell abundantlyfrom hie lips:''Prayer is a fragrant dew; but we mustpray with a pure heart to feel this dew." There flows from prayer a delicious sweetness,like the juice of very ripe grapes." Prayer dieengages our eoul from matter;it raises it on high, like the fire that inflates aballoon.LL The more we pray, the more we wish topray. Like a fish which at first swims on the& of the water, and afterwards plunge0down, and is always going deeper, the eoulplrmgee, dives, and loses itself in the sweetnessof conversing with God.rL m e nevw seems long in prayer. I know
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'' Bee, fa<strong>the</strong>r, what I have found." When <strong>the</strong>holy patriarch and all <strong>the</strong> religious were assembled,<strong>the</strong> serpent began to hies, and try tobite <strong>the</strong>m. <strong>The</strong>n St. Benedict said, ''My child,go back, and put it where you found it." Andwhen St. Maur was gone, he added, "Mybrethren, do you know why that animal is 80gentle with that ohild ? It is because he haskept hie baptismal innocence."He also repeated with great pleasure <strong>the</strong>anecdote <strong>of</strong> St. Francis <strong>of</strong> Assisi preaching to<strong>the</strong> fishes. 'I One day," he said, '' St. Francis<strong>of</strong> Assim was preaching in a province where<strong>the</strong>re were a great many heretics, <strong>The</strong>se miscreantsstopped <strong>the</strong>ir ears to avoid hearing him.<strong>The</strong> saint <strong>the</strong>n led <strong>the</strong> people to <strong>the</strong> sea-bore,and called <strong>the</strong> fishes to come and listen to <strong>the</strong>Word <strong>of</strong> God, since men rejected it. <strong>The</strong>fishes came to <strong>the</strong> edge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> water, <strong>the</strong> largeonea behind <strong>the</strong> little ones. St. Francis asked<strong>the</strong>m this question, 'Are you grateful to <strong>the</strong>good God for saving you from <strong>the</strong> deluge?'<strong>The</strong> fishes bowed <strong>the</strong>ir heads. <strong>The</strong>n St.fiancis said to <strong>the</strong> people, ' See, <strong>the</strong>se fishes aregrateful for <strong>the</strong> benefits <strong>of</strong> God, and you areso ungnrtet'id aa to despise <strong>the</strong>m I' "M.Vianney mingled with his discourses somehappy rednbcences <strong>of</strong> hie shepherd's life :1' We ought to do like shepherds who are in
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