Life of St John Vianney.pdf - the Catholic Kingdom!

"""SACRAMENT OF PENANCE. 93What sweetness shall we find in forgetting ourselves tcseek God ! The saints lost sight of themselves to seeGod alone, to work for Him alone ;they forgot all createdobjects, to find Him alone : it is thus that they attainedheaven/The Sacrament of Penance.My children, it makes one tremble to think how fewreceive the Sacraments with due dispositions. There aresome who fan themselves while the priest is giving themabsolution ; others are trying to remember whether theyhave left out any sin, and then ask: * Have you given meabsolution ?My children, remember this, that when thepriest gives you absolution, you have but one thing tothink of, that the Blood of the good God is flowing overyour soul, to purify it, and make it as bright as it wasmade by its baptism. A soul which has received absolution is like an infant newly baptised: heaven isopen toit,as to that little angel.My children, when we find a little spot on our soul,we must do what a person does who has the care ofa beautiful globe of crystal. As soon as a little dustsettles upon it, she takes a sponge and makes it all clearand bright again. So, when you perceive the least spotupon your soul, reverently take holy water, do some goodwork to which the remission of venial sin is attache! analms, a genuflection to the Blessed Sacrament, hearingMass, and the like.My children, it is as with a person who has a slightillness there is no need to send for the doctor ; he willget well of himself. He has a headache he has only tclie down and rest it. He ishungry he has only to eatBut if it be a serious illness, or a dangerous wound, thenwe must call in the nhvsician and take the remedies he