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

""The"190 THE CURE" OF ARS.Providence, of which you are the stay and support, andwhich cannot subsist without you. Think, lastly, of thegood of religion, which God Himself has called you tomaintain and glorify.Tell me, my dear Cure, are not the trials which Godsends you, the sufferings of body and mind with which Heafflicts you, all for His glory and your future happiness ?It is not for me, my dear Cure, to say these things to you ;but you will forgive me, in consideration of the sincerelove which you know I bear you.Many will be comingto see you from Ars. Send me word how you are ; and,once more, let me beseech you to take no step until I haveseen you.whole parish is in consternation ; this is only thebare truth. Be assured that the sorrow felt here, and thefear of giving you pain, will prevent many abuses, and bringback many souls to virtue and religion. Be assured that,for my part, I will use every means inmy power for theestablishment of good order, and that I will do better thanI have done hitherto. Whatever may be the will of God,do not forget me, rny dear Cure, in your good prayers.Do not forget my family; do forget my little Joaimy,i>otfor his first Communionwhom you had promised to preparewhich would have been a great source of hope and cousclatiou to Madame des Garets and myself, and a great blessto our child. Do not forgetyour desolate nock, which,ingwidowed of its pastor, utters most fervent prayers that hemay be restored to it,and that the good God will be pleasedsoon to bring you back among us.P. DES UrARETS."This letter made a great impression upon M. Vianney,who read itmany times over. He had not left his brother s house, but was actually concealed in the room above