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

""Leave"He"The"""208 THE CURB OP ARS.knew in what direction the danger lay.The womencrowded the market-place, and prayed aloud in the church \the men armed themselves with whatever weapons camefirst to hand guns, forks, sticks, axes \ some, apprehending fire, brought buckets of water.M. Vianney had great difficultyin making his waythrough the crowd. It was much worse when he triedto go out. They refused to let him open the street-door.A person well known at Ars for his devotion placed himself in the doorway, clenched his fists, and vociferated inthe most determined manner :No, M. le Cure, no I ! tell you, you shall not pass !"me alone, then," replied M. Vianney, with hisaccustomed gentleness.He tried another door, which he found also blocked up.went thus," says Catherine, from one door toanother, without getting angry; but I think he wasweeping."forAt last he made his way into the street, and stood stilla moment, to consider by which way he could makehis escape."moment," says M. Toccanier, seemed to mefavourable for a last effort. I addressed to him, with allenergy, the words which God put into my lips,possibleof which I only remember the *following M. le : Cure*, doyou, who are so well acquainted with the lives of the Saints,forget the generous and persevering zeal of St. Martin,who, with the crown already within his grasp, said, / rtfusenot to labour 1 ? And will you leave the furrow beforethe day s work is done ? Do you forget those words ofSt. Philip Neri, If I were at the very gate of Paradise,and a sinner were to ask the aid of my ministry, I wouldleave the whole court of heaven to hear him"? And will