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

""One"M."We"""246 THE CDRri OF ARS.disconcerts the devil, and more powerfully attracts gracesand favours from God, than fasting and vigils.When Iwas alone, and could do as I would on this point, I obtained every thing which I desired. Now," added he,with tears, I cannot do the like. If I remain so longwithout food, I lose allmy strer.gth, and am unable toThe next day he came again toM. Tailhades with avery bright countenance.I have found some more money. I said yesterdayto the Blessed Virgin, My most holy Mother, if devotionto your Immaculate Conception is pleasing to you, get mesome money to enrich the foundation which I propose tomake in honour of your Immaculate Heart. This morning I repeated my prayer but I added, You must fii.d;me two hundred francs this evening. If the money comeslater, it will not be for you. And here is a person whohas just brought me three hundred francs.I said to him,Oh, no, this would be too much ; but I will thankfully*accept two hundred.day," says M. Monnin, in the visit which hepaid us after dinner, the Abbe Toccanier and I observedthat he looked much brighter than usual.le Cure, said I, you look quite radiant to-day.I believe so, my friend. I have, at any rate, rea" *son to be content. I have discovered this morning thatI have wealth to the amount of two hundred thousandfrancs. And what is better still, this capital is placedout at enormous interest on the most secure bank inthe universe. I have lent it to the three richest PersonsI could meet with.did not at once understand this enigma, andasked Brother Jerome to explain it who replied by pro-