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

"TheHIS FOUNDATIONS. 247ducing the register of foundations. The sums collectedfor the single work of the missions amounted to 200,000francs.Cure* of Ars founded also more than 1000 annual Masses, at the expense of 40,000 francs."The intentions of some of these are singularly touching and characteristic.Some were to be in honour of the Sacred Humanityof our Lord, to make reparation for the insults which Hereceives in the Divine Sacrament of His love ;in honourof His Five Wounds, for the conversion of sinners ; inhonour of His agony in the garden, to obtain the conversion of the dying.In honour of the Holy Ghost, to obtain the establishment of the Catholic faith amongst infidel nations.In honour of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, for missionaries working among idolaters.In honour of the same Immaculate Heart, for thepriests of the diocese of Belley.In honour of the twelve privileges of the BlessedVirgin, to ask her protection for those who receive theSacrament of Penance.In honour of our Lady of the Seven Dolours,to askher protection for the dying.To thank God for having preserved the Blessed Virgin from original sin ;to praise the Holy Ghost for thehonour conferred upon His Spouse by the proclamation ofthis blessed dogma ; and to ask the protection of Immaculate Mary for children before their birth, that they mayattain the grace of holy baptism.Money never rested in M. Vianney s pockets. Hetook care to empty them twice a day. He was obligedto take certain precautions against his own lavish pro-