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

"No"HIS LAST SICKNESS. 331And yet/ added he, I often think that if there wereno other life, it would be happiness enough to love Godin this, to serve Him, and to do some little thing for Hishonour.What passed after the missionaries had retired fromthe room, which the Saint was never more toleave alive,during that night which preceded his terrible agony offour days, is known to none. No one ever dared tointrude upon the secrecy of those sleepless nights, duringwhich Heaven and Hell seemed to vie with each other insoothing or torturing his bed of pain. All we know is,that at one o clock in the morning, when he attemptedto rise to go to the church, he was seized with a faint nesswhich obliged him to call for aid."You are tired, M. le Cure I""Yes ; I think it is my poorend""I will call some one.";do not trouble any bodyit is not worth;while."M. le Cure" had certainly foreseen and foretold hisapproaching death. In the month of August 1858, hehad declared positively that he had but a year to live,and that by that time in the year 1859 he should be nolonger in this world. When the morning came, he didnot speak of saying Mass, and resigned himself to thecares and attentions which he had hitherto rejected.These were alarming symptoms. He would not, however, submit to the use |of a fan, which he considered aluxury."Leave me,"said he, "with my poorflies.""You are suffering very much,"said one whowatcned beside him. A resigned movement of thehead was the only reply."M. leCure",let us hope