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

""He""""DEATH OF M. BALLEY. 41holiness, the talents, and the virtues of his veneratedmaster. "I should have been good for something inhe used to say,if I had always had the blessingtime,"of living with M. Bailey. It was enough to make onelove God only to hear him say, My God, I love Theewith my whole heart. He repeated it continually all daylong when he was alone, and ceased not to do the sameMI his chamber at night till he fell asleep."So severewere the austerities practised by these two holy priests,that the Vicar-General was constrained to use his authorityto moderate them. The aged servant of God was soon,however, to find rest. At the end of two years from thetime of M. Vianney s ordination, his beloved master was" taken away, leaving a double portion of his spirit uponhim. M. Bailey committed to his care all his instrumentsof penance. Take these, my poor Vianney," said he,and be sure that nobody sees them after my death, orthey will fancy I have done somethingofmy sins, and will leave me in purgatory tillfor the expiationthe end ofthe world then;" laying his trembling hands upon the headof the young priest, who was sobbing at his feet, he blessedhim, saying, Farewell, my dear child; courage; persevere in the love arid service of our good Master.Remember me at the holy altar. Farewell ;we shall meet above."died,"said M. Vianuey, like a Saint as he was,and his pure soul departed to add new joy to Paradise."The people of Ecully tried hard to obtain the pupil ofM Bailey for his successor ;but M. Vianney steadily refused a post which he accounted himself inadequate to fill.Ars.Three months afterwards he was appointed Cure ofGo, my friend," said the Vicar-tjeneral ;"thereis but little of the love of God in that parish ; you willenkindle it."