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

"""come"54 THE CtJRt O? ARS.direction, by the hand of the village carpenter, to the greatdelight of the people of Ars, who looked upon the brightcolouring which was laid on with no sparing hand as amasterpiece of art.They learned of their cure to care foithe house of the Lord, and to aid him to the best of theirpower in celebrating the festivals of the Church with duesolemnity. The feast of Corpus Christi was the dearestof all to his heart. He took great delight in arranging aprocession of children, arrayed, at his own cost, in white,who were to strew flowers before the Blessed Sacrament,when borne in glad procession round the church.Come, my children," he would say, with that smilewhich went to every heart, you will be very good, verymodest, very recollected. You will remember that youare before the good God, and stand in the place of theangels. You will say to Him from the bottom of yourhearts, My * God, I love Thee In order to ! please ourLord, your souls must be as white as the dress you wear."M. Vianney found a ready and zealous helper in hispious labours in the Vicomte d Ars,who had formed a clos<friendship with him when on a visit to his sister. Thispious nobleman, who was the very model of a devout layman, on his return to Paris sent him a splendid tabernacle,candlesticks, and reliquaries for his new altar, togetherwith some rich vestments and banners, a remonstrance,and a splendid canopy.The joy of the holy cur at the sight of all these magnificent presents was almost infantine. He went aboutthe parish calling upon his people to rejoice with him.Come, good mother," he said to one of his good oldwomen, and see something beautiful before youdie."He was not happy till he had thought of a way of ex-