Saint John Vianney

No one thought much of him. He was considered slow, useless. Only a priest recognized the goodness in him and encouraged and supported him until he could become a priest.

In a small French town, John started his work simply and quietly and eventually was known as the “holy priest of Ars.” John became so popular that when he heard Confessions, he sometimes had to be in the confessional for 14 hours straight.

Your turn:

  • Do you think that to be good you need lots of intelligence?

Prayer

Lord, sometimes I feel I am not as brilliant or important as others. I even think that I am not worthy to receive your call. Teach me that what is important to you is the goodness and desire to follow you wholeheartedly. Use me, Lord, as you used John, as an instrument wherever you might want me. Amen.