Aug 4 - St. John Baptist Mary Vianney - Franciscan Saint of the Day

The Life of St. John Baptist Mary Vianney, Confessor, Third Order (d. 1859) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Aug 4. St. John Vianney was pastor of Ars, France who converted this lukewarm town into one of ardent love of Jesus through his own personal piety, the solemnity of his masses, preaching of virtues and vices, long hours in the confession, miraculous cures, and fostering Eucharistic adoration. He is the patron of parish priests. Reflection is on Pastoral duty, the need to be good shepherds protecting and leading the sheep. This involves praying for the sheep and not discouraging them. It also requires the sheep to respond to the voice of the true shepherd and pray for him. For more on St. John Baptist Mary Vianney https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vi... https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com... Read by Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia, FI from Marion Habig's 'The Franciscan Book of Saints' Revised Edition, Franciscan Herald Press, ISBN: 978-0819907516 Playlist of Franciscan Saints:    • May 16 - St. Margaret of Cortona - Francis...   Graphic By Krzysztof Golik - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... - Cropped +++ For Audio go to https://airmaria.com?p=85073 By the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate http://marymediatrix.com To Subscribe to this channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... To contribute to Franciscanfriars and AirMaria: https://airmaria.com/contribute/