Prayer of love to God written by Saint John Mary Vianney

Saint John Mary Vianney, patron saint of parish priests, composed a beautiful prayer addressed to Jesus in the 19th century, and it has been included in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

About the love of God, the saint He said: “Loving God! Oh, how beautiful it is! We must be in Heaven to understand love. Prayer helps us a little, because prayer is the elevation of the soul to Heaven. The more we know men, the less “We love them. It’s the other way around with God; the more we know about Him, the more we love Him.”

“This knowledge inflames the soul with such love that it can no longer love or desire anything but God. Man was created for love; therefore, he is willing to love. On the other hand, he is so great that nothing on earth can satisfy him. He can be satisfied only when he turns to God. Take a fish out of the water and it will not live… For that is man without God.”

Prayer of Saint John Mary Vianney

I love you, oh my God.

My only wish is to love you
until the last breath of my life.

I love you, oh infinitely loving God,
and I would rather die loving you than live a moment without you.

I love you, oh my God, and my only fear is going to hell,
because there I would never have the sweet consolation of your love,

Oh my God,
if my tongue cannot say
every moment that I love you,
at least I want
May my heart repeat it every time I breathe.

Ah, give me the grace to suffer while I love you,
and to love you while I suffer,
and the day I die
not only love you but feel that I love you.

I beg you that the closer it is to my time
Finally increase and perfect my love for You.

Amen.