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Monthly Archives: August 2019
MONTHLY ORAISON WITH THE MAZENODIAN FAMILY
Sunday, September 15, 2019 any time between 12 AM – 11:30 PM “In the prolonged silent prayer we make each day, we let ourselves be moulded by the Lord, and find in him the inspiration of our conduct” (OMI Rule … Continue reading
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I WANT TO PRESERVE MY DIGNITY, EVEN IF I AM THE VICTIM OF INJUSTICE AND CALUMNY
Now that the door had been opened, Father Guibert wrote about the next step to be taken. (All the interactions were done by letter because Guibert was in Paris, Eugene was at ND du Laus and Henri Tempier was in … Continue reading
PLEADING FOR EUGENE WITH THE FRENCH KING AND QUEEN
Father Hippolyte Guibert had gone to Paris to fund-raise for the seminary in Corsica and to plead the cause of Eugene with King Louis Philippe. On 11 August 1835 he wrote to Father Tempier to report on his visit with … Continue reading
ISN’T IT MY DUTY TO SAFEGUARD MYSELF AGAINST THE POSSIBILITY OF A STILL MORE FIERCE PERSECUTION?
We have been following the difficulties experienced by Eugene on many fronts. Finally, in August 1835, some hope appeared of resolving the conflict between the French government and Eugene over the issue of his having been appointed Bishop of Icosia … Continue reading
HE IS ON FIRE TO WORK FOR THE SALVATION OF SOULS
The 28 year-old Jean Joseph-Marie Lagier had been a diocesan priest for 5 years and, meeting the Oblates at Notre Dame de l’Osier, discerned an Oblate vocation. At the end of his novitiate year he was preparing himself to make … Continue reading
FAR FROM YOU I AM MISSING SOMETHING THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO MY EXISTENCE. I AM ONLY HALF-ALIVE
I am not happy with my position. Need I say it? Exiled from Marseilles diocese, having been deprived of his French citizenship, constantly maligned in the anti-religious newspapers and political circles, and now far away from the people he loved … Continue reading
I DON’T CARE IN THE SLIGHTEST FOR PEOPLE’S OPINION
In the midst of the published criticisms against him Eugene shares with Henri Tempier: I don’t get too upset at everything the culprits are staging against me; I would sometimes be tempted to shield myself even from the tiresomeness of … Continue reading
AN ONGOING SMEAR-CAMPAIGN
In the ongoing smear-campaign against Eugene an article of Martin-Lazare had been published on July 10 in the anti-religious Sémaphore newspaper. It claimed that Cardinal Pacca, who was the Pope’s Secretary of State, had written to the Bishop of Icosia … Continue reading
IT SEEMS THAT THE SPIRIT OF HELL DOESN’T CONSENT TO GIVE ME RELIEF
As a result of the government’s pressure, Eugene had resigned all his responsibilities in Marseilles and had left the city to live in the Oblate community of l’Osier. … My wish would be to be forgotten by the world as … Continue reading
BAD PRIESTS THINK TO WEAR MY COURAGE DOWN AFTER TAKING ADVANTAGE OF MY GOODWILL
Eugene shares the suffering he is experiencing publicly from a handful of the priests of the Marseilles diocese. My dear Child, far from hoping for some rest, each day I see fresh difficulties come up that put my patience and … Continue reading