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A MOMENT OF DIVINE INSPIRATION

When any new religious congregation comes into existence in the Church, it is necessary for the Church to study it so as to evaluate whether it is the human invention of a charismatic person or whether it comes from God. … Continue reading

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YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN WITH WHAT INTEREST THE POPE LISTENED TO THE GOOD OPERATED BY OUR MISSIONARIES.

Eugene describes the contents of his interview with Pope Leo: I handed him with respect the letter from my uncle which he placed before him on his desk. Then began our interview, which ran on several subjects, and lasted nearly … Continue reading

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THE POPE SHOWERED ME WITH INDESCRIBABLE KINDNESS

In his private journal, Eugene continued to jot down his impressions of the morning, as he recalled them. He cannot resist noting his amusement at the Dominican priest in the audience room whose discomfort in waiting was clear as his … Continue reading

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WHOM MY FAITH SHOWED IMMEDIATELY AS THE VICAR OF JESUS CHRIST

Finally Eugene was received by Pope Leo XII, and he described the meeting to Henri Tempier – and through him to all the Oblates in France, who were anxiously awaiting news of this meeting that would affect each one. You … Continue reading

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IN THE POPE’S WAITING ROOM

As soon as the audience begins, those designated to work that day with the Pope enter in succession. Neither Cardinals or Ambassadors came. Those who entered one after the other were the ones whom the Holy Father summoned through the … Continue reading

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I HAVE ARMED MYSELF WITH ALL NATURAL AND SUPERNATURAL AIDS

The time was approaching for Eugene to meet with the Pope and to ask for his formal approbation of the Oblates. He was worried because there was a “general policy in place in which the Pope was not giving approbation … Continue reading

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I LOOKED AT THE POPE WITH EYES OF A LIVELY FAITH

Eugene went to St Peter’s basilica to attend the beatification ceremony of a Capuchin – expressing his admiration for a fellow mission preacher. At the end of the ceremony he saw Pope Leo XII for the first time. I must … Continue reading

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AT THE SERVICE OF AN IMPRISONED POPE

Today I attended to some business matters and made several visits, especially to His Eminence Cardinal de Gregorio who very graciously received me and invited me to dinner tomorrow. Roman Diary, 5 December 1825, EO XVII Cardinal De Gregorio treated … Continue reading

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THE POPE: A FATHER WITH THE FACE AND THE HEART OF CHRIST.

Chosen from on high to represent throughout the earth the Sovereign Pastor of souls, he sees the militant Church ceaselessly obliged to bear the brunt of terrible attacks and sustain rude combats. He feels all the anguish of the spouse … Continue reading

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WHAT A PICTURE THAT CARRIAGE MADE, BEARING THE MOST PRECIOUS PERSON IN THE WORLD

Since in the previous entry I touched on the imprisonment of the Pope, I reproduce here the narrative of the Pope’s release and passing near Aix in February 1814. Napoleon had expressly forbidden that the Pope pass through the city … Continue reading

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