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With deepest sorrow I inform you of the death of our good and saintly Father Mie… Like myself, you too will feel the great loss we incur in the person of this blessed man whose presence among us here on … Continue reading →

With deepest sorrow I inform you of the death of our good and saintly Father Mie. Letter to Jean Baptiste Mille, 11 March 1841, EO IX n 726 Once Napoleon came to power in 1799, Father Mie was able to … Continue reading →

With deepest sorrow I inform you of the death of our good and saintly Father Mie. Letter to Jean Baptiste Mille, 11 March 1841, EO IX n 726 With these words Eugene announced the death of one of his first … Continue reading →

Father Courtès in Aix en Provence was very generous in taking on priestly ministerial commitments for himself and the community in the city. Eugene reminds him to focus on why the Oblates were founded in that city All these occasion … Continue reading →

Eugene, writing to Fr. Courtès, the superior of the community in Aix en Provence, speaks of the new Oblate he has sent to the community: Jean Francois Allard. We will be hearing a lot more about him in the future … Continue reading →

The Marian shrine of Notre Dame du Laus had been our first foundation outside of Aix in 1819. From that time on, the ministry of the shrine had grown and it became a popular pilgrimage and center of mission. Its … Continue reading →

Continuing to write to the discouraged missionaries: Discouragement is a weakness. If you analyse it well, you will find it is caused by self-love. The Lord, in giving you the lofty mission of sowing, planting and watering, has reserved to … Continue reading →

Father Mille and a team of Oblates were preaching a parish mission in the village of Malijai. Few people attended their ceremonies, and they were deeply discouraged. My dear friends, I share the pain brought to you by the indifference … Continue reading →

Father Tempier had been Eugene’s first and closest companion since 1815. Eugene went to confession to Tempier every week. This time, Tempier had forgotten and Eugene gently reprimands him, but with a sense of loving humor in his words. After … Continue reading →

Responding to the needs of the most abandoned, Bishop Eugene wrote in his diary: Circular letter to announce the establishment that I have been thinking about for a long time for female domestics. His concern was also focused on those … Continue reading →