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THE QUALITY OF EVERYDAY COMMUNITY LIFE IS THE BEST REPLY THAT WE CAN MAKE TO THOSE WHO DO US EVIL
During Eugene’s absence from Aix, community and apostolic life continued as normal in the house of the Missionaries. There were the everyday preaching and sacramental activities of the Church of the Mission, the Youth Congregation met two days of the … Continue reading
HE WHO KNOWS HE HAS ENOUGH IS RICH
The words of Jesus, “For wherever your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6: 21) are echoed by Eugene. Prompted by the criticism of some of the pastors of Aix that all that he was searching for … Continue reading
IF THEY KNEW THE STRENGTH AND EXTENT OF THE AFFECTION I HAVE FOR YOURSELVES AND FOR THE SOULS OF THE YOUNG SO CRUELLY ABANDONED
As for the honours that it amuses them to say I am soliciting without being able to obtain them, they must know that I had only to stoop in order to make them mine; It is not honours that Eugene … Continue reading
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT OUR PATIENCE HAS FAILED TO SOFTEN THE ANGER OF THESE PARISH PRIESTS?
The cancellation of the Concordat between the Pope and the King of France meant that the arrival of the new Archbishop in Aix was delayed for another two years. In the meantime the Capitular Vicars continued their administration, and the … Continue reading
DISCOVERING THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN SUFFERING
On 31 October, Eugene responded to the letter of support from his community in Aix. It is full of Biblical quotations, which gives an indication of how steeped in Scripture Eugene was, and that his daily practice of reading and … Continue reading
LET US STAND TOGETHER, LET US BE FOR GOD ALONE, AND WE WILL BE STRONG
“Let us stand together, let us be for God alone, and we will be strong.” Hammered from all sides, Eugene reflects out loud to his closest companions on the situation facing them. He is convinced that God has called them … Continue reading
COMMUNITY: YOU WILL BE MY STRENGTH
Totally humiliated and unsure as to what direction to take, Eugene now appeals to the community in Aix for advice. He needs their support and strength in order to go on: I beg you, my dear friends, to join in finding … Continue reading
AN ANGRY VINDICTIVE OUTBURST AVOIDED
Eugene’s fiery nature would have instinctively led him to let loose with an angry vindictive outburst: Certainly, one’s malicious nature that has to be crucified would revel in this circumstance if, with a haughty tone proportionate to the outrages that … Continue reading
I CONTROLLED MY ANGER BECAUSE OF THE MISSION, THE CONGREGATION, AND ALL THOSE SOULS WHO HAVE YET TO BE SAVED THROUGH OUR MINISTRY
Although the first meeting with the new Archbishop had been cordial, the situation soon changed: Apparently since then our enemies have set in motion all their machinations and must have succeeded in changing the mind of the archbishop… Letter to … Continue reading
THE ARCHBISHOP OF AIX RECEIVES ME WITH OPEN ARMS AND PROPOSES TO NAME ME AS HIS VICAR GENERAL
I am well aware, my dear friend and good brother, that the prolongation of my stay at Paris demands some explanation… There now remains one last thing for me to do: Archbishop de Bausset, named Archbishop of Aix, arrived while … Continue reading
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