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FINALLY, THE LORD YIELDED TO THE PRAYERS OF THIS BAND OF YOUTH
Eugene continues to describe the prayers offered which led to his healing All who witnessed it shed tears and could not refrain from joining in this exercise of charity and truly filial piety. And why should I refrain from adding … Continue reading
SNATCHED FROM THE JAWS OF DEATH
While most people who had contracted typhus died, Eugene’s near-miraculous recovery is attributed to the prayers of the young people That is when they displayed those feelings of faith and trust in God that I pray the Lord will keep … Continue reading
THE YOUTH LEAVE SCHOOL TO ACCOMPANY THE PRIEST WHO WOULD GIVE EUGENE THE LAST SACRAMENTS
How the members of the youth congregation reacted to what they thought was Eugene’s “imminent death.” As soon as I had arranged for the sacraments that I thought would be the last I would receive in my life to be … Continue reading
HOW COULD I NOT HAVE FOR YOU A FATHER’S HEART AFTER YOU HAVE PROVED THAT YOU LOVE ME AS IF YOU WERE MY CHILDREN?
The Diary entry continues with a reflection on the relationship between Eugene and the members of the Youth Congregation. It was not just as a chaplain to a group that he functioned, but he worked at developing a bond with … Continue reading
A GRATEFUL EUGENE REDOUBLES HIS EFFORTS FOR THE SALVATION OF THE YOUTH
After his illness, Eugene resumes writing the Diary of the Christian Youth Congregation and describes the affectionate reaction of the youth to his illness. The best way for him to show his gratitude is by working even harder for their … Continue reading
THE FOUNDATION OF THE YOUTH CONGREGATION
On the 25 April, 1813, Low Sunday, were laid the foundations of the holy Association of Christian Youth. The Director of this nascent congregation called to his side … [7 names follow]. After laying out for them his plan and … Continue reading
A DANGEROUS ATTEMPT TO COUNTERACT THE PROPAGANDA OF NAPOLEON
The enterprise is difficult, I am not concealing that fact from myself, it is not without danger even since I am proposing nothing less than to oppose with all my power the sinister ways of a highly suspicious government which … Continue reading
YOUTH: THE EVIL IS AT ITS HEIGHT AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD SWIFTLY TOWARDS TOTAL COLLAPSE
Having outlined the evil situation in which the young people find themselves, Eugene sees the urgency of responding to Napoleon’s attacks, despite the personal danger this will entail from him from Napoleon’s police. The central thrust of his ministry for … Continue reading
THE ABANDONED YOUTH ARE TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE NO OTHER GOD THAN NAPOLEON
Why did Eugene give himself so generously to the ministry of youth? Clearly because they were among the most abandoned of society in religious terms. These opening paragraphs of the Diary he wrote of his youth ministry, show their abandonment … Continue reading
MY WHOLE AMBITION WAS TO CONSECRATE MYSELF TO THE SERVICE OF THE POOR AND OF THE YOUTH
Eugene continues his 1839 reflections on his vocation. Having spoken about the motto and coat of arms he had sketched at the seminary, with the Cross and crown of thorns above the overturned insignia of power and status, he proceeds: … Continue reading