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A WOODEN CROSS AND A CROWN OF THORNS ARE ABOVE THIS COAT OF ARMS

In his 1839 Diary, Eugene continues to reflect on his vocation. As a son of Aix’s “high society” he could have aspired to a high position in the diocese, because his father had been President de Mazenod of the Court … Continue reading

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CALLED TO DEVOTE MYSELF TO THE SERVICE AND TO THE HAPPINESS OF MY NEIGHBOUR WHOM I LOVED WITH THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST FOR MEN

Twenty eight years after his priestly ordination, Eugene reflects on the event and on the spirit with which he began to live his priestly vocation. He reads it always in the light of his conversion experience when he became aware … Continue reading

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