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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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THE NEW ARCHBISHOP OF AIX
The appointment of Fortuné as Bishop of Marseille was a long-term protection for the Missionaries, and did not solve the immediate problem of the threats of some of the parish priests of Aix to the existence of the group. At … Continue reading
THE DE MAZENOD DREAMS ARE SHATTERED
Assured of a financial income that would guarantee the possibility of a better lifestyle in their country of origin close to their families, the three de Mazenod brothers arrived in Marseille on 27 December and were met with joy by … Continue reading
EUGENE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO BE VICAR GENERAL OF HIS UNCLE
In his effort to persuade Fortuné to accept the nomination to be bishop of Marseille, Eugene had assured him: Take courage, I will be your other-self. Letter to Fortuné de Mazenod, 16 September 1817, O.W. XIII n. 12 Fortuné responded … Continue reading
THE NOMINATION OF FORTUNÉ DE MAZENOD AS BISHOP OF MARSEILLE – TAKE COURAGE, I WILL BE YOUR OTHER-SELF
In a later letter, continuing to lecture his uncle as to the necessity of accepting the nomination as Bishop of Marseille, Eugene realized that because this step was essential for the survival of the Missionaries, he would have to commit … Continue reading
THE NOMINATION OF FORTUNÉ DE MAZENOD AS BISHOP OF MARSEILLE – PERSUADING HIS UNCLE TO ACCEPT
Dear mother, you are the first to whom I tell the news of the nomination of my uncle, the Abbé, as Bishop of Marseille. I have not yet received the official letter, so please do not tell anyone, but it … Continue reading
THE NOMINATION OF FORTUNÉ DE MAZENOD AS BISHOP OF MARSEILLE – ANNOUNCING THE NEWS TO HIS UNCLE
I am reopening my letter, my very dear friends; I was too late in getting it off to you yesterday. The reason I’ve re-opened it is to tell you, but under the strictest secrecy, that the king has just appointed … Continue reading
THE NOMINATION OF FORTUNÉ DE MAZENOD AS BISHOP OF MARSEILLE FINALLY BECOMES POSSIBLE
The very day after Eugene had written to his mother telling her that it was now too late to do anything for his father and uncles, the tide began to change. Eugene describes the events of 22 August, in which … Continue reading
THE NOMINATION OF UNCLE FORTUNÉ DE MAZENOD AS BISHOP OF MARSEILLE
During his exile outside of France, Eugene had lived with his father and uncles, to whom he was very attached. While he was in Venice he was hurt by the departure of his mother and by the subsequent divorce of … Continue reading
EVEN SAINTS HAVE A TOUCH OF VANITY
Eugene’s mother was constantly fretting about his health and his poor eating habits. He reassures her from Paris: By chance I just looked at myself in the mirror. It’s horrible, I don’t dare appear in Aix, I no longer have hollow … Continue reading