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RENEW YOURSELF WITHOUT DELAY IN THE SPIRIT OF YOUR VOCATION
Hilarion Bourrelier had shared his confusion and anguish with Eugene, while he was spending time in Laus, and had later written to express his doubts and confusion. Eugene responded: You could not please me more, my dear Bourrelier, than by … Continue reading
FAMILY JOY
A moment of great family joy for Eugene as Alexandre Dupuy was ordained to the priesthood in Aix. It was a moment of joy for the family of the Missionaries of Provence as one of its members was ordained and … Continue reading
NON-CLERICAL CLOTHING
Writing to Henri Tempier, who was the one responsible for the formation of the novices at Laus, Eugene speaks about the dress of the Missionaries. The gesture of receiving the cassock (soutane) marked the official beginning of the novitiate period. … Continue reading
HE WHO SEES TAKES OFF HIS SHOES
Eugene had every reason to be proud of the ordination and first Mass of Hippolyte Courtès – he had been the mentor of this young man both in the Youth Congregation and later in his formation as a Missionary. The … Continue reading
FIRST FRUITS JOYFULLY OFFERED TO GOD
Eugene rejoices with fatherly pride at the priestly ordination of a member of his beloved Youth Congregation and of his Missionaries. Writing in the Youth Diary, and from the point of view of the youth he reflected: On July 31… … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY PRIEST: LOVE IS SEEN IN WHAT IT DOES
Three and a half years after the foundation of the Missionaries of Provence they lived a moment of great joy and satisfaction in the priestly ordination of the first member of the Youth Congregation to become one of them. In … Continue reading
A WELCOME FOR PRIESTS IN NEED
The 1818 Rule had underlined the importance of doing something to remedy the havoc caused to priests by the French Revolution. Art. 2. In the beginning, the missionaries because of their youth, will only be able to undertake indirectly the … Continue reading
NOTA BENE: EXAMPLE IS LEADERSHIP
The remedy to the tragic situation of the Church – and specifically to the harm done by the “laziness, indifference and corruption among the priests” – proposed by Eugene is that of the good example of the priests. “Example is … Continue reading
NOTA BENE: ANALYSIS BEFORE ACTION
The Missionaries, dedicated to the process of rebuilding the post-revolution Church of France, dedicated their lives to bringing these abandoned victims of the revolution into the fullness of communion with Jesus Christ and the members of his Body. In order … Continue reading
NOTA BENE: A PAINFUL BETRAYAL
In her distress, the Church, portrayed as a mother, calls out for help. Who can the Church confidently turn to for help? Surely, the very persons that she can obviously rely on with unfailing confidence are her priests. In this … Continue reading