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TRYING TO SHORTEN THE PROCESS BY EVERY POSSIBLE MEANS

Our narration of events continues through this letter that Eugene wrote to those handling the Oblate dossier. With confidence I address myself to Your Eminence and beg you to present to our Holy Father the Pope the humble request which … Continue reading

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UNITY WITH GOD PREVENTS HIM FROM LANGUISHING IN ROME

Frustrated by the interminable delays in the process of all ten cardinals having to read the text of the Oblate Rule before a judgment could be reached, Eugene decided to propose a shortcut. I am going to try something, but … Continue reading

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I CAN ONLY OFFER TO GOD MY BOREDOM…

From the moment that Eugene had consigned the Oblate Rule to the cardinals for their examination and judgment, his days in Rome were filled with running around from one office to another during the day, and meeting people at gatherings … Continue reading

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AN ATTACK THAT BACK-FIRED

Eugene had been told that three bishops of France had written a joint letter to the Vatican to withdraw their support for the approbation of the Oblates. He rushed to meet with Cardinal Pedicini to be shown the letter and … Continue reading

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SUCCESSFULLY TESTED BY THE FUTURE POPE

Cardinal Castiglioni, having received the letters of complaint from the three French bishops, had in fact put Eugene to a test. In the two-hour interview he had provoked Eugene, pretending to be against his cause – in order to gauge … Continue reading

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THE CARDINAL WHO WAS TO BECOME THE NEXT POPE IS WARNED AGAINST THE OBLATES

To add to Eugene’s distress, he discovered that three of the French Bishops, who had originally given letters of approval and encouragement for Eugene to take to the Pope, had changed their minds and written to the Pope to discourage … Continue reading

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TRICKED BY A FUTURE POPE

… our poor Society which will apparently never have peace on this earth, as seemingly those who persecute her take turns to relieve one another so as not to give us time to catch our breath… Exasperated by all the … Continue reading

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IT IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME FALL INTO DEPRESSION

If we believe in a cause, then we are prepared to put up with all sorts of frustrating difficulties to achieve it. This was the attitude of Eugene when faced with the ecclesiastical bureaucracy in Rome. Writing to Henri Tempier, … Continue reading

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IGNORING PERSONAL PREFERENCES FOR THE SAKE OF A GREATER GOOD

Before the Rule of the Oblates could be approved, it had to be studied by a number of cardinals. Eugene began to make contact with each one so as to explain what it was all about. In the meanwhile, I … Continue reading

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WE MUST ACT AS IF SUCCESS DEPENDED ON OUR ABILITY AND TO PUT IN GOD ALL OUR CONFIDENCE AS IF ALL OUR EFFORTS COULD PRODUCE NOTHING

After the Christmas break, our journey through the writings of St Eugene begins again. We had left him in Rome in the process of obtaining Papal approbation for the Missionary Oblates. Nine days after his audience with the Pope, he … Continue reading

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