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HOUNDING CREDITORS AND ALLOWING THE POOR TO TOUCH HIS HEART
I have taken a lot of time to describe some of the activities of the young Eugene that will shed light on his conversion and his future life and spirituality. His social life, pleasures and search for a girl with … Continue reading
ATTACHMENT TO FAMILY
Having turned down his mother’s invitation to spend some days with her, Eugene then invited her to go to the Bishop’s house in Marseille and spend some time with him. Do not delay in coming to console me in this … Continue reading
PUTTING OUT THE LAMP
From the time that Eugene was 9 he had been in exile outside of revolutionary France. Most of the ensuing eleven years had been spent with his father – seven of them without his mother who had left them to … Continue reading
WHERE THERE IS MOURNING, THERE IS DANCING
After a few days of illness, Eugene’s father, President Charles Antoine de Mazenod died on the 10 October 1820. The biographer Rey recounts that “Father de Mazenod showed an admirable filial piety. He devoted himself with an infinite dedication to relieve … 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