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ENDING ON A NOTE OF CHRIST-LIKE PEACE
Leflon concludes the narrative of the 1820 mission in Aix. Two things strike me in particular in this account. Firstly, Eugene was unable to preach from a written text, and here we see an example of how well he functioned … Continue reading
AN EXPLOSION OF PROVENCAL EMOTION
Emotions ran high in this city of the south of France and it did not take much to incite the passions of a crowd – particularly if the cause of their anger touched on someone whom they loved and respected. … Continue reading
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS
The Missionaries of Provence had the custom of extending a parish mission beyond the planned time if they had not managed to finish hearing everyone’s confessions and preparing them for Communion. In keeping with this custom, in the churches of … Continue reading
SALT GIVES TASTE BUT ALSO IRRITATES
Not all smelt of roses in the Aix mission of 1820. From time to time, in past entries, we have come across entries on the stormy relationship between Eugene and some of the priests of the city. His fiery reactions … Continue reading
NEVER AGAIN
Marius Suzanne gave a description of the hundreds of people who, during the Aix mission, flocked to the sacrament of reconciliation ministered by Eugene and the Missionaries: In fact, I wish that all who live in our city of obstinate skeptics, all … Continue reading
THE MAGNETIC ATTRACTION OF THE WORD OF GOD
Four weeks into the mission in Aix en Provence, Eugene’s uncle Fortuné continued to enthuse about the effects of the ministry of the Missionaries of Provence, and of his nephew in particular. His way of life is truly a marvel … Continue reading
DESCENDING INTO DARK CELLS
With a predilection for those whom the structures of the Church were not touching, the Missionaries reached out to various groups who needed a special focus or a particular message. As we reflect on this today, perhaps we could ask … Continue reading
THE DANGER OF BRINGING CHRIST OUT OF THE CHURCH BUILDING
Not everyone was happy with the effects of the preaching of the Missionaries. Rey narrates this episode during the 1820 mission in Aix: Now, after this moving scene, there passed another one which showed how the heavens watched over their … Continue reading
HE WORKS HIS WAY INTO THE SOUL WITHOUT EFFORT
Eugene certainly drew the crowds through his style of preaching. Marius Suzanne, who was a novice in 1820 during the mission in Aix, described Eugene’s technique of communicating the Savior, and the reaction of his listeners: The following Tuesday I … Continue reading
POINTING TO JESUS CHRIST THROUGH HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
Marius Suzanne describes Eugene’s preaching on Good Friday of 1820 during the Aix mission. He who had been captivated as a young man by Jesus the Saviour on that Good Friday more than twenty years before, truly showed himself to … Continue reading