Writing to a member of the Youth Congregation, Eugene shared with him something of the family joy experienced at Hippolyte Court\u00e8s\u2019 first Mass.<\/p>\n
\nI have just come down from the altar where I assisted our good Court\u00e8s who offered the Holy Sacrifice for the first time. O friend, if only you had been there! You would have shared in the happiness, the delightful joy, a kind of ecstasy on the part of all those whom devotion had attracted to our shrine.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Rambert wrote in this regard: \u201cIt was a great event in the humble Society of the Missionaries of Provence, the ordination and first Mass of a new priest. The family was so few in numbers, vocations so rare, formation of men so slow and difficult! Furthermore, we were so united in this little family; so well we are only one body and one spirit, that one\u2019s joy was everyone\u2019s joy, and the grace received by the new priest was a grace received by all his brothers\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\nI will certainly not undertake to repeat what has taken place among us, such things cannot be described. All I want to say is that I regret that you were not there, because I am sure that at least in this moment when heaven opened to us to lavish on our souls a superabundance of unutterable external consolations, your soul would have been lifted up to God, absorbed in him as ours were, and you would have loved, yes, dear Adrien, you would have loved the infinitely lovable.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Adrien Chappuis, 31 July 1820, O.W. XIII n. 31<\/em><\/p>\n
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\u201cA tongue filled with laughter and praise is a reflection of a heart filled to overflowing with the joy of the Lord. What a joy it is just to be with someone whose heart is full.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Hoskins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Writing to a member of the Youth Congregation, Eugene shared with him something of the family joy experienced at Hippolyte Court\u00e8s\u2019 first Mass. I have just come down from the altar where I assisted our good Court\u00e8s who offered the … Continue reading