Eugene\u2019s advice to Hilarion Bourrelier had worked, and the young man had passed thru the crisis. A few weeks later Eugene wrote to him to consolidate the basic principles of his oblation: you have given your life to God, you belong totally to God \u2013 that is where your source of happiness must be.<\/p>\n
\nSteep yourself more and more, my dear friend, in the grandeur and sublimity of your holy state; but never lose sight of the obligations which it imposes upon you.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Read and reread our holy Rules, fully assure yourself that you are quite happy to belong entirely to Jesus Christ.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
No, my dear brother, you are no longer your own man in any way and you ought assuredly to congratulate yourself much about this. You know only too well the use, or rather say, abuse that you made of your freedom when you had no other master but yourself.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Hilarion Bourrelier, 19 September 1821, EO VI n 72<\/p>\n
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“You aren’t loved because you’re valuable. You’re valuable because God loves you.”\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em> Anonymous<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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