A few days after the retreat in Aix, during which the community had come to terms with the situation, Eugene spent time with the Archbishop of Aix, and that situation was cleared as well as Leflon narrates<\/p>\n
The attitude maintained by the Founder, who was willing to submit to anything to save his Society, and the changing moods of the prelate, who gave in to every contradictory and successive impulse, made it possible on November 8 to ease the painful situation. The Founder’s conversation with the bishop ended with satisfaction on both sides.<\/em><\/p>\n In December a second visit, made by Father de Mazenod at the invitation of the bishop, further proved the latter’s change of heart: he “begged the Superior to forget everything,” wrote Father Court\u00e8s to Suzanne, “and showered him with politeness.” The bishop, who only a few weeks previously had been threatening to disband the entire Society of the Missionaries of Provence, nonchalantly reversed his stand by requesting the services of one of them as chaplain for the hospital at Aix.<\/em><\/p>\n Leflon II p. 250<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.” \u00a0\u00a0Napoleon Hill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A few days after the retreat in Aix, during which the community had come to terms with the situation, Eugene spent time with the Archbishop of Aix, and that situation was cleared as well as Leflon narrates The attitude maintained … Continue reading