Marius Suzanne was 24 years old and learning the work of preaching missions. In this letter Eugene guides him by giving him feedback from some of his listeners during the mission in Gap<\/p>\n
\nThe Bishop of Gap has written to my uncle; Father Thomas has written to me. The Bishop of Gap wrote to my uncle on another matter; it is in passing that he remarks that you are not doing badly but that the tone of your discourses is too monotonous…<\/strong><\/h5>\n
As for you, he relates to me the counsels he has given you concerning your manner of preaching. I am somewhat of his opinion; I am quite pleased that he has made these remarks to you, and desire that you profit from them; but I admit that I would have wished that after all you have done, they would give me more complete details and that they would tell me something more than simply: \u201cThey listen to you with pleasure…\u201d<\/strong><\/h5>\n
\u2026 and count a little more, in regard to the good that you must do, on the help of grace rather than on excessive efforts which you are making. Be more moderate then, you see that this is the advice that everyone gives, and preach in a manner as not to be exhausted and breathless when you finish. This is important for you and for us…<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Marius Suzanne, 29 November 1823, EO VI n 121<\/em><\/p>\n
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“Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.”<\/em> \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Martin Luther<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Marius Suzanne was 24 years old and learning the work of preaching missions. In this letter Eugene guides him by giving him feedback from some of his listeners during the mission in Gap The Bishop of Gap has written to … Continue reading