Eugene wants his retreat to be a time of honest evaluation and conversion. He prays:<\/p>\n
\nLord, make a ray of your heavenly light shine on me so that I may see myself as you see me;<\/strong><\/h5>\n
inspire my soul with the feelings it should have at the sight of its sins;<\/strong><\/h5>\n
grant me, I beg you, through the infinite merits of your Passion, through your precious Blood poured out for me, through the intercession of your most holy Mother,<\/strong><\/h5>\n
grant me the spirit of repentance to convert and change me;<\/strong><\/h5>\n
may your grace breathe new life into in me the gifts – I do not say virtues – you gave me and I have not made good use of, like a faithful servant.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
May I leave this retreat filled with a new vitality, firmly resolved not merely to do good, but to do all the good that it is possible for me to do.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
My God, remember your mercies, for you are my God, Deus meus es tu and I am your poor servant quia ego servus tuus<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Retreat notes, May 1824, EO XV n. 156<\/em><\/p>\n
\u00a0Psalm 118:28: You are my God<\/strong>, I give you thanks; my God, I offer you praise.<\/p>\n
Psalm 116:16: LORD, I am your servant<\/strong>, your servant, the child of your maidservant; you have loosed my bonds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eugene wants his retreat to be a time of honest evaluation and conversion. He prays: Lord, make a ray of your heavenly light shine on me so that I may see myself as you see me; inspire my soul with … Continue reading