After the Christmas break, our journey through the writings of St Eugene begins again. We had left him in Rome in the process of obtaining Papal approbation for the Missionary Oblates. Nine days after his audience with the Pope, he continued to reflect on God\u2019s blessings, however, a lot more work lay ahead before the approval would be official.<\/p>\n
\nI imagine that you were happy with the last account of events I gave you, and indeed there is much to be pleased about. I am at present quietly getting ready for the next steps; for one must remember the saying of St Ignatius that in affairs one must act as if success depended on our ability and to put in God all our confidence as if all our efforts could produce nothing. I admit nonetheless that after all that has happened up to now, I count only on the help of God and if I do my part, it is to observe formalities and not seem to tempt God. I have nothing more to tell you. I will have to leave you time to meditate a little on the ways of Providence and to thank God. When I think of it, I find everything in the responses made to me by the sovereign Pontiff\u2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Henri Tempier, 28 December 1825, EO VI n 214<\/em><\/p>\n
His attitude of praying as if everything depended on God and working as if everything depended on himself, was a characteristic one of Eugene, who wanted God to be part of everything that he did.<\/p>\n
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\u201cOptimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0 Helen Keller<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After the Christmas break, our journey through the writings of St Eugene begins again. We had left him in Rome in the process of obtaining Papal approbation for the Missionary Oblates. Nine days after his audience with the Pope, he … Continue reading