{"id":2598,"date":"2014-07-11T05:00:03","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T03:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=2598"},"modified":"2014-06-30T00:49:03","modified_gmt":"2014-06-29T22:49:03","slug":"if-you-had-seen-the-pope-in-the-audience-that-he-granted-me-yesterday-you-would-have-wept-with-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=2598","title":{"rendered":"IF YOU HAD SEEN THE POPE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT HE GRANTED ME YESTERDAY, YOU WOULD HAVE WEPT WITH JOY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you had seen the Pope in the audience of a good half hour that he granted me yesterday, you would have wept with joy. With what goodness he spoke to me, with what grace he smiled at the things I said, with what abandon he granted me all that I asked, with what confidence, I cannot help telling you, he spoke to me of things quite secret, which proved to me the opinion that he kindly has of me; but I knew it already by all that the Holy Father had said about me on different occasions to different persons. Also, I was quite at ease remaining on my knees at his feet which he would never let me kiss; he presented to me, instead his holy hand that I kissed, you might think with ecstasy, but no, just with emotion and recollection, taking the liberty of pressing it to my forehead.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Letter to Henri Tempier, 16 April 1826, EO VII n 237<\/em><\/p>\n

In his diary, Eugene recorded this personal account and his reactions:<\/p>\n

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I was received in the same room as the first time. The Pope was sitting in the same place, but I found him looking much better. He signalled for me to approach, wishing to cut short the protocol which requires three genuflections, and I made only one before being at his feet, where I wished to remain kneeling in spite of his insistence that I get up again. My first words addressed to him expressed my gratitude for the kindness he had heaped upon me; the Pope understood that I was deeply moved by it and was good enough to tell me that what he had done for me … was only his duty to do so. The Pope really made me feel so at home that there instantly began a very interesting conversation between us; and if from my part, I completely opened my heart to him, for his part, he spoke so trustingly as to give me some idea of his great respect for me. I profited from such a beautiful occasion to present him with all the requests I had written down on a piece of paper. I took only the precaution of asking His Holiness permission to be indiscreet since it was the last time I would have the joy of being at his feet. I had noted sixteen articles that I brought out one after another. The Pope did not refuse me anything; on the contrary, with his customary grace, he gladly granted me everything I asked of him\u2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n
I will never forget all the other details of that memorable audience. I ended asking the Holy Father for a rosary for my uncle and a medal for myself: \u201cThe Jubilee Year has taken everything from me, he replied, I have no more of them here, but tomorrow I will give Bishop Caprano what you desire\u201d. And he did not forget, since he gave him, in fact, a superb rosary with a golden chain with a pendant and a large golden medal, and two more silver medals for myself. I was not able to kiss his feet; twice he extended his hand which I kissed with the deepest devotion. I asked his Apostolic Blessing for my mother, my sister, her children, her family, my uncle, our society and myself; Oh! I give you that with all my heart, de rare caeli<\/em>, raising his eyes to heaven; may they continue, speaking of our members, to work hard for the good of souls, etc. He asked me to greet my uncle and wished me a good journey.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Roman Diary, 15 April 1826, EO XVII<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe new pope knows that his task is to make the light of Christ shine before men and women of world – not his own light, but that of Christ.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0Pope Benedict XVI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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