Earlier, Eugene had announced his travel plans on completing his business with M. Favre in Chambery.<\/p>\n
\nMy plan is to return via Grenoble, and to arrive at Gap where I will see the Bishop and will visit afterwards our house of Laus.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Henri Tempier, 30 May 1826, EO VII n 246<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u00a0I burn with desire to return into the bosom of the family; one day\u2019s delay weighs on me to the extent that, may God pardon me, I contemplated about not going to Annecy; but I will surely not go up to the great Chartreuse, although this trip ought not to take more than a day. God grant I may find a carriage for tomorrow; I am undecided because they ask me 12 francs, while on Monday, I would get one for 4 francs. The spirit of poverty fights against all my other inclinations. How the journey is going to seem long to me, if I put it off until Monday!<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Adieu, dear Father and tender friend, I embrace you and all our Fathers and all the family<\/strong>.<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Henri Tempier, 10 June 1826, EO VII n 248<\/em><\/p>\n
His plans were cut short as Yvon Beaudoin tells us in a footnote to this letter: \u201cOn his return from Chamb\u00e9ry, the Founder received a letter from Fr. Tempier which informed him of the illness of Fr. Suzanne, who was prey to violent fits of spitting blood. Fr. de Mazenod \u201cstruck with dark forebodings\u201d renounced his intended journey to Annecy and returned immediately to Aix, without stopping at Gap or at Notre Dame du Laus. Cf.: REY, I, 394\u201d<\/p>\n
Thus ends the narrative of this important journey of Eugene to Rome.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAs is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Lucius Annaeus Seneca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Earlier, Eugene had announced his travel plans on completing his business with M. Favre in Chambery. My plan is to return via Grenoble, and to arrive at Gap where I will see the Bishop and will visit afterwards our house … Continue reading