Eugene writes to Fr Honorat, at Notre Dame du Laus, to announce the death of the 26 year-old Oblate, Jacques Marcou.<\/p>\n
\nThe good God has just taken from us, my very dear Father, one of our most saintly missionaries. Yesterday at four o\u2019clock in the afternoon our truly blessed brother went to take possession of the glory that our divine Master has promised to the faithful servant who dies in the peace of the Lord.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
I would have wished that all the members of our Society might be present at the inspiring departure of a pure soul who is going to be united to his God for all eternity. What a holy death! He kept perfect consciousness until the last sigh which had been preceded immediately by this touching word: \u201cBeautiful heaven!\u201d expressed with the sweetest accents and a celestial smile. I have no doubt that this holy religious, this dear and beloved son, perceived in that moment the place that he was going to occupy at the foot of the throne of our good Mother who has assisted him in a tangible manner in this last passing; also with what tenderness of devotion did he bring to his mouth and over his heart the image that I presented to him five minutes before he expired. He has been miraculously delivered of all anguish and fear. It is evident that heaven was assured to him. He was sure of arriving there by the protection of our Mother and the sovereign mediation of our divine Master.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Jean Baptiste Honorat, 21 August 1826, EO VII n 251<\/em><\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cIt is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 George S. Patton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eugene writes to Fr Honorat, at Notre Dame du Laus, to announce the death of the 26 year-old Oblate, Jacques Marcou. The good God has just taken from us, my very dear Father, one of our most saintly missionaries. Yesterday … Continue reading