A precious picture for a desolate and inconsolable father. It was twice kissed with a sweet rapture by our beloved Father Suzanne, a few moments before his holy death (January 31, 1829).<\/strong><\/h5>\nThe heavenly smile depicted on his face, when immediately afterwards he looked up at me as if in thanks, vividly expressed everything this blessed man wanted to express of love and trust in his beloved Mother, our great patron, Mary.<\/strong><\/h5>\nMy son, your traits like your virtues are engraved on my soul in indelible characters! I will love you in your absence as I loved you when you were the apple of my eye. What am I saying, absent! Are you not ever alive in my heart, present in my thoughts?<\/strong><\/h5>\nMy beloved son, who will console me over your loss? The memory of what you meant to me? Alas! I have you no longer! The thought of the eternal happiness you are enjoying? Summon me then to your side, for me to share it.<\/strong><\/h5>\nHe whom you called \u201cyour all\u201d after God.<\/strong><\/h5>\nCharles Joseph Eugene de Mazenod. O.M.I.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\nReflections on the death of Fr. Suzanne, 9 March 1829, EO XV n 159<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Picture1-300x203.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cOur dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 George Eliot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Whose memory have I engraved in my heart and carry with me daily? After Eugene\u2019s death in 1861, a card with the image of Mary was found in his breviary. On the reverse side, he had written: A precious picture … Continue reading
My son, your traits like your virtues are engraved on my soul in indelible characters! I will love you in your absence as I loved you when you were the apple of my eye. What am I saying, absent! Are you not ever alive in my heart, present in my thoughts?<\/strong><\/h5>\nMy beloved son, who will console me over your loss? The memory of what you meant to me? Alas! I have you no longer! The thought of the eternal happiness you are enjoying? Summon me then to your side, for me to share it.<\/strong><\/h5>\nHe whom you called \u201cyour all\u201d after God.<\/strong><\/h5>\nCharles Joseph Eugene de Mazenod. O.M.I.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\nReflections on the death of Fr. Suzanne, 9 March 1829, EO XV n 159<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cOur dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 George Eliot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Whose memory have I engraved in my heart and carry with me daily? After Eugene\u2019s death in 1861, a card with the image of Mary was found in his breviary. On the reverse side, he had written: A precious picture … Continue reading
He whom you called \u201cyour all\u201d after God.<\/strong><\/h5>\nCharles Joseph Eugene de Mazenod. O.M.I.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\nReflections on the death of Fr. Suzanne, 9 March 1829, EO XV n 159<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cOur dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 George Eliot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Whose memory have I engraved in my heart and carry with me daily? After Eugene\u2019s death in 1861, a card with the image of Mary was found in his breviary. On the reverse side, he had written: A precious picture … Continue reading
Reflections on the death of Fr. Suzanne, 9 March 1829, EO XV n 159<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOur dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 George Eliot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Whose memory have I engraved in my heart and carry with me daily? After Eugene\u2019s death in 1861, a card with the image of Mary was found in his breviary. On the reverse side, he had written: A precious picture … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Picture1.png\")
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