Writing to the formation community in Switzerland, Eugene urges them to remember and constantly focus on the presence of the Savior among them \u2013 especially bearing in mind the profanations that were taking place in France against religious symbols and even the Eucharistic hosts.<\/p>\n
\n… In heaven\u2019s name, gather closely around this good Saviour who has made his home amongst you, redouble your love and your reverence for his divine person, press your lips again and again to the altar where he lies. Prostrate yourselves before him and pay him all the honour that is his due.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Give him tangible proof of your desire to make reparation for all the outrages he is receiving in France. It is not only images of him that are being profaned: his very body has in these days been trodden underfoot and devoured by wicked men in the church of St. Louis in Paris.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
A shudder goes through me as I tell it. This is where the illusion of freedom has brought us.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Jean Baptiste Mille, 19 March 1831, EO VIII n 387<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Writing to the formation community in Switzerland, Eugene urges them to remember and constantly focus on the presence of the Savior among them \u2013 especially bearing in mind the profanations that were taking place in France against religious symbols and … Continue reading