Finally, the episcopal appointment was made by the Pope.<\/p>\n
\nThe day before yesterday in the evening the Pope made the nomination; yesterday the minute was placed before him and he signed it; this morning the two briefs were transcribed on parchment.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u00a0Eugene spent much time in prayer. Writing in the third person to avoid the suspicions of the government, he wrote:<\/p>\n
\n… However, I must tell you that patience and resignation have won the day and that our friend has found spiritual consolation and true interior joy in his solitude. He revels in the silence and peace that surround him. He fills in his time as piously as he can; he hardly ever goes out except when he must, finding everything he needs at home for the nourishment of his piety. He gladly makes use especially, quite frequently and for long periods of time, of a little gallery that opens out onto the altar of the Blessed Sacrament and, in fact, if God\u2019s will were not that he should be otherwise engaged, he would abandon himself wholeheartedly to spending the days of his pilgrimage here below in this way.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Henri Tempier, 1 October 1832, EO VIII n 435<\/em><\/p>\n
Eugene was facing a major change in his life and he prepared himself and coped with what was about to happen with spiritual consolation and true interior joy in his solitude in confident prayer. A good lesson for us all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Finally, the episcopal appointment was made by the Pope. The day before yesterday in the evening the Pope made the nomination; yesterday the minute was placed before him and he signed it; this morning the two briefs were transcribed on … Continue reading