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<\/a>He was born in Marseilles, and at the age of 20 entered the major seminary, which was under the direction of the Oblates. A year later he joined the Oblates and was ordained in 1831. As a result of the Revolution of July 1830 his first years were spent as a preacher of parish missions in Switzerland.<\/p>\nFrom 1834 we will be reading about him as he was at the newly-established Shrine of Notre Dame de l\u2019Osier, the fifth house of the Oblates.<\/p>\n
Yvon Beaudoinn writes: \u201cHe soon began to display the wide range of his talents: ministering to the pilgrims during the summer, preaching parish missions, close collaboration with the superior in the work of repairing the convent and the construction of a lodging house for the pilgrims, the writing of some works on history and archaeology, etc. Intelligent, learned, enterprising, he succeeded in everything he undertook and completed his tasks with dispatch.\u201d<\/p>\n
This talented Oblate then worked in various Oblate foundations in France until 1853 when he was appointed to the Calvaire in Marseilles. Beaudoin continues the story:<\/p>\n
Founder of the Institute of Young Blind People and of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate (1857)<\/strong><\/p>\n During his apostolate at Le Calvaire and his preaching at Marseilles, Father Dassy encountered a number of blind people. He stated that he had counted over 200 in the city, many of whom were children. Already in 1853, he wanted to set up an organization to address the needs of these poor wretches. On June 29, 1857, he laid out his plans before Bishop de Mazenod. He requested permission to take up residence in the Oblate community of Notre-Dame de la Garde and to carry out the apostolate to the young blind people which he wanted to establish at the foot of the hill. In a few years, the work flourished; a large institution was built and a religious congregation established\u2026<\/p>\n Indeed, May 17, 1858, Father Dassy, well known through articles in journals and some works on the history of the Church and the religious monuments of Marseilles was elected to the academy of Marseilles. There he took his place beside his older brother, Joseph, a painter and curator of the city\u2019s museum. In 1866, Abb\u00e9 Dassy was appointed permanent secretary of this academy. In 1886, he received the cross of the Legion of Honour.<\/p>\n Certainly a colorful and gifted man. More details can be found in: https:\/\/www.omiworld.org\/lemma\/dassy-louis-toussaint\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From now on we will regularly be coming across names of Oblates who were influential in the life and mission of the Congregation. As we encounter them for the first time, I will write something about them so that \u201cLetter … Continue reading