Within months of the beginning of the Oblates ministry at the sanctuary, they were able to see results with an increase in the number of pilgrims and a deepening of their devotion.<\/p>\n
\nLike you I have offered praise to the Lord for the graces bestowed on the house of l\u2019Osier. It is with much satisfaction that I hear from you once again that devotion at the sanctuary is on the increase and growing in depth.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Then Eugene underlines the reason for this: the quality of the religious life and witness of the missionaries. It is the result of their regularity and fidelity to their Rule of Life which ensures faithfulness to their vocation and to the Savior who called them.<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0It is God\u2019s way of rewarding your zeal and devotion. Interior regularity and your fidelity to the Rule have brought you this grace that you are enjoying. Keep on without wearying\u2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Bruno Guigues, 9 October 1834, EO VIII n 489<\/em><\/p>\n
The following day, Eugene wrote again to express his joy and satisfaction:<\/p>\n
\nI am lost in admiration at all you tell me. Give thanks for it to the good God and the Holy Virgin, and continue to make yourself worthy of this powerful protection, by an exemplary life and diffusing abroad the good odour of Jesus Christ and giving signal proof that there are yet men who, amidst a general demoralization that infects even the clergy, have known how to understand the ways of this divine master and to follow his counsels faithfully.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Bruno Guigues, 10 October 1834, EO VIII n 490<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Within months of the beginning of the Oblates ministry at the sanctuary, they were able to see results with an increase in the number of pilgrims and a deepening of their devotion. Like you I have offered praise to the … Continue reading