At the height of the epidemic, Eugene described the situation in Marseilles:<\/p>\n
\nMy dear Son, the demands made on us increase by the day. It was two hours past midnight before I got to bed yesterday. We are in a state of maximum alert on account of the re-appearance of the horrid disease that is afflicting our city.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
We have had to bring immediate relief to the most urgent cases. In some parishes, like La Major and St. Laurent, the clergy were at the end of their tether. I have given two Missionaries to St. Laurent. Calvaire is doing more in the line of service than a parish; the people like to come to the Missionaries in their need.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
I am myself on call in every district for the administration of the sacrament of confirmation to the large number of those who have neglected to receive it; I am fresh now from the hospital, and on my return there are a host of matters to be attended to from all over. I have just received a summons at this very moment to a poor woman who will not be for this world tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
I take up my pen again to express my regrets at my inability to respond to your requests which I would love to satisfy, but you understand that my place is here, and that I must give an example of a holy courage.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Casimir Aubert, 10 March 1835, EO VIII n 508<\/em><\/p>\n
Where the most abandoned were suffering was the place where Eugene had to be as a cooperator of the Savior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At the height of the epidemic, Eugene described the situation in Marseilles: My dear Son, the demands made on us increase by the day. It was two hours past midnight before I got to bed yesterday. We are in a … Continue reading