I don\u2019t doubt, dear mother, that you have obeyed Tempier\u2019s urgent request without hesitation: he tells me that he had urged you to go and join Eugenie at St-Martin, and to take Louis and C\u00e9sarie with you. That is only reasonable; you must do this immediately. The cities are evidently infected; up to now, the country places, especially those far from the cities, are exempt from being infected. Don\u2019t give in to anyone\u2019s reasoning, no matter who it is. You must leave without the slightest delay. Good air is the best doctor, and in the cities it is infectious. Experience speaks louder than all resistance. There is too much danger in facing an evil that snuffs you out without warning. Leave immediately then, if you haven\u2019t already done so. You owe it to your family which requires this from your tender love for it.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\nLetter to his mother, 20 July 1835, EO XIII n 85<\/em><\/p>\nHe understood the importance of the love of a mother in a family – and from her and his father he had learnt his parental love for the Oblates and all those entrusted to his care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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