Eugene was gifted in his ability to improvise in various situations. He was intuitive and his contacts with the people through visiting would have given him a good feel for what was necessary to be dealt with during the mission so as to make the people more open to the invitations of Christ the Saviour.<\/p>\n
\nWe also came across a sixty-year old man who is feeble-minded and has not made his first communion. We were quite taken by surprise at the way he responded to our questions. With no hesitation he gave a perfect explanation of the mysteries of the Trinity, the Incarnation, eternal happiness or damnation as a reward or punishment for a man\u2019s deeds; in a word, we judged this poor man was able, after some helps he will be given now, to be admitted to the sacraments.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
We also came across a foreign schoolmaster, a man far superior to the normal village teachers, who on the occasion of the mission, separated from a woman he had lived with over a long period and by whom he even had children.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Diary of the Marignane Mission, 19 November 1816, O.W. XVI<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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