Eugene was to be the instrument of God\u2019s love for his people by making sure that he was filled with it himself.<\/p>\n
\nHow is one to proceed if one is to hope to arrive at this? Above all I must profoundly humble myself before God at finding myself so different from what I was once by his grace.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
\u00a0\u2026 it is a question for me of answering the Master\u2019s call, \u201cHere I am\u201d, <\/i>I ought to be able to say: \u201cHere I am, here I am, send me.\u201d. <\/i>But if my strength is diminished, if the salt has lost its flavour, if the lamp no longer gives light, how may I answer with confidence the Master\u2019s call? Lord, come to my aid; come yourself to help me: \u201cOh God, come to my assistance, Lord make haste to help me.\u201d <\/i>To you alone it belongs to give strength to my soul; you alone can renew in my depths the sacred fire of your love which must first enkindle fire in my heart, and then pour itself out by my ministry in the souls whom you want to confide in me.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Retreat preparatory to taking possession of the episcopal see of Marseilles, May 1837, EO XV n 185<\/em><\/p>\n
In the Preface he had written in 1818: \u201cTake great care about what you do and what you teach,\u201d was Paul’s charge to Timothy, \u201cAlways do this, and thus you will save both yourself and those who listen to you\u201d (1 Tim 4: 16)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eugene was to be the instrument of God\u2019s love for his people by making sure that he was filled with it himself. How is one to proceed if one is to hope to arrive at this? Above all I must … Continue reading