God\u2019s protection for the ministers of mercy was evident:<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0The priests are doing their duty well, none of our priests has had the slightest sickness to date. I hope the good Lord will preserve them as he has done at other times.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Jean Baptiste Mille, 26 August 1837, EO IX n 637<\/em><\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Father Court\u00e8s, in Aix en Provence, was frightened at the prospects of the epidemic reaching them in Aix.<\/p>\n
\nCourage, my good Court\u00e8s, there is nothing more reassuring than to be where the good Lord places you. You and I, and all of us, are assured of doing the Master\u2019s will, to whom eternity as well as time belong.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
\u00a0Let us fear nothing; my only concern or rather my greatest concern for you is that I am far from you. The confidence the good Lord gives me will reassure you; those who surround me share it very simply.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
This condition is necessary for morale; consider that there is not one priest in Marseilles, whatever his constitution may be, who has experienced the least attack, even though several among them are, so to speak. breathing only the air of the cholera patients day and night<\/strong>.<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Hippolyte Court\u00e8s, 1 September 1837, EO IX n 640<\/em><\/p>\n
An encouragement to us when we are frightened by seemingly-hopeless situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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