Reflecting on the children in the rural parishes to whom Bishop Eugene was administering the sacrament of confirmation, he exclaimed:<\/p>\n
\nHowever, how does it happen that, when I speak to them in the style in which I think we should always speak to them, those children pay extraordinary attention? How does it happen as today again, I saw some of them weeping just like some adults who attended the ceremony?<\/strong><\/h5>\n
I did not, however, use frightening language, but on the contrary I focused on the immense goodness of God and our Lord towards us, and I explained that it was especially expressed in the Sacrament of the Eucharist.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
A clear example of \u201cbeing\u201d in order to \u201cdo,\u201d Eugene shared with them the love for God that he experienced in his own life.<\/p>\n
\nThose children understood me perfectly, you could see that they shared in the sentiments of which I was speaking, with the fervor that God communicated tangibly to my soul. Besides that, I admit that I myself savor that kind of instruction, which I always give with indescribable consolation, which do me as much good as those who are listening to me<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Eugene de Mazenod\u2019s Diary, 13 September 1837, EO XVIII<\/em><\/p>\n
The essence of being a missionary is to communicate that which we are living in our relationship with God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Reflecting on the children in the rural parishes to whom Bishop Eugene was administering the sacrament of confirmation, he exclaimed: However, how does it happen that, when I speak to them in the style in which I think we should … Continue reading