Letter of Fr. Court\u00e8s informing me of the sudden death of the esteemed Madame de Bausset, friend and distinguished benefactress of the Mission. I immediately wrote to all our houses so that every priest say a Mass for the repose of her soul, that every oblate novice and brother make five communions for the same intention, and that the indulgences, good works, etc., be especially applied to her for eight days, regardless of the rights that she has forever to all the merits of the Congregation\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n We are conscious that this charitable Christian and good friend provided 600 francs per year, over a period of ten years, for the education and the living expenses of our Fathers. God should already have rewarded this holy soul, but it is the duty of the Congregation to maintain an eternal obligation to her. As for me, I miss her loss with the pain that I cannot prevent myself from feeling when such dear and precious friends are taken away from me; \u2026 The good Madame de Bausset will have a place in my prayer of remembrance of the dead every day of my life, and I would never know how to run dry on the praise of her virtues and her good qualities.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Eugene de Mazenod\u2019s Diary, 7 February1838, EO XIX<\/em><\/p>\n Jesus, too, was accompanied in his evangelization by his disciples and supporters, and Paul refers to this when he speaks of serving as different parts of one body (I Corinthians 12)<\/p>\n Luke 8, 1-3 \u201cSoon afterwards Jesus went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Herod\u2019s steward Chuza, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their resources.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Eugene noted with sadness in his Diary: Letter of Fr. Court\u00e8s informing me of the sudden death of the esteemed Madame de Bausset, friend and distinguished benefactress of the Mission. I immediately wrote to all our houses so that every … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/benefactors.png\")
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