Bishops and Cardinals carry the processional cross during Jubilees and times of disasters, and a missionary would blush if he were to carry this precious burden when it is a question of drawing God\u2019s mercy on a people gone astray! Would he not realize that it is so much in conformity with the spirit of Jesus Christ to make public reparation in the name of the sinners he has come to save?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Good-bye. my dear son, a quarter of an hour of meditation will put you back on the right track. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>I embrace you.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Letter to Eugene Guigues, 26 January 1838, EO IX n 657<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cBut far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.<\/em>\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0(Galatians 6:14)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Eugene, whose life had been changed at the sight of the Cross, and who saw the image of the crucified Savior as the most important Mazenodian symbol, was horrified that one of the Oblates did not see any meaning in … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cross-prayer.png\")
<\/a>Eugene calms down and assures Guigues of his paternal affection:<\/p>\n