{"id":4699,"date":"2021-03-09T03:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T02:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=4699"},"modified":"2021-03-09T01:37:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T00:37:48","slug":"venerable-charles-albini-works-speak-louder-than-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=4699","title":{"rendered":"VENERABLE CHARLES ALBINI: WORKS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eugene wrote in his diary:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>It is necessary to collect the documents to be able to compose a summary of the life and ministry of Fr. Albini. We venerate on the altars somesaints who were not as favored as this servant of God.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Each of us knows how heroic his virtues were and we can attest to events that qualify as miraculous in all the lives of the saints. The general opinion of the clergy of Marseilles considers him a blessed. In Corsica everyone has always regarded him as a saint.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Works speak louder than words for all those who have known him or who have only heard about him.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The faithful flock to his grave to ask for his intercession, and a good number attribute graces and miracles to him.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Eugene de Mazenod\u2019s Diary, 1 August 1841, EO XX<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4716\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4716\" class=\"wp-image-4716 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/601-Albini_POSTULATION_0-1024x465.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/601-Albini_POSTULATION_0-1024x465.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/601-Albini_POSTULATION_0-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/601-Albini_POSTULATION_0-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/601-Albini_POSTULATION_0.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Venerable Albini and the Convent in Vico where he worked and is buried<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Today the Mazenodian Family are united with this wish of St Eugene:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>Prayer for his intercession:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>O God,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>who by Your Holy Spirit inspired Your servant Charles Albini<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>to dwell in intimate union of mind and heart with You,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>and to be guided in his apostolic labors by You alone,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>grant us to abide in You always,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>so that all our thoughts, our desires and our dealings with others<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>be truly inspired by Your charity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>Humbly confident that You wish the merits of Your servant<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>to shine before all people,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>we implore You to bestow upon us, through his intercession,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>the special grace of \u2026. which we seek from Your bounty<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>Our Father \u2013 Hail Mary \u2013 Glory be<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>Kindly notify the Postulator General directly, about any favor obtained. We will be pleased to receive any observation or suggestion. Please, send your messages to: \u00a0postulatore.generale@omigen.org.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eugene wrote in his diary: It is necessary to collect the documents to be able to compose a summary of the life and ministry of Fr. Albini. 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