I see a great disadvantage in not having the Blessed Sacrament within easy access of the novices. It is to Jesus Christ that they should go to be filled with fervour. It is not enough to drink from this fountain during the time of the common prayers; each should be able to go often according to his inspiration and present himself before the Saviour and converse with him for a few moments in silent meditation.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The novices did not have their own chapel in the building, so Eugene made a suggestion.<\/p>\n I am aware that in the present situation, there are serious difficulties, and even inconveniences, to go to the Blessed Sacrament where it is kept. Consider yourself deprived of a powerful means of making your novices fervent. Substitute for it at least by a quiet chapel of the Blessed Virgin, where a person can go and recollect himself. Have no fear in setting aside a room for this purpose.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Letter to Father Vincens, 3 December 1841 EO IX n 752<\/em><\/p>\n It is important to have a “God-space” in which I can spend some “God-time” each day where I can “present myself before the Saviour and converse with him for a few moments in silent meditation.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Eugene wrote to the Novice Master: I see a great disadvantage in not having the Blessed Sacrament within easy access of the novices. It is to Jesus Christ that they should go to be filled with fervour. It is not … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/s2-200x300.jpg\")
Most of us don’t have a chapel nearby to go and pray in, but each of us can set aside a prayer space in a special corner of a room we use all the time.<\/p>\n