Eugene’s diary reveals his suffering with Jesus on the Cross.<\/p>\n
March 25: Good Friday. For a long time, the desperate illness of my beloved Louis has nailed me to the cross, today I had to expire there with the Lamb of God who was sacrificed there for us. While I had left for a moment in order to go to administer the sacrament of confirmation to a dying person, Mister de Boisgelin entered the bishopric; his presence sufficed for me to learn the heartbreaking news, which we were expecting only too much. He was with his son yesterday when [the latter] rendered his beautiful soul to his creator. It was at the very hour when I was here, at the altar, offering the Holy Sacrifice for him, alas! not any more for the healing of his body, but for the greatest sanctification of his soul.<\/strong><\/p>\n
In this way, there is in heaven he who had been our consolation on earth. So many talents, so many virtues, such a good personality have been lost to us. One of the most beautiful jewels of our crown is fallen, a portion of our being has disappeared; for do we not live in the recipients of our tenderness?<\/strong><\/p>\n
Truce, my poor heart, with every whispered thought: God alone is the master of his creatures; he disposes of them according to his very just, very holy and adorable will. Ah! yes, may his holy will be done, were it even to cost our life.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Eugene de Mazenod\u2019s Diary, 25 March 1842, EO XXI<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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