Eugene was in a reminiscing mood on the day of this diary entry.\u00a0 For some reason he decided to make a list of all his anniversaries. As we read it, perhaps it could inspire each of us to do the same – and to celebrate with a prayer of gratitude for each of our milestones.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Memorable days for me, whose anniversary I need to celebrate:<\/strong><\/p>\n
August 1, 1782, my birth;<\/strong><\/p>\n
August 2, 1782, my baptism.<\/strong><\/p>\n
I made my First Communion on Holy Thursday and I was confirmed by Cardinal Costa, Archbishop of Turin on the feast day of the Holy Trinity, but I am not sure whether this was in the year 1792 or even in 1793.<\/strong><\/p>\n
In the first supposition, Holy Thursday would correspond to April 5 and the Holy Trinity to June 3; in the second, this would be March 28 and May 26.<\/strong><\/p>\n
On November 4, 1808, I took the soutane,<\/strong><\/p>\n
on December 27, 1808, I was tonsured by Bishop Andre, former bishop of Quimper.<\/strong><\/p>\n
On May 27, 1809, I received minor orders from His Excellency Cardinal Fesch;<\/strong><\/p>\n
on December 23, 1809, I was made sub-deacon by Bishop Andr\u00e9, former bishop of Quimper;<\/strong><\/p>\n
on June 16, 1810, I was made deacon by Cardinal Fesch;<\/strong><\/p>\n
on December 21, 1811, I was made priest in Amiens by Bishop Demandoix of Amiens. Cardinal Mattei, who should have ordained me, was in exile, and I not having wanted to receive the priesthood from the hands of Cardinal Maury, at the time administrator of the diocese of Paris. [ed. Jean Siffrein Maury (1746-1817), appointed by Pius VI bishop of Montefiascone and cardinal in 1799. Appointed archbishop of Paris by Napol\u00e9on in 1810; Pope Pius VII, in exile in France, refused to confirm the nomination.]<\/strong><\/p>\n
On November 1, 1818, I made my oblation in the congregation,<\/strong><\/p>\n
and, on October 14, 1832, I received episcopal consecration from the hands of His Eminence Cardinal Odescalchi\u00a0 and from the archbishops of Chalc\u00e9doine and of Ravenna, thereafter Cardinals Frezza and Falconieri.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
I was transferred to the see of Marseille on October 2, 1837.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He concludes with a certain subtle sense of humor:<\/p>\n
Yet to be known is the day of my death, the anniversary of which others will have to celebrate and for which I invoke in advance the mercy of God.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Eugene de Mazenod\u2019s Diary, 14 March 1842, EO XXI<\/em><\/p>\n
Let us also celebrate our milestones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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