{"id":5156,"date":"2022-08-04T02:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T00:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5156"},"modified":"2022-07-28T17:54:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T15:54:56","slug":"i-will-turn-towards-the-image-of-mary-and-ask-her-maternal-blessing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5156","title":{"rendered":"I WILL TURN TOWARDS THE IMAGE OF MARY AND ASK HER MATERNAL BLESSING"},"content":{"rendered":"

“In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.” (Saint Therese of Lisieux)<\/span><\/p>\n

During Eugene’s exile in Venice, the adolescent was blessed to have been accompanied by a young priest, Bartolo Zinelli, who gave him a solid foundation in his faith. He resolved to begin each day by praying before his crucifix and then:<\/h3>\n

I will also turn towards the image of Mary and I will humbly beg her maternal blessing<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Eugene\u2019s adolescent rule of life, quoted in Rey I p. 26<\/em><\/h3>\n
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“Assumption of the Virgin” by Titian in the ‘Frari’ church in Venice<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0That these words of Eugene were not a passing fancy is backed up by the regard that this young man had for Father Bartolo in Venice, and his commitment to adhering strictly to his rule of life. The biographer Rey wrote that on the reverse side of the first page of this rule Eugene wrote these important lines:<\/h3>\n

This rule of life is more important to me than all the gold in the world. It was drawn up for me in Venice by my venerated and dear spiritual master Don Bartolo Zinelli… and I acknowledge that I owe to this holy priest, after God, the tiny bit of good that is in me\u2026 I was twelve years old when my holy and beloved master drew up this rule of life for me. (<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0REY, I, p. 25.)<\/h3>\n

Where does Mary figure in my daily schedule?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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