Two months after Bishop Eugene’s appeal to his diocese for aid for Ireland, he was able to send the equivalent in today’s currency of \u00a313,300 British Pounds (USD 17 000) to Ireland.\u00a0 He wrote to one of the Irish bishops:<\/p>\n
Moved as I ought to be by the evils afflicting Ireland, I felt that the faithful of my diocese could not remain indifferent to them, and that they owed at least a gesture of charity to their unfortunate brethren. I appealed to their good will in a published letter to this effect. Although we are in a city where a multitude of important charities and charitable establishments have no other resources than the voluntary donations of a charity that is constantly being called upon for this, nevertheless, a sympathy inspired by the Catholic spirit has manifested itself quite generally for the object of my request. The collection made in churches where the poor man’s penny was mixed with the rich man’s offering produced a sum of around twenty thousand francs of our currency.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n … It is a privilege to be able to associate myself with your charity, which soothes so many pains and wipes away so many tears. The great trials to which your unfortunate homeland is subjected make me regret, however, that I cannot contribute a greater share to its relief.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Letter to the Bishop of Tuam, Ireland, 14 April 1847, EO III n 15<\/em><\/p>\n REFLECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n “People lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. Two months after Bishop Eugene’s appeal to his diocese for aid for Ireland, he was able to send the equivalent in today’s currency of \u00a313,300 British Pounds (USD 17 000) to Ireland.\u00a0 He wrote to one of the Irish bishops: … Continue reading
\nFor these they will receive from the Lord the reward and recompense they deserve.\u201d (St Francis of Assisi)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"