The community\u2019s reply was sent to Eugene by Henri Tempier: in Aix the Missionaries were united with Eugene and encouraged him to accept what was happening in a spirit of being united with the humiliations of Jesus himself:<\/p>\n
\nOur Dear Superior,<\/h5>\n
We must admit that God is being very good to us since He allows us to share the gifts He gave His Son. Permit us to suffer with you, even though it seems that these humiliations were meant for you personally. Would that God would always treat us so and, what is more important, that we would conform to His treatment of us! Our poor humiliated and mistrusted family should soon become thoroughly holy and then, what fruits would we reap! As Saint Francis de Sales said: ‘A thousand falling to the left, ten thousand to the right.’ There would be no resisting us; and, to use his own words: ‘The deeper our humiliation, the higher God’s glory.’ The admirable and holy Father Boudon used to say: ‘Everything will go well if the poor archdeacon is brought low.’ I am sure you will pardon my lack of originality for repeating what you yourself know better than I and especially what you know how to practice better than I. How could we not follow your example?<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter of Henri Tempier to Eugene de Mazenod, 23 October 1817,
\nin Rambert I p. 250<\/em><\/p>\nMaunier added:<\/p>\n
\nIn God alone we place our confidence and, in consequence, we could not be blamed. To endure being reproached for having wished to do good, such glory is too much for us, let us admit, at least for me who am only a midget in the Church. But since it is God alone for whom we act and for whom we ought to act, let us always do what we can, let us not flinch from this hard road which lies before us, let us not lose sight of our divine Master who goes before us, carrying his cross and who deigns to invite us to follow him…\u201d<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Emmanuel Maunier to Eugene de Mazenod, YENVEUX, V, 231.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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