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RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF THE MOST ABANDONED
Awareness of the religious situation of the orphans of Marseille became the awareness of God’s call to the service of a group that was abandoned. One of Eugene’s biographers gives us the background: The Divine Providence Orphanage needed chaplains for … Continue reading
A FATHERHOOD IN CHRIST JESUS THRU THE GOSPEL
In 1818 when Eugene was reviewing his ministry during his retreat, he reflected on the youth and how happy he was with their progress, and continued: I should add that most of them owe their success to my efforts, and … Continue reading
BEING PREPARED TO GIVE EVERYTHING FOR THE SALVATION OF ANOTHER
Immediately after the first Mass of Hippolyte Courtès, Eugene wrote to the 20 year old Adrien Chappuis. He had been a member of the Youth Congregation and had wanted to become a Missionary as well. His behaviour as a law … Continue reading
HE WHO SEES TAKES OFF HIS SHOES
Eugene had every reason to be proud of the ordination and first Mass of Hippolyte Courtès – he had been the mentor of this young man both in the Youth Congregation and later in his formation as a Missionary. The … Continue reading
FIRST FRUITS JOYFULLY OFFERED TO GOD
Eugene rejoices with fatherly pride at the priestly ordination of a member of his beloved Youth Congregation and of his Missionaries. Writing in the Youth Diary, and from the point of view of the youth he reflected: On July 31… … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY PRIEST: LOVE IS SEEN IN WHAT IT DOES
Three and a half years after the foundation of the Missionaries of Provence they lived a moment of great joy and satisfaction in the priestly ordination of the first member of the Youth Congregation to become one of them. In … Continue reading
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DEATH!
In 1819, Paulin Castellas, a member of Eugene’s Youth Congregation died. For a while he had lived with other Aix students in the house of the Missionaries. Eugene’s reflection on this young man’s life was written in the Diary of … Continue reading
AN UNFORGETTABLE DAY: A CELEBRATION OF GROWTH
In our chronological journey through the writings of Saint Eugene, we had reached the 1st of November 1818, the day that the Missionaries of Provence made vows in accordance with their new Rule of Life. Then for several weeks, we … Continue reading
YOUTH – THE WORK OF WORKS
Committed to preaching the Gospel to the most abandoned and to be ministers of God’s compassion in the sacrament of reconciliation, Eugene continued to explain the ministry of the Missionaries in his Rule of Life: Article 3 The direction of … Continue reading
NEVER ABANDONING THE SALVATION OF THOSE WHOM JESUS CHRIST REDEEMED WITH HIS BLOOD
Reviewing the Diary of the Youth Congregation, Eugene wrote about the 28 month gap in keeping the diary up to date. I assigned a congregant to make a note of the principal events so that at the first free moment … Continue reading