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Libermann was ambitious. He wanted badly to make the most of his life and, to this end, he was prepared to make great demands on himself. He was a man of action who often agonised about whether or not to act. He was moved by a restless desire but anchored by strong emotional attachments to people and places. He liked the comfortable feel of the familiar, the firm feel of the traditional. Schooled to believe in a God who is transcendent, he was shocked by the intervention of God who is available in Christ. At his baptism and in other mystical experiences, he was lost in wonder at God's invitation to intimacy. Communion with Christ became the centre of his life.
Bernard Kelly: Life began at Forty. p. 111-113
1827 | Libermann
François Libermann is confirmed in the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.
1844 | Deux Guinées
Three missionary communities are established: Grand Bassam, with Pères Audebert and Laval and Frère Grégoire; Assinie, with Bishop Barron, Pères Bouchet and Maurice, Mr. James Keily and John Egan; Cap des Palmes, with Pères Bessieux and Jean Fabé.
1872 | East Africa
A cyclone does much damage to the whole of Bagamoyo Mission compound: roofs are blown off, walls collapse, trees are uprooted - but fortunately no lives are lost.
1976 | Spain
300 young people come to celebrate Easter in the Noviciate community. The organisers see this as a way to attract young people to Jesus and the challenges of his Gospel.
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