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Do not judge at first glance; do not judge according to what you have seen in Europe, according to what you have been accustomed to in Europe. Strip yourself of Europe — of its customs, of its spirit. Make yourself one with the people among whom you live, and then you will judge them as they ought to be judged. Make yourself one with them (…) adapt yourself to them as servants must adapt themselves to their masters — and this, in order to help perfect them, sanctify them, raise them from their lowliness, and gradually, over time, make of them a people of God. This is what Saint Paul calls becoming all things to all, so as to win all for Jesus Christ.
François Libermann (N.D IX, 330-331)
Ne jugez pas au premier coup d'oeil ; ne jugez pas d'après ce que vous avez vu en Europe, d'après ce à quoi vous avez été habitués en Europe, dépouillez vous de l'Europe, de ses mœurs, de son esprit ; faites vous nègres avec les nègres, et vous les jugerez comme ils doivent être jugés ; faites vous nègres avec les nègres (…), faites vous à eux comme des serviteurs doivent se faire à leurs maîtres, et cela pour les perfectionner, les sanctifier, les relever de la bassesse et enfaire peu à peu, à la longue, un peuple de Dieu. C'est ce que saint Paul appelle se faire tout à tous, afin de les gagner tous à Jésus Christ.
François Libermann (N.D IX, 330-331)
Não julgueis ao primeiro olhar; não julgueis segundo o que vistes na Europa, segundo aquilo a que fostes habituados na Europa; despojai-vos da Europa, dos seus costumes, do seu espírito; fazei-vos negros com os negros, e julgá-los-eis como devem ser julgados; fazei-vos negros com os negros (…), adaptai-vos a eles como os servos se devem adaptar aos seus senhores, e isto para os aperfeiçoar, os santificar, os erguer da condição e fazer deles, pouco a pouco e a seu tempo, um povo de Deus. É a isto que São Paulo chama fazer-se tudo para todos, a fim de todos ganhar para Jesus Cristo.
François Libermann (N.D IX, 330-331)
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When the Holy Spirit works in us, our soul is on fire and it is as though it is carried and united to God without any worries, without feeling anxious, irritated or upset and without any self-love entering in; on the contrary, we humble ourselves, not just before God, but in our own interior and before all creatures.
Libermann to Douay, 31.12.1841. NDIII, p.88-89
Quand le divin Esprit agit en nous, notre âme est brûlante, et, au milieu de ce feu, elle est comme portée, unie à Dieu sans trouble, sans inquiétude, sans agitation, sans irritation, sans mouvement d’amour-propre, et, au contraire, avec un mouvement d’abaissement de nous-mêmes, non seulement devant Dieu, mais dans notre propre intérieur et devant toutes les créatures.
Libermann, à Douay, 31.12.1841, N.D.III, p.88-89
Quando o Divino Espírito Santo age em nós, a nossa alma está fervorosa, e no meio deste fogo, ela é como que conduzida, unida a Deus sem perturbação, sem inquietação, sem agitação, sem irritação, sem movimento de amor próprio, e pelo contrário, com um movimento de rebaixamento de nós mesmos, não só diante de Deus, mas no nosso próprio interior e diante de todas as criaturas.
Libermann, a Doualy, 31.12, 1841, N.D. III, p. 88-89
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