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After a turbulent period for religious congregations, our own is officially approved under the title of "Association of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit".

The orphanage and property of Misserghin are ceeded to the Spiritans by the Brothers of Our Lady of the Annunciation. Several of the brothers joined our Congregation, including Frère Clément…

Fr. Eigenmann is named Visitator of the Province of Portugal and Provincial "ad interim", replacing Fr. Rulhe whose bad health made it impossible for him to continue. Fr. Rulhe died…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 126, 1835.

Enter most deeply into your innermost self and never come out. If you do this, your joy will be full and the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ will flood…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 67, 1837.

My beloved brothers, love one another as Jesus loves you. Be united together as Jesus is united to your souls. I am certain that if you act in this way,…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 668, 1834.

Do not be troubled or embarrassed by anything. If it pleases our Lord Jesus Christ to put you in Rennes, stay there, if He wants you in Paris, come to…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 279, 1843.

You do not have to be discouraged when you happen to have fallen again. You must get up, ask for forgiveness from Our Lord and the Blessed Virgin and make…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 27, 1837.

So take courage, be strong and robust in the love of Our Lord Jesus Christ. If you are slightly dissipated during this holidays, even if you had made mistakes, do…

Règle Provisoire, no.86

They will have a special care and love for the poorest people and those whom the world considers the most unfortunate. They will treat them with great kindness and concern.…

Cf. Commentary of Saint John, 699, 1940.

The men of God must pay attention to these observations. How many are there not who misunderstood the mission of their divine Master, and therefore theirs. They want an external…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 537, 1849.

The missionary rapports between them will be those of the children of the same family, which is that of Jesus and Mary. They must treat themselves as brothers animated by…

Libermann talking of his baptism. ND I, p.90

I am still amazed at the wonderful change that happened in me as the baptismal water flowed over my forehead. All my doubts and fears suddenly fell away. The clerical…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 208, 1839.

Never allow yourself to be discouraged by your weaknesses, and whenever you think you have committed some fault, reflect back gently on yourself, then present yourself before Our Lord in…

Règle Provisoire, no.89

They will be the advocates, the supporters and the defenders of the weak and the little ones against those who oppress them. It is in circumstances like these that the…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 313, 1846.

Always go about peacefully and gently, according to your strength at the moment. Do not go ahead of your guide, lest you go astray and away from the path which…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 153, 1839.

Study because it is necessary to do so but do not put your trust in books. Jesus is the only light of our minds. Be trustfully confident in our adorable…

Cf. Spiritual Writings, Supplement, 5.

Take the firm and powerful resolution to give yourself to God, completely without reserve, with promptness and joy. This generosity in the gift of oneself is indispensable and always turns…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 377, 1844 842.

Give yourself body and soul to God, and no longer seek to rely on creature. It is no longer time to be a child, mature age of perfection must begin…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 377, 1844.

So remain simply attached to God. You have God and God alone. He must be sufficient for you.

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 159, 1842.

Allow yourself to be guided by God’s hand. Do not hurry in divine things. Be before Our Lord as clay is before the potter.

Libermann to Luquet, NDAnnex, p.62

From 1840, when I sent the first version of the Rules for our little Society to Rome, I felt it was essential to work for the creation of a native…

Cf. Notes and Documents, XI, 48, 1849.

To continue this work for the poor workers], we need some resources. Come to our aid. Already, they have all received the medal of the Blessed Virgin Mary and are…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 540-1, 1849.

One does not love his confrere in order to be loved, or for the pleasure that one finds in this affection. Loving thus one’s confrere, all in God and for…

Our preaching of the Gospel has different styles, determined by the times and places in which we are living. We announce the Gospel to people and groups who have not…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 27, 1837.

If we feel that we are miserable, it is the joy of our heart because we see that God alone is great, God alone is beautiful, kind, filled with all…

Spiritans in Mexico: 1971-1996

It is interesting to observe the approach of these first Spiritan missionaries towards the people. They welcomed the people, listened to them with respect, walked with them and, on occasions,…

Cf. Spiritual Writings, 475.

The divine Saviour has promised a hundredfold to him who abandons creatures for his sake. All those who have given it a trial have seen the fulfilment of the promise…

Spiritan Confreres in Australia

Here in Australia we are literally at the "ends of the earth", but in the spirit of François Libermann, we have faith in what the Lord is asking of us…

Cf. Notes and Documents, XIII, 352, 1851.

It is essential that we attain to such an abnegation of ourselves that we remain imperturbable with regards to everything that happens. We must expect all the privations, sufferings, all…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 27, 1842.

Do not aim at attracting the world to our holy work. It is the work of Our Lord and of the Holy Heart of Mary, we do not interfere too…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 67, 1837.

Consider you all as only one body animated by our divine Jesus. Rejoice fully with all the graces and good that you see in one another.

Cf. Glose 124-5.

The union that should reign between us must be a union of spirit and a union of heart. The union of mind must not consist of wishing to subjugate others…

In every facet of our lives, but particularly in our prayer, Mary is our model of willing obedience and faithfulness. We offer her veneration and prayer so that we may,…

Cf. Notes and Documents, IV, 295-6, 1843.

We must bend and be very flexible to lead souls, following the different states, directing them continuously, taking all forms and all ways that suit them, in order to support…

Cf. Notes and Documents, I, 143, 1830.

Well, go, run, and throw yourself into the arms of this beloved and Holy Mother. Go and tell her with confidence, simplicity, tenderness and love “O my good Mother you…

Second Vatican Council, "Ad Gentes", no.1

Having been divinely sent to the nations that she might be "the universal sacrament of salvation", the Church, in obedience to the command of her founder (Mt 16:15) and because…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 458, 1847.

Lose your judgement in the general opinion. Tenacity to one’s own ideas is one of the greatest evil for people who ought to live together in the peace and charity…

Cf. Notes and Documents, IV, 295-6, 1843.

Always remember that gentleness and persuasion penetrate souls, and that firmness and rigour obtain only external change.

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 458, 1847.

Be full of affection, gentleness and openness with Superiors to make their burden easy to carry. Live together in union and in the most perfect peace.

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 182, 1844.

It is a general rule that we should not be too much in a hurry. We know that we can do nothing. Rely on God alone and do not hurry.…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 313, 1846.

We must not hope for results right from the beginning, but after some time. There are countries where the fruits will be more abundant, whereas in others the fruits will…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 27, 1837.

If we really love God, we seek for him with much more ardour after we have made some mistakes. The bigger the fault, the more our love for him has…

Cf. Commentary of Saint John, 119, 1940.

We only have to follow the example of Our Lord, to be faithful in doing everything that depends on us, and to help the divine Providence as it provides the…

Léopold de Régnier in his last letter to Libermann. NDV, p.263

If we could start all over again, I would do it a thousand times more. I would not change my place for all the goods in the world. Please, notify…

Cf. Commentary of Saint John, 119, 1940.

It is an admirable thing to see, how the divine Providence takes care of the circumstances for the execution of his plans for the salvation of souls. We therefore do…

Libermann: Commentary on St. John, 4:15

Jesus, give me this water to satisfy my soul; without it, I am likely to give in to passions and seek sustenance from earthly goods. My passions are very much…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 137, 1844.

Be kind to sinners, be kind to yourself, humble and peaceful in the presence of God, patient in all the evils that surround you. You will see, God will help…

Our principal virtue is the zeal for the salvation of souls. The purpose of our vocation is not the question of practicing poverty, it must be for us, a means…

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