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

True charity will be effective. We will not be contented to have it in the heart. It must be manifested by the intimate relationships that one will have with all…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 137, 1844.

Be always full of reverence to the priests who do not do their duty. We must win them and not to be embittered against them. If we are irritated against…

Daniel Brottier: Roman document, "Copia Publica", p.256

Nothing can be too good for the orphans. These children, deprived of the joys of family life, should find a new family, by way of compensation, in the Oeuvre d'Auteuil.…

Cf. Notes and Documents, VI, 446, 1844.

We have happiness in us when we possess God.

P. Joaquim Alves Correia C.S.Sp.: "Vida mais Alta"

If we see the rights to life and essential needs of the poor being trampled on, we must speak out and condemn the perpetrators, even if the world of the…

Cf. Notes and Documents, II, 287, 1845.

The missionaries will exercise great kindness especially towards the most hardened sinners, towards the feeble souls and the sick, and not towards the vices or the inclinations which hold them…

Cf. Notes and Documents, IX, 248, 1847.

Never a man in the world is capable of forcing either the consciences, the will, or the intelligences of his fellow human being. God did not want to do it,…

Libermann: Commentary on St. John, 4:11

As Our Lord talked to this sinful woman, he was touching her heart with his grace and gradually bringing her enlightenment. She understood nothing of what he was saying; she…

Cf. Notes and Documents, IX, 248, 1847.

In general you must cultivate a liking for everyone regardless of their opinions on religious principles and their opinion about yourselves. They must be given the freedom to think and…

In our communities, each and all are looked upon as confreres received from the Lord. Each individual, young, old, in sickness and in health, has gifts from which all draw…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 125, 1848.

We will do all that we can to develop this Christian charity between the rich and the poor people, the White and Black people, which makes all men consider themselves…

Libermann: Instructions to Missionaries, Ch.. IX

Union with God can be found in two ways: in practical union in reference to our everyday acts and habits, and in the contemplative union of mental prayer. Practical union…

Cf. Notes and Documents X, 517, 1849.

The conduct of missionaries must always be directed by gentleness and a holy prudence, avoiding to act with so much vivacity against the oppressors, for fear of irritating them more.

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 137, 1844.

Avoid bitterness against sinners. Dilate your souls when you see sinners. Getting irritated of their most abominable sins would be to act in a way opposed to the behaviour of…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 517, 1849.

Missionaries will avoid some unworthy defects of an apostolic man such as: arrogant manners, contemptuous, mockery, indifferences, and all the manners of this kind that the men of this world…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 516, 1849.

In general, the tender love of missionaries for the men, will prompt them not to miss any opportunity to do good to them, not only the good that goes directly…

Guidelines for Animation, nos. 25, 29

Due to the mass media and modern means of travel, people of different countries have been brought together more and more. In these circumstances, the Holy Spirit seems to be…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 482, 1845.

We are always happy when we are with Jesus, even when we are with him on Calvary, but we must be there with good heart.

Libermann on his conversion. NDI, p.65-66

It was then that, remembering the God of my fathers, I knelt down and implored him to enlighten me on the true religion. I prayed that if the beliefs of…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 516, 1849.

The missionaries will treat the poorest souls with a special kindness. They will provide all the help and reliefs at their disposal, without scrutinizing so much whether or not they…

Cf. Notes and Documents, XIII, 170, 1851.

Providence has done our work for us through the Blacks, whether in Africa, or in the colonies. These are unquestionably the most miserable and abandoned of the populations up till…

Cf. Notes and Documents, XIII, 170, 1851.

To preach the Good News to the poor, that is our general goal. Nevertheless, the missions are the principal objective towards which we aim, and in the missions we have…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 516, 1849.

The missionaries, dedicated, through their divine Master, to the poorest and the most unfortunate souls, their care and tenderness will be particularly to those whose misery and neglect is greatest.

Cf. Notes and Documents, II, 241, 1845.

The missions to which the Congregation must respond to will be among the poorest, despised peoples, whose need are very great, who are neglected in the church of God and…

Cf. Notes et Documents, VI, 311, 313, 1844.

You can see how enormous the difficulties are in these countries. I am convinced that the divine Providence charges us with these so difficult and perilous missions. Remember that we…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 517, 1849.

The missionaries will be the advocates, supports, the defenders of the feeble and the little ones, from all those who oppress them.

Cf. Notes and Documents, VI, 446, 1844.

Happiness does not consist in having all the satisfactions and in succeeding in all that we desire. On the contrary, we arrive at a much happier result by the frustrations…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 46, 1848.

My migraines have reduced considerably since the beginning of winter, I think the summer heat will bring them back. According to God’s will! If he wants them to return to…

Libermann: the story of his conversion. ND1, p.65-70

The profound solitude of that room where the only light was a small opening in the roof, the thought of being far from my family, my friends and my country,…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 214, 1836.

You are filled with the Spirit of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and it is this Holy Spirit who alone wants to be the principle and the end of all your…

Libermann, Instructions for Missionnaries, to be found in Directoire Spirituel p.7

I am thoroughly convinced that God has destined all of us for purposes of special mercy and sanctity. This makes me most anxious to give you these few instructions and…

Cf. Spiritual Writings, 475.

The man who generously embraces the perfect abnegation of himself, has a soul full of peace, ardour and energy. He is a thousand times happier than he who allows himself…

Libermann: Instructions for Missionnaries, Introduction. E.S. p.480-495

If God has not been pleased to give me the inestimable grace of saving others through suffering with his beloved Son, if he has not willed to make me a…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 50, 1833.

A man who seeks to renounce himself in everything and to give himself completely to God, is a master of heaven, earth and of hell fire. God grants him everything…

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

We must be calm like men who repose in God alone, who do only God’s work without any satisfaction for themselves, in such a way that if we succeed, we…

Our Congregation is international and our apostolic activity usually puts us in contact with a culture different to our own. Necessarily then, our formation prepares us both for living in…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 411, 1838.

Abandon, abandon, always abandon, and nothing but abandon!

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, II, 502, 1841.

Our will, being what is the most intimate in us, its submission and total abandonment to Our Lord is something very difficult. In order to produce this effect in all…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 50, 1833.

The graces we receive from this path of renunciation are immense. They give us a prodigious facility to carry out the most difficult things. They put us above all creatures,…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 112, 1838.

Pay close attention to this word, to possess his soul in peace. It is a term used by our divine Master. Rest in Jesus, put out yourself before him like…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 539-40, 1849.

This charity between brothers of the same community must be cordial. It is not enough to have it in one’s mouth or even in the actions, it must start from…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, 377, 1844.

It is costly, it’s painful. It seems that our whole life is like a ghost, that the soul is empty, that we no longer have a spiritual life. We are…

Libermann to M. Lemercier. NDIV, p.248

As a general rule, the voice of God comes to us within. When our superiors speak to us externally (which is unavoidable) it corresponds perfectly to this interior voice and…

Cf. Spiritual, II, 112, 1838.

Do not have any more activity, sentiment, desire, affection, will or vision, but let Jesus animate you in all the interior and exterior operations of your soul. Then He will…

Libermann: Commentary on St. John, 1:38

In recounting the story of the vocation of Andrew and John, the evangelist shows the way that Our Lord follows to call people to himself and to his perfect divine…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 462, 1845.

Your prayer must consist of a simple, humble, peaceful and trustful repose before Our Lord: that is all.

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

The divine Goodness from henceforth, wants you to act by pure faith and in a more intellectual way. Be supple in the hand of God. Allow God to perfect you…

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

The yardstick of the activity of zeal is the facility for us to keep being in recollection and in union with our Lord Jesus Christ in the midst of occupations.…

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