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1105-1152 of 1836
(John Paul II: "Redemptoris Missio", no. 88).
"The mystery of the Incarnation and Redemption is thus described as a total self-emptying which leads Christ to experience fully the human condition and to accept totally the Father's plan.… fr pt
Cf. Notes and Documents, VIII, 113, 1844.
What is the most powerful means that I employ for guiding people? It is to tolerate in each one the faults that I foresee that I can do nothing about,… fr pt
"Jesus took steps to ensure that we could always be in perfect union with him by giving us the Holy Spirit who is the consummator of all sanctity. But in…
Cf. Spiritual Letter les, IV, 458, 1847.
Be full of affection, gentleness and openness with the superiors in order to make their burden easier to carry. fr pt
"I must not miss this opportunity to say a couple of words about the immense love that Jesus has for us. You can see it clearly in the Blessed Sacrament.…
Cf. Notes and Documents, VIII, 113, 1844.
Be quite sure that nothing is ever accomplished in this line by force, contradiction, resistance, but also, on the contrary, that everything is accomplished and obtained by support, tolerance, gentleness… fr pt
"And if ever I have done any good for my God whom I love, I beg him to grant me that I may shed my blood with those exiles and…
Cf. Notes and Documents, IV, 293, 1843.
Our Master said “I have not come to be served but serve and to lay down my life”. These word contain all the duties of superiorship, it is to the… fr pt
"In the long run, is there any other way of handing on the Gospel than by transmitting to another person one's personal experience of faith? It must not happen that…
Cf. Notes and Documents, IV, 293, 1843.
About being superior, a general rule which much cover everything is that one has not come to be served, but to serve,. You are the first servant of your community. fr pt
"In the summer of 1837, M. Libermann left Saint-Sulpice for Rennes where he joined M. Louis, the superior of the Eudistes, hoping to do some good in that congregation for…
Cf. Notes and Documents, VII, 92, 1846.
All the works undertaken and carried out in the Church have encountered the same difficulties and often even much greater ones, and yet, these difficulties have not frightened the apostolic… fr pt
"You always deal kindly with me as if you were in need of me. It is as if you glory in subjugating a heart as insensitive as mine. You seem…
Cf. Notes and Documents, VIII, 113, 1844.
Be master, then, of your own soul and you will be master of the whole world. fr pt
"Excessive economic, social and cultural inequalities among peo-ples arouse tensions and conflicts, and are a danger to peace. As we said to the Fathers of the Council when we returned…
Cf. Notes and Documents, II, 472, 1841.
Priests often think of their own sanctification alone and souls are somewhat neglected. They have more zeal for recollection and other virtues which tend to their own sanctification than for… fr pt
"At the Itaici Chapter, it was said that 'our mission is a spirituality before it is a strategy, that we are being evangelised at the same time as we evangelise'.…
Cf. Notes and Documents, II, 472, 1841.
It is impossible to sanctify yourself without working with all your strength for the salvation of the souls entrusted to you. And it is scarcely possible to sanctify these souls… fr pt
"I am very annoyed that you are not in charge of the mission in Senegal. I am very anxious to hear that a seminary will be estab-lished by your congregation…
Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 24, 1848.
My heart is for the Africans, wholly for the Africans. I am Jesus’ servant. He wants me to love everyone as he loves everyone; but he inspires me with a… fr pt
"It fills me with joy to hear of all the wonders that the Heart of Mary is doing in Paris and in the Seminary. Our poor little Congregation rejoices over…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 484, 1838.
A priest is something great! He is a man who must possess all the perfections of our Lord, for the greatest quality Jesus was clothed with was his divine priesthood.… fr pt
"For missionaries to succeed in such an admirable mission, they have to adopt a life-style that is poorer and more mortified than the local people to whom they are sent;…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 484, 1838.
A priest should have nothing of a human way of life about him; he ought to act and behave no more as a human being, but the spirit of Jesus… fr pt
"They (the products of the Seminaire du Saint-Esprit) consecrate themselves preferably to missionary activity both foreign and domes-tic, offering to go and stay in the poorest and most abandoned places…
Cf. Notes and Documents, II, 160, 1852.
When obstacles appear, we must go forward, forward all the time, stay at the foot of the wall, wait until it falls, and then pass over it and move on. fr pt
"Preaching is always indispensable. We are well aware that modern man is sated by talk. The fatigue produced these days by so much empty talk and the relevance of many…
Cf. Notes et Documents, I, 662, 1839.
I do not feel drawn to look for all these human supports, besides, I am not capable of obtaining them. I have presented my project, if God wants it to… fr pt
Pope Paul VI: Evangelii Nuntiandi, 21
"Above all, the Gospel must be proclaimed by witness. Take a Christian or a handful of Christians who, in the midst of their own community, show their capacity for understanding… fr pt
Cf. Notes and Documents, I, 662, 1839.
It is essential that all those who wish to embark on this holy work have a docile pliable spirit, be disposed to submit to whosoever is given to them as… fr pt
"Tell Jesus something like this: 'Dear Jesus, you know very well that I'm nothing, that I'm worth nothing and that I can do nothing. But here I am, a poor…
Cf. Notes and Documents, I, 662, 1839.
I know you will not find many like that, who are already capable of suffering pains and humiliations, but they must at least have the ardent and sincere desire to… fr pt
"Stay quiet and allow God to do what he wants. Never seek to ad-vance further than he wishes you to do. Be content to aim at a total self denial…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 282, 1839.
May Jesus transform every sentiment in you into pure, chaste and holy love of which he himself is filled with, or rather that he himself be your love and your… fr pt
Jacques Laval to Libermann, 1844. N.D.VI, 515-517
This is the fruit of three years work: about 250 instructed and bap-tised, both Madagascans and Mozambicans, around 350 first com-munions- nearly all old people. Nearly all have persevered, apart… fr pt
Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 687, 1851.
Be like a poor victim offered by Jesus Christ to his Father, for the salvation of souls and the divine mercy will be your lot. fr pt
"Sometimes we become almost drugged by our work, to the detri-ment of our openness, our relationships with others and our prayer life. We become so attached to our job that…
Cf. Notes and Documents, I, 662, 1839.
For the mission, we need men devoted to the glory of God, men determined to give up everything for him, men who have already got the better of their principal… fr pt
"I felt God's blessings visibly in my eagerness to approach the Blessed Sacrament. Although I was fortunate enough to receive communion frequently, I did not yet receive it as often…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 282, 1839.
Essentially, do not to be surprised for the love of yourself, from now on, the affection of your heart must not be for you but for Jesus, your sovereign and… fr pt
"From the beginning, our mission has favoured the poor. Today, we reaffirm our commitment to the poorÀAs for Justice and Peace, the members of the Chapter noted that an awareness…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 109, 1835.
How should one take one’s holiday? Very happily I would say you have to take a walk, have fun, but do all with decency and gravity, and by taking care… fr pt
"The Church does not create dialogue between God and man, but she is an on-going sign of its presence, she nourishes it and strengthens it by symbolic acts both at…
Cf. Notes and Documents, I, 143, 1830.
Go and present yourself confidently to the most powerful Mother of God, and you will have everything you want. Did you not know that the Holy Heart of Mary is… fr pt
"So to be on mission is to come in contact with a mystery that em-braces the whole world, the whole of history and all peoples: to look, contemplate, discern, listen,…
Cf. Notes and Documents, I, 662, 1839.
I believe that all those who seem ready to give themselves to God in this holy work will be disposed for everything, and can only experience greater spiritual joy, in… fr pt
"We do not bring Christ to where he is not already present: Christ and his Spirit are already there, in a hidden way, before we arrive. So our task is…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 282, 1839.
It is necessary to preserve the life of our Lord in your interior by the purity of your desires and your affections. You must be careful, and never let yourself… fr pt
1105-1152 of 1836