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1153-1200 of 1836
"The Spirit implants in us the desire to serve the poor and oppressed and shapes our hearts to respond to this desire. The Spirit is behind all the sources of…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 122, 1835.
Do not worry yourself about my health, the good God knows what He has to do. Let Him act in the fullness of his love. Do not worry yourself about… fr pt
"The Congregation of the Holy Spirit was founded on the day of Pentecost, 1703, by M. Poulart-Deplaces of the diocese of Rennes with a view to training priests consecrated to…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 120, 1835.
I desire that you do a little mental prayer, in order to occupy your mind in a most intimate way of the things of God and by so doing you… fr pt
"When the Society of the Holy Heart of Mary had passed through many trials to which the Lord, in his goodness, allowed it to be ex-posed, and had gained a…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 341, 1839.
It is essential that you be open and gentle with everyone. fr pt
"Once, while preaching, someone asked Jesus where he lived. His answer was 'Come and see'. The Lay Associates are also asking our Spiritan family a similar question: 'Where do you…
Cf. Notes and Documents, I, 143, 1830.
Why did our good Lord put so much of abundance in the Holy Heart of Mary? Oh! This is easy to guess: it is because he knows the misery in… fr pt
"We count the following as constitutive parts of our mission of evangelisation: the 'integral liberation' of people, action for justice and peace and participation in development. It follows that we…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 119, 1835.
You know what Jesus Christ desires from all Christians: you will love the Lord your God with all your heart. This means that there must be no desire or affection… fr pt
"By your life in all its activities, teach them the secret of God's living love in the very centre of their own soulÀ And so, the stream of divine life…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 58, 1834.
If it pleases God to make your works succeed, rejoice before him and give him a very humble thanksgiving. If on the contrary, it goes wrong, bless him still with… fr pt
"Libermann would insist that the real source of unity and continuity in his life was his relationship with God. Nothing is more true. Psy-chologically unsuited to life in public eye,…
Cf. Spiritual Letter, I, 58, 1834.
Anxiety and trouble are for hell fire. The children of God must not experience it. Do your work with peace and tranquillity, do all that is in you, according to… fr pt
"The first Mass of Claude (who had been ordained on 17.12.1707) must have been a big event, too large to have taken place in the property of rue Rollin. We…
Cf. Spiritual Writings, Supplement 102.
Do we not know that, when it comes to seeking the Heart of Jesus, it is with Mary that we have to find it? fr pt
"Through our missionary undertakings, we receive something of the abundant riches of grace that God gives to different nations. Before drawing up our own initiatives and programmes, it is our…
Cf. Notes and Documents, I, 149, 1828.
I am always contented, always happy. My heart is always in a perfect tranquillity and nothing is capable of troubling this peace. fr pt
"The specific nature of this mission ad gentes consists in its being addressed to "non-Christians." It is therefore necessary to ensure that this specifically "missionary work that Jesus entrusted and…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 424, 1840.
It is not the words that fill our soul with divine love and which keep us united in this holy love, but the Spirit of Our Lord, who lives in… fr pt
"Missionary activity proper, namely the mission ad gentes, is di-rected to "peoples or groups who do not yet believe in Christ," "who are far from Christ," in whom the Church…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 109, 1835.
One must love nothing on earth or in heaven but God alone, and every other things must be loved uniquely for him and in him. It seems a bit hard,… fr pt
"For me, the most striking thing about his (Poullart) spirituality is that he followed the path of the rich young man but in the opposite direction! In contrast to the…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 109, 1835.
We must love God with all our soul, with all our desires and with all our affections. Just when do we love God in this way? It is when we… fr pt
"Always derived from experience, never tied to a system, personal holiness was for Libermann the key of life. In a sheltered seminary setting, it took the shape of a personal…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 424, 1840.
May Jesus live in us as he lived in Mary. May we be united to Mary as she was united with Jesus, in a union of desire, a union of… fr pt
"Our brothers and sisters in Africa, including our conFrères, have a lesson for us as we come up against obstacles and an awareness of how weak we are. We sometimes…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 424, 1840.
It would be a great and admirable thing, for the Holy Spirit to accomplish in our souls this holy union with Jesus in Mary and with Mary in Jesus. fr pt
"We live out our mission in willing obedience to the Holy Spirit, tak-ing Mary as our model. This condition of habitual fidelity to the in-spiration of the Holy Spirit is…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 468, 1840.
Let everything be natural in you and come from the Holy Spirit. Yet, everything which flow from this Spirit is gentle, mild, modest and humble. Strength and mildness, is the… fr pt
"Claude began by renting a room in the rue des Cordiers near the College and gathered there the poor students whom he had already been helping before and whose dispositions…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 64, 1834.
Please note my very dear, that the admirable interior of the Most Blessed Virgin is perfectly similar to that of Jesus. A ray of light and grace flow throughout eternity… fr pt
"Why do we fail to make progress in our union with God? Because we are never within ourselves to listen to him. We don't hear him because there is no…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 424, 1940.
It is sufficient for me therefore to give my soul unceasingly to Jesus Christ our Lord and to the Most Blessed Virgin our good Mother, so that the divine Spirit… fr pt
"What must be aimed at is complete humanism. And what is that if not the fully-rounded development of the whole person? A humanism closed in on itself and not open…
Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 388, 1838.
For the chaplet, do not absolutely seek to enter in all the sentiments and thoughts of the prayer that you recite. Keep yourself peacefully united to the Lord or to… fr pt
Cf. Notes and Documents, VII, 37, 1845.
Mental prayer is an important business, but a very simple. It should consist in a repose which is simple, peaceful and full of confidence before Our Lord that is all. fr pt
Pierre Haas, Superior General: Christmas Letter, 1989
The EGC of Arusha invites us to turn our gaze towards the future. During its recent session, the General Council, taking into account the suggestions made at Arusha, decided that… fr pt
Cf. Notes and Documents, III, 102, 1842.
It is the Spirit who must work in our souls, more or less perfectly according to God’s plans for us and according to our fidelity to correspond to them. Without… fr pt
"Young Provinces and Foundations are increasing in number: what is the process for passing from Foundation to Province ? Above all, we must preserve both the originality and identity of…
Cf. Notes and Documents, I, 143, 1830.
O my good Mother you love me a thousand and a thousand times more than mothers love their children, and you would leave me in sorrow without giving me any… fr pt
EGC Carcavelos, 1982. cf. I/D no. 32
With the passage of time, all institutes grow old in their commitments and fall away from their ideal. There is constant need for the Congregation to rejuvenate itself, especially in… fr pt
Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 458, 1847.
Support one another mutually, put up with your faults, ease your mutual troubles, comfort your confreres, do not judge them, love them, and be gentle towards them, even when you… fr pt
Provisional Rule , 2nd part, Chapter 1
Three elements go to make up the spiritual state of the Congregation: community life, the apostolate and the spirit of religion. The "spirit of religion" means that we totally abandon… fr pt
Cf. Notes and Documents, I, 143, 1830.
I seem to hear this Holy Mother yelling at all of us “Come, my dear children, come to me, come and rest on my Heart. My dear Son has put… fr pt
Nigeria
The appointment of Fr Léon Lejeune as Prefect Apostolic of Southern Nigeria after 14 years in Gabon sets the mission on a new course. His program emphasises the planting and… fr pt
"Libermann welcomed the invasion of God into his life. His natural sensitivity gave a richness and depth to the impression he received. Periods of solitude and passivity became the most…
1153-1200 of 1836