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Libermann: last conference given at Notre Dame du Gard, April 1851. N.D....

Prayer is essential for the life of the soul just as the air we breath and the light of the sun are essential for the body. Contemplative union is not…

Cf. Commentary of Saint John, 162.

The divine goodness of Jesus does not wait until sinners finally have the idea to come and knock at [its door]. It is the first to come knocking at the…

Cf. Commentary of Saint John, 689.

As long as we live on earth, we must keep on to be assured of God’s mercy, and return to him regardless of our state. To lose hope in God’s…

Libermann: Memoire sur les Missions des Noirs, 1846

Wherever we set ourselves up, we will establish schools. We will teach all those who come to us, but above all, we will have a certain number of young children…

Cf. Spiritual Writings, 383.

Holiness, is life, the life of God in us and for us “In Him was life and life was the light of men”. When the life of man has the…

Memoire of Pierre Thomas in Claude Poullart des Places

How often he was observed doing what seemed most humiliating in the eyes of those who knew him best when it was a matter of provid-ing for the needs of…

Cf. Notes and Documents, XII, 699, 1850.

One can have distractions in prayer without ceasing to be united to God. Oftentimes, we are in a passivity which makes us think that the process is not working, that…

John Paul II: Redemptoris Missio, n. 55

I recently wrote to the Bishops of Asia: "Although the Church gladly acknowledges whatever is true and holy in the religious traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam as a reflection…

Cf. Notes and Documents, VIII, 352, 1846.

The spirit of Jesus is among you, it unites you in his charity and will unite you more and more in his love which embraces all his people in his…

Cf. Notes and Documents, XII, 699, 1850.

As soon as we master our natural impressions and are fully committed to receiving divine communications and acting, then our soul becomes spiritual and transparent. Then we have a superabundance…

January, 1844, to the community of Cap des Palmes. N.D. VI, p....

Although you must be prepared for anything, to undertake and to sacrifice anything for the glory of God, take care not to expose yourselves to unnecessary dangers. Remember that if…

Cf. Notes and Documents, XII, 699, 1850.

Action or practical union consists in divesting oneself of one’s natural impressions to open one’s soul to divine impressions. As long as the soul is a slave to its natural…

Guide for Spiritan Formation, no. 10

A formator should be able to draw on his own experience of religious apostolic life and on-going formation and pass on what he himself has discovered and received. The action…

Cf. Notes and Documents, IX, 330, 1847.

Become Black with the Blacks, to form them appropriately, not in the European way, but leaving them what belongs to them. Be to them as servants should be to their…

Cf. Notes and Documents, VI, 3, 1844.

You are not alone, the Master is always with you if you are faithful. Do not be fainthearted then or weak in faith. An apostle Jesus Christ can never be…

Vie du Vén.Serviteur de Dieu, F.M.P. Libermann, by Cardinal Pitra, 5th edition,...

The divine Master, in a distinct and perceptible vision, showed himself to him (Libermann) under the appearance of the supreme pontiff. He saw him, his hands full of lights and…

Cf. Notes and Documents, IX, 330, 1847.

Do not judge by first impressions, do not judge according to what you have seen in Europe, according to what you have been used to in Europe. Rid yourself of…

Anne-Marie Javouhey to Sister Claire of Madagascar

I really admire the way Providence works. Imagine him choosing us country bumpkins for such a wonderful mission! It's his work so he will give us the grace to succeed.…

Cf. Notes and Documents, VI, 3, 1844.

Never be dismayed by the difficulties you experience. They must never discourage you. You do not come in your own name, it is not you who will do the work,…

The Superior General confirms his fellow members in their Spiritan calling, in keeping with the spirit of the founders and the living tradition of the Institute. He makes the unity…

Cf. Notes and Documents, VI, 3, 1844.

You have, now and in the future, much to suffer. Remember that it is for God you suffer, who will reward you a hundredfold, in this world, for all the…

Daniel Brottier, 01.01.1936. L14, art.ms.

At the time when Thérèse of the Child Jesus decided to take over the running of the house for orphans at Auteuil, the situation was pretty desperate. All the hard…

Cf. Notes and Documents, VI, 3, 1844.

You have much to suffer, now and in the future. Remember that it is for God you suffer, who will recompense you a hundred fold in this world for all…

Cf. Notes and Documents, VI, 3, 1844.

Be courageous, my dear brothers, devote yourselves to the glory of God and the salvation of so many souls.

Official approval of the Rule by Rome: 07.07.1987. SRL p. 11

After an attentive study of the document, the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes recognises that this Rule of Life commits Spiritans to respond to the needs of evangelisation in…

Cf. Notes and Documents, IV, 303, 1843.

If we had powerful means at hand, we would not accomplish much good. Now that we are nothing, that we have nothing and are worth nothing, we can form great…

Libermann: Règlements of 1849, Art 501. N.D.X, p.497-498

Members of the Congregation will devote themselves in a special way to the practise of holy poverty, perfect detachment from the goods of the earth and a total indifference to…

Cf. Notes and Documents, IV, 303, 1843.

We are all a poor lot brought together by the Master’s will, who alone is our hope.

General Chapter, 1968-1969: no. 26

We may never overlook the truth which Libermann so strongly inculcated upon his sons and which the Council has recalled, that 'the missionary must be a man of prayer', centring…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 455, 1847.

God has chosen you to be the first stones of the building. If the first stones of a building are not well placed, all the others will be crooked. You…

Guide for Spiritan Formation, 1966: no. 7

We find the source of our formation in the call received from the Lord to follow him, to imitate him and to let ourselves be trans-formed by him (SRL 101).…

Cf. Notes and Documents, XIII, 709, 1851.

Community life has been adopted in the Congregation as something essential, with the express intention of forewarning the missionaries against exterior dangers and to maintain them in the religious fervour…

Libermann to Gamon. N.D.X : p. 323

Financial problems were in no way behind my decision to enter into negotiations (regarding fusion with the Spiritans): we are cer-tainly not rich, but things are not too bad since…

Cf. Notes and Documents, XIII, 709, 1851.

In order for our missionaries to have external grace to strengthen them against external world, we have community life which shelters them from the external rocks of the world, as…

Cf. Notes and Documents, IV, 269, 1843.

Do not be surprised if people judge you, condemn you and annoy you unceasingly. By venting their bad temper on you they will be more peaceful with others. Look at…

P. Joaquim Alves Correia, Vida Mais Alta

Rather than sacrifice justice and goodness, I have accepted to be persecuted. It is those who persecute who are miserable; to suffer for justice, to be punished for the sake…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 461, 1838.

The spirit of our Divine Master is in you, let him be the master in everything but especially in the word of God that you proclaim.

General Chapter, 1980. No. 108

Growing numbers of young people are choosing our Institute. Aware of this new phenomenon, the Congregation extended the scope of its welcome to offer young people of different continents every…

Cf. Notes and Documents, XIII, 709, 1851.

During the novitiate, it is something like rowing a boat, then on becoming an apostle, one sets out to the sea and the sails have to be unfurled, because it…

General Chapter, 1980. No. 76

Our evangelising work for justice is inspired by the charity of Christ which is poured into our hearts by his Spirit who is given to us. It is that same…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 463, 1847.

Do not listen easily to the words of people who walk along the coast, when they tell you about the people they have. Hear what they say to you, but…

Libermann to Féret, 15.12.1839. L.S. II, p. 317

Our Lord came to save everybody; he sacrificed himself for all from the worst to the best, so his whole attitude as a priest is one of reconciliation and salvation…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 458, 1847.

A strong and truly apostolic soul is always calm, gentle, and unshakable in the midst of pains and contradictions. It is never sad, gloomy, agitated, abrupt, sullen, silent, nor a…

Daniel Brottier: from the Roman document, "Copia Public", p. 256

Nothing is too good for the orphans! These children, who have been deprived of all the joys of family life, must find a new family at Auteuil, a certain comfort…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 458, 1847.

Be faithful and you will advance greatly in holiness.

Pierre Thomas: Memoire sur la Vie de Poullart des Places

Before his conversion, M. des Places found it impossible to live on the allowance he was given; after his conversion, he found it was enough not just for his own…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 458, 1847.

The climates in which you live act strongly on the sensitivity and imagination. You will be more inclined to be agitated, to become embittered, to be more irritated than before.…

Bishop Joseph Shanahan, 01.10.1938; his farewell message to the Holy Rosary Sisters....

Eighteen years ago I first came in contact with you. I had been in Africa for eighteen years before that, and now, at the close of my life I am…

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