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Libermann: Ecrits Spirituels Supplement, pp 17-19

Uniting our soul to God means a renunciation and loving aban-donment of all that we are into his hands, so that we no longer live but by him, with him…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 282, 1839.

Open your souls, expand them, make them as vast as seas before our most sweet Jesus, so that he makes them overflow with his most holy love.

Libermann - Ecrits Spirituelle Supplement, p....

If Our Lord gives us his Spirit, it is not so that we will continue to live, even partially, according to our own; this same Spirit has to be our…

Cf. Notes and Documents, I, 662,...

I think that all those who seem ready to give themselves to God in this holy work will be disposed for everything and can only experience great spiritual joy in…

From the first Spiritan Rule, 1734,...

The end of the Congregation is to form "poor clerics" in zeal for the principles of the Church and love of virtues, above all, those of obedience and poverty, so…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 24,...

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…

Henry Koren C.S.Sp: "Essay on the...

As soon as historical conditions made Spiritan missionaries possible (around 1730), foreign missions were added to the list of preferred poor and abandoned works. Then, the splendid work done by…

Cf. Notes and Documents, I, 638,...

You need to remain always in Our Lord in a great spirit of humiliation and love, letting him act rather than acting yourself; follow the movements that he gives you…

General Chapter, Itaici, 1992. No 4

We thank God that identification with the people we serve is noth-ing new in the Congregation. The stories we heard at Itaici show that this sharing the lot of people,…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 300, 1839,...

I have left Rennes. I have not a single person or creature on earth in whom I can put my trust. I have nothing, and I do not know what…

Daniel Brottier to Mgr. Le Roy...

You probably remember, Monseigneur, that several things made me hesitate about perpetual vows. I had often felt drawn (and it still occurs sometimes) by a desire for the contemplative life.…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 392, 1839.

My Jesus, you know well that I am nothing, that I can do nothing and that I am worth nothing. Here I am just as I am, that is to…

Letter to Ignace Schwindenhammer, 13.01.1842, N.D.III,...

The Holy Spirit wants to be the soul of your soul. Our task is to make him absolute ruler of our spirit so that he will share his life and…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 392, 1839.

Never want to advance further than is given to you from on high. Be content to aim at renouncing yourself in everything and having a peaceful desire to live for…

Poullart des Places: Reflections on the...

I wanted to arrive at a situation where, having given everything away, I would just live on charity. I wanted to keep nothing apart from my health so that I…

Cf. Commentary of Saint John. Cf....

The supreme rule for all souls wishing to live for Jesus, is to give little importance to themselves and much to others. Their mind must be borne towards our Master…

Libermann, Mémoire of 1846; Chapter III,...

According to the estimates of the experts, the number of blacks shipped to the New World from the start of the slave trade until 1826 was around 14 million. If…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 266, 1839.

It is the night of the Cross, of privation, of interior darkness, it is the moment to live by Faith, but by a Faith full of hope in the divine…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 503, 1838.

We must distrust ourselves all the time, in everything we do and, and in everything that we say and think. We have to be careful and not act with that…

Bishop Joseph Shanahan to the Holy...

It is the children of Nigeria who are responsible for the amazing things that have happened, and the unbelievable rapidity with which God's Church has branched and blossomed in a…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 352, 1837.

There were moments when I believed that our Lord and Master was going to abandon and reject me. You continue to pray that this may be nothing, for I am…

Poullart des Places, Retreat 1701

I am searching for God. He has given me life for the purpose of serving him faithfully. The world would never bring me any reward for being attached to it:…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 424, 1840.

It would be a great and very admirable thing if the Holy Spirit accomplished in our souls this very holy union with Jesus in Mary, and with Mary in Jesus.…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 366, 1837.

All that you have to do, is to keep yourself docile and pliable in the hands of the Spirit of life, whom Our Lord has placed in your soul to…

Letter from Libermann to Desgenettes, 07.02.1844,...

I appeared in Rome before the ecclesiastical superiors with nothing to recommend me, no guarantees and no supporters. All I had was a plan to put before them. I had…

Cf. Notes and Documents, I, 662,...

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…

Joseph Shanahan to Holy Rosary Sisters

Be perfectly human, perfect the human and the natural, be fully a woman. Don't be afraid of your little heart; it is made to be used. If it becomes too…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 419, 1838.

A cardinal principle in spiritual life, is to simplify things as much as possible. The more simple and uniform our way of acting is, the more perfect it is, and…

From the Memoirs of Tisserant, N.D.I,...

Although Libermann was nothing out of the ordinary as a student of theology, he was quite exceptional as regards his spirituality. But one of its characteristics was that it looked…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 341, 1839.

If an indiscreet word which may have displeased a confrere escapes you, do not bother about it, humble yourself before God in all tranquillity, and think no more about it.…

Fr. Francis Griffin: Letter to the...

On virtually every page of his letters and spiritual writings, our Venerable Father reminds us that our missionary life is essentially something supernatural and that the duties of our religious…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 341, 1839.

Try to keep your mind always free, bright and open. This openness of mind and heart is indispensable for acquiring a true interior spirit, it is essential that you be…

J. Gay, "Les Chemins de la...

Listening calmly to what the Holy Spirit has to tell us and living intensely the love of Christ so as to be close to the poor- this is the essence…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 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…

From the testimony of Fr. Jules...

Two or three minutes after the last priest had left the guardroom, there was the sound of repeated firing. It was about half past nine in the morning. In the…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 6, 1830.

If we were children of the world, I would start by wishing you a happy new year, but since we are not children of this world and that we belong…

The southern part of Senegambia becomes a separate territory under the name of "Rivières du Sud". There is a plan to build a new capital in the island of Tumbo.…

Mgr. Adam ordains the first priest from Gabon at Saint Pierre de Libreville, André Raponda Walker. On July 30th, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the arrival of…

Bishop Allegeyer starts a mission at Simonsdale in Kikuyu country (Vicariate Apostolic of North Zanguebar).

First edition of the missionary magazine "Echo aus Knechtsteden" (which becomes "Echo aus den Missionen" in 1910; today the title is "Kontinente").

First mass in Nairobi at the new Railway Station. Beginning of Holy Family Parish. Foundation of St. Austin's Mission and the first planting of commercially successful coffee in Kenya (Vicariat…

Arrival of Mgr. François-Xavier Corbet and Père Georges Leportier, his Vicar General.

It is decided to set up a Senior Scholasticate for the Irish Province at St Joseph's, Rockwell. Among the eleven theological students is one Joseph Shanahan. The experiment lasts only…

Mgr. Alexandre Le Roy agrees to send missionaries to Madagascar.

Foundation of the mission school at Knechtsteden.

Official opening of a clerical noviciate at Cornwells Heights, near Philadelphia, with about ten novices. The house also serves as a senior seminary and from 1905 as a junior seminary.…

Mgr. Allgeyer is ordained bishop at Knechsteden, the first bishop of the German Province. At the same time, the Province was given its own mission territory in East Africa.

Profession of Brother Wilfried at Chevilly. He leaves immediately for Tefé where he will be the first German brother to work there.

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