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In this sacerdotal year 2009-2010 |
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 31 January 2010 |
Three men, Three priests, Three saints
“Among the many graces that God has given me, I consider one of the greatest to have been my relations with three remarkable men: Jean-Marie Vianney, Curé d’Ars, Don John Bosco, and Father Emmanuel d’Alzon.
All three priests labored, each in his own way, for the Church of Jesus Christ. They never tried to meet on this earth. Each worked valiantly in his field of apostolate and then fell in the furrows in the Lord’s good time, and are now gathered in His eternal rest.
The Curé d’Ars, a model of humility, never left his modest parish. Don Bosco, an example of gentleness, spent his life among children. Fr. d’Alzon, always bold in the cause of righteousness, dared everything, tried everything. He launched his warrior-sons in the West toward the East.
Crowds streamed into Ars to gather round humble Jean Vianney. Don Bosco
travelled through cities and the countryside to gather and save
children. Emmanuel d’Alzon, with incredible strength and activity,
lavished his love upon colleges, alumnates, and foreign missions.
These men left behind them deep, indelible traces. No doubt, they are
not the only nineteenth century men whose names will shine gloriously
from generation to generation. I wanted to bring together these three
men whom I knew so well, in order to compare them. I must conclude that
all three, different though they may be, bear striking features of what
it takes to be a man, a priest, a saint.”
In Sketches by Canon H.D. Galeran, 1924, translated by F. Richard Richards, a.a, 1982. page 97.
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