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Chapter IX:
The Association. “He permitted me to behold the Association under the figure of an immense army of valiant soldiers, hastening to join Him their Chief, to defend His Father’s glory.” (Words of the Sister.) I beheld this association under the… Continue reading
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Chapter VII:
The Golden Dagger. “The earth is steeped in crime! The Holy Name of the Lord is blasphemed; the very Sunday itself is profaned, these fill the measure of iniquity. In no age has crime been so malignant… My Name is… Continue reading
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Chapter VI:
Her Profession. “My child, it is not enough to sacrifice one thing to God; all must be immolated to Him.” Mother Prioress to Sr Marie de St Pierre. Our humble novice passes rather lightly over this important circumstance. We can… Continue reading
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Chapter V:
Her Noviciate. “One day, after I had received Holy Communion, Our Lord, accompanied by an angel, condescended to manifest Himself to my soul. He showed me the multitudes that were daily falling into hell, and then expressed His wish that… Continue reading
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Chapter IV:
The Carmelite Monastery of Tours “Accompanied by my father, I left the town of Rennes on the feast of my dear patron, St Martin of Tours, the 11th of November, 1839, and travelled towards Tourraine, my future home. I reached… Continue reading
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Chapter III:
The Trial “After the death of my Mother,” said she, “my good father had no other desire but to serve God and his neighbour. He worked peacefully at his trade of locksmith, without any idea of ever marrying again; his… Continue reading
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Chapter II:
Her Vocation Our little Perrine had just completed her seventeenth year; her retreat “entirely converted her,” as she herself said. She always attributed this great grace to the most Blessed Virgin, the Mother of Jesus, and from that moment united… Continue reading
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Chapter I:
Our Little Breton It is to Catholic Brittany, that ground so fruitful in virtuous and heroic characters, that we are indebted for Sister Marie de St. Pierre. She was born at Rennes, in 1816, of worthy and honest parents of… Continue reading
Work of Reparation 