Marie-Catherine of Saint-Augustin was in poor health and the very difficult living conditions in Canada worsened her condition. In spite of everything, nothing could make her abandon the mission that the Lord had entrusted to her in this country. The … Continued
Unlimited audacity, faith and perseverance are the qualities that Brébeuf found necessary for “those of the Society who come to New France should be impelled to it by a special and very forcible call; persons who are dead to themselves … Continued
Everything done by the hand of God is admirably useful to us, though we may not see its effects immediately. For many years now, Providence has guided this Church, and us with it, along spiritual and temporal paths that are … Continued
In critical circumstances, her advice was heeded, a bulwark against discouragement. […] During that year (1660) […] every inhabitant had to be ready for combat. The Iroquois had moved up the St. Lawrence and were threatening Quebec. […] The Ursuline … Continued
Lord Jesus, my Savior, you redeemed me by Your most precious blood and death. This is why I promise to give my life serving You, in the Society of Jesus, serving no other than You and for You only. I … Continued
I feel my heart disposed to do and to suffer whatever my good Master will please to send me: He knows my strengths, and I believe that he will allow nothing but for the best. The Crosses of Canada, which … Continued
It is impossible to persevere in a fervent evangelization unless we are convinced from personal experience that it is not the same thing to have known Jesus as not to have known him, not the same thing to walk with … Continued
The must strive to avoid both of the two extremes to be feared in those who work to convert souls: to hope too much or to despair too much. Those who hope too much are often the first to despair, … Continued
The day after the fire, the Governor and the Father Superior brought us to see that great furnace which no one yet dared approach […] Rebuilding on these ruins seemed entirely unlikely […] It was thought that the only thing … Continued