Subj : =?UTF-8?Q?February_7th_=E2=80=93_Bl=2E_Eugenia_Smet?= To : All From : rich Date : Wed Feb 06 2019 08:47:28 From: rich February 7th =E2=80=93 Bl. Eugenia Smet (Also known as Marie de la Providence, Mary of Providence ) Foundress of the Helpers of the Holy Souls. Born in Lille in 1825; founded her congregation in 1846 in Paris; died there, 1871.=C2 She was beatified in 1947. http://helpersoftheholysouls.com/ =C2 =E2=80=9COur mission, one of mercy, is to relieve and gain release fo= r the suffering souls in purgatory who can no longer help themselves. We do this by monthly donations, collecting loose change and returning redeemable cans and bottles. All funds collected are used to place Holy Masses for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory. =E2=80=9CWe also fulfill our mission by holding a Holy Hour for the Holy So= uls every Tuesday night immediately following the 7:00 pm Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at the Fatima Shrine Chapel on Route 126 in Holliston, MA. All are welcome. Our Lady, Queen of Purgatory =E2=80=9CWe share our mission by distributing complimentary Prayer Packs (u= sed at our Holy Hour or privately at one's convenience) to patrons of t= he Holy Souls. These Prayer Packs are a gift of the Apostolate and no Mass money collected goes toward their cost. All funds collected are used to place Masses for the Holy Souls.=E2=80=9D M. Vianney {St. John Vianney} never met Mlle. Eug=C3=A9nie Smet, who, as M=C3=A8re Marie de la Providence, was to establish throughout the world the Institute of the Helpers of the Holy Souls; yet every time her name was mentioned in his hearing he used to say: =E2=80=9COh, I know her!=E2=80= =9D About 1850 the young woman--she was then 25 years of age--conceived the idea of founding an association whose prayers and good works would all be applied to the Holy Souls. She understood from the very start that, to achieve success in such an undertaking, souls were required who were dead to self and wholly given to God. But was it necessary to found a new Order, and must she be its first religious? Mlle. Smet, who was timidity and sensitiveness personified, trembled at the prospect. When she consulted Mgr. Chalandon, Bishop of Belley, he advised her to consult the Cur=C3=A9 d'Ars. The saint dictated his answer to M. Toccanier: =E2=80=9CAn Order for the benefit of the Holy Souls! I have long been waiti= ng for it! Let her establish it as soon as ever she wishes. Yes, let her be a religious and let her found this new Order: it will spread rapidly in the Church.=E2=80=9D There were no resources of any kind, however; and then it meant complete separation from beloved parents who obstinately withheld their consent. =E2=80=9CGo on with it,=E2=80=9D was the holy Cur=C3=A9=E2= =80=99s message; =E2=80=9Call will be well; moreover, those tears of too natural an affection will soon dry up.=E2=80=9D On November 21, 1855, Mlle. Smet unexpectedly secured her mother's consent. For a time she had to feel her way; trials and sufferings were not spared her, but in the end the Helpers of the Holy Souls, even during M. Vianney's lifetime, established themselves firmly in Paris, whence their institute spread to other parts of France, and later on to Belgium, England, Austria, Italy, the Far East, and America. It would seem that M. Vianney had a special love for this religious family, and, under God, it is to him that the Sisters attribute their existence and their success. =C2 By Abbe Francis Trochu--1927=C2 Translated by Dom Ernest Graf, O.S= ...B., of St. Mary's Abbey, Buckfast =E2=80=93 1953 Saint Quote: Most loving Lord, grant me a steadfast heart which no unworthy desire may drag downwards; an unconquered heart which no hardship may wear out; an upright heart which no worthless purpose may ensnare. Impart to me also, O God, the understanding to know you, the diligence to seek you, a way of life to please you, and a faithfulness that may embrace you, through Jesus Christ, my Lord. Amen. --Saint Thomas Aquinas Bible Quote: "My brothers, do not let class distinction enter into your faith in Jesus Christ, our glorified Lord. Now suppose a man comes into your synagogue, well-dressed and with a gold ring on, and at the same time a poor man comes in, in shabby clothes, and you take notice of the well-dressed man, and say, 'Come this way to the best seats'; then you tell the poor man, 'Stand over there' or 'You can sit on the floor by my foot-rest.' In making this distinction among yourselves have you not used a corrupt standard?" [ James 2:1-4] <><><><> A prayer at Holy Communion, for holiness O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, Who, by the will of the Father, with the cooperation of the Holy Ghost, hath by Thy death given life to the world, deliver me by this Thy Most Sacred Body and Blood from all sins and from every evil. Make me always cling to Thy Commandments, and never permit me to be separated from Thee. Who with the same God the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, God, world without end. Amen. --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .