Kategoria: A day with Lavigérie

They will be but the initiators.
Therefore, they will be but the initiators. Those who will live with the native peoples and stir them up, finishing by converting them will be the children we are raising from these same countries.

Letter to Monsignor Dusserre (29 January 1888)
It is to Algiers that I belong, through the first bonds. It is to Algiers that I must dedicate this day which, so to speak, will provide me with a resume of the most precious memories of my life in Africa.

Letter to his friend Bishop Foulon, Archbishop of Besançon (3 January 1887)
Reverend and Dear Monsignor,
I thank your Grace for your best wishes, and I send mine to you in return. They are sincere like old friendships, because, in truth, ours has been going on for almost half a century.

Lettre au Supérieur général sur la manière de visiter les communauté (20 janvier 1875)
Mon cher Père,
Vous allez entreprendre pour la première fois la visite de vos maisons. Je veux vous dire ce qui me parait le plus utile à faire dans ces visites et ce qui se fait, du reste, dans toutes les communautés bien ré- glées.