31st December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

God is the light of the world (1856-1857)
The great men of the early period of the Church showed us another way by their example. They taught us that, in order to prepare ourselves to receive an undeserved aid set aside for us by God, that we need to seek, without loss of humility and the proper use of our freedom and reason, to remove the obstacles that prevent God’s grace from acting in us.

30th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Letter to Archbishop Bourret (30th December 1876)
I am indeed on the edge of taking a decision, which has become necessary on account of my ongoing poor state of health and the continuing development of the Mission. I can no longer govern the diocese alone and extend the Works of the Delegation.

29th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Letter to the Missionaries and Children of the Apostolic School of St Laurent d’Olt (29th December 1874)
What use are the years that cannot be counted for heaven? They pass too quickly and leave only a bitter memory, when they have not been used for God!

28th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Letter to the Office of the Propagation of the Faith (December 1884)
Care of the sick – The missionaries in the Sahara and in Kabylia put into practice the apostolate Our Lord practised and which he recommended to the apostles: cure the sick and say: the Kingdom of Heaven has come. They have a many patients. The average number who come each day asking for treatment varies between 40 and 50.

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