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«The
values that have characterized my life, and that I continued to develop
and to deepen throughout my long religious life were acquired in the
midst of my family in Levis.»
«I have listened a great deal.
If you only knew how I tried to do it with all my heart.
For me, listening is to hear sounds that a person does not
express and to awaken in me unique echoes that are provoked by the
profound meaning of sharing.
To listen to someone is beyond the written or verbal expression,
it is to go further to seize the
heart of the person who cannot always express everything.
Again, for me, to listen is not giving responses but very often
to pray in my heart all the while welcoming deeply the person and her
life.»
«I
am deeply convinced that:
to trust someone is to enable that person to grow; and to stop
trusting, it is to kill her.»
«I
have been a happy woman, quite at ease.
What helped me is a little question that I asked myself:
Marguerite, what you think now, is it life-giving?… Another one
of my great convictions is to know that, for the most part, I must make
my own happiness.
What do I mean?
I must do something to become happy rather than wait for someone
to do it for me.»
«Another great value for me was my faith in the Risen Lord on a daily
basis.
This gave meaning to my sufferings.
It is true that the cross is part of the incomprehensible God’s
ways… Then I joined my suffering to all who suffer in their flesh, the
cross of sickness, the misunderstanding, the rejection, the lack of
love, in union with Mother St. Louis.»
«My
love for the Eucharist is another legacy that I got from my father and
my mother.
What a joy to realize the importance that Mother St. Louis
attached to this same love for the Eucharist!
Throughout my earthly pilgrimage, I came closer each day to the
Eucharistic Jesus.
I drew joy, strength and hope from God’s Word, from the Bread
and Wine, from
community life, from friendship and surely from the Name of
Jesus.»
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«I drew from Psalm 22 (The Lord is my shepherd)
the strength to say my YES, (at the time of her election as General
Superior).
I understood that the shepherd
should take care of his sheep.
I have tried to be a women of service with the heart of a good
Shepherd.
The values that I cherished most were:
service,
tenderness, listening, understanding, mercy […]
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With Him, nothing did I want.
Therefore, I was able to go through the darkest hours, as well as
the joyful seasons. I have
known the ravine of anguish, the narrow path of sickness, the straight
slope of doubt. Then, I
tried to ignore my feeble physical, moral, and spiritual strengths, and
to cry out to the Shepherd my faith in Him
:
You
are always with me, I fear no evil.»
«My
veneration for the Name of Jesus sums up my life. My deepest faith
was that Jesus graced me with his Name. It was like a devouring
fire in me. He has entrusted to me the mission of promoting the
love of his Name now and for eternity. Even after my death, I wish
to continue to impart the love for his Name. I am convinced that
our mission does not end on the evening of our passing; it will only
continue, de epen and purify oneself […]
«I
leave and bring with me a special wish.
With my heart as a Sister of Charity of St. Louis, I will
continue to intercede for you through the power of the Name of Jesus.
Name that heals, that liberates, that enables us to enter into
the Paschal Mystery.
I remain with you…
Thank you for the love that you have showered on me.
Once again, I assure you of my affection.»
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