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SECTION TWO: The Progress of This Company, and the Successes It Enjoyed This Company, begun so well under the wise guidance of Monsieur Vincent, continued to enjoy new blessings, which God conferred upon it through … Read More

CHAPTER THREE: The Spiritual Conferences for Priests SECTION ONE: The Beginning of the Spiritual Conferences for Priests Established at Saint Lazare A bond among the virtues not only causes one virtue to lead to another, … Read More

SECTION SIX: The Ordination Retreats in Italy, and the Great Results Produced by Them Since the nature goodness is to communicate and diffuse itself, we should not be surprised that the ordination retreats, which were … Read More

SECTION FIVE: Some Examples of the Blessings Brought About in France by the Ordination Retreats The first testimony we will cite is Monsieur Vincent himself. In 1633 he wrote a letter to a priest of … Read More

SECTION FOUR: Monsieur Vincent’s Thoughts on the Ordination Retreats Before speaking of the development and the results of the ordination retreats, it would be appropriate to recall the way Monsieur Vincent looked upon them, and … Read More

SECTION THREE: A Summary of What is Done During the Ordination Retreats, and the Regulations that Govern Them Those who wish to receive ordination come to the house of the priests of the Mission ten … Read More

SECTION TWO: The Beginning of the Ordination Retreats We read in Book One how Monsieur Vincent began the ordination retreats at Beauvais in September 1628, under Bishop Augustine Potier. These proved beneficial not only to … Read More

CHAPTER TWO: The Spiritual Exercises to Prepare for the Proper Reception of Holy Orders SECTION ONE: The Pressing Need of Clergy Reform at the Time Monsieur Vincent Established the Ordination Retreats In the previous chapter … Read More

SECTION ELEVEN: The Mission to the Hebrides Islands If the most reliable sign of perfect charity is the preference of the interests of Jesus Christ over one’s own, or to say it better, complete forgetfulness … Read More

SECTION TEN: The Mission to Poland Her Serene Highness, the queen of Poland, moved by an earnest desire to obtain the spiritual good of her people, and to have Jesus Christ reign in their hearts, … Read More