Author: Anonymous

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781230249667

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ... was reported to be, "I must confess," he answered, "that I have never looked at her." Such is the merest outline of the labours which occupied the first few years of Boudon's archdeaconship, years when he may be said to have been labouring almost alone and unsupported. chapter ix. The New Bishop Of Evreux--Opposition Excited Against Boudon--His Illness. The death of Mgr. Gilles Boutault, on the nth of March, 1661, led to the inauguration of a better order of things. Henri de Maupas, Bishop of Puy en Velay, was designated as his successor. All who ardently desired to see an ecclesiastical reform in the diocese of Evreux had reason to rejoice at this appointment, for Mgr. de Maupas deservedly enjoyed a very high reputation from his wise administration of the diocese of Puy. He had entered the clerical state young, sacrificing the advantages which would have accrued to him as eldest son in his family, and at the early age of fourteen had given himself up unreservedly to the service of God. The maxims and counsels of St. Vincent de Paul contributed to nourish in his heart a high sense of the vocation and obligations of the priesthood, and Mgr. de Maupas may well be reckoned amongst the number of those Apostolic men who, formed in the school of St. Lazare, became subsequently models to the rest of the clergy. He was a man inflexible in his r faith and full of zeal for the honour of God. So deeply did he feel any insult offered to the Divine Majesty that, if he heard the name of God blasphemed in the streets, he would alight from his carriage to reprove the offenders; and that with such energy that he often had the happiness of touching their hearts and converting them. Firmly attached to the authority of the Church, all novelties were...

Download or read book The Life of Henri-Marie Boudon written by Anonymous and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ... was reported to be, "I must confess," he answered, "that I have never looked at her." Such is the merest outline of the labours which occupied the first few years of Boudon's archdeaconship, years when he may be said to have been labouring almost alone and unsupported. chapter ix. The New Bishop Of Evreux--Opposition Excited Against Boudon--His Illness. The death of Mgr. Gilles Boutault, on the nth of March, 1661, led to the inauguration of a better order of things. Henri de Maupas, Bishop of Puy en Velay, was designated as his successor. All who ardently desired to see an ecclesiastical reform in the diocese of Evreux had reason to rejoice at this appointment, for Mgr. de Maupas deservedly enjoyed a very high reputation from his wise administration of the diocese of Puy. He had entered the clerical state young, sacrificing the advantages which would have accrued to him as eldest son in his family, and at the early age of fourteen had given himself up unreservedly to the service of God. The maxims and counsels of St. Vincent de Paul contributed to nourish in his heart a high sense of the vocation and obligations of the priesthood, and Mgr. de Maupas may well be reckoned amongst the number of those Apostolic men who, formed in the school of St. Lazare, became subsequently models to the rest of the clergy. He was a man inflexible in his r faith and full of zeal for the honour of God. So deeply did he feel any insult offered to the Divine Majesty that, if he heard the name of God blasphemed in the streets, he would alight from his carriage to reprove the offenders; and that with such energy that he often had the happiness of touching their hearts and converting them. Firmly attached to the authority of the Church, all novelties were...