"Our entire existence, our whole being must
shout the Gospel from the rooftops.
Our entire person must breathe Jesus,
all our actions.
Our whole life must cry out that we belong to Jesus,
reflect a Gospel way of living. Our whole being
must be a living proclamation, a reflection of Jesus."
St Charles de Foucauld
"The goal of every human life
should be the
adoration of the Blessed Sacrament."
St Charles de Foucauld
Priest, Martyr ~ 1858-1916
neeFrance ~ Missionary in the Sahara of Algeria
nee
Inspiration and writings led to the founding
of the Little Brothers of Jesus congregation
Feast Day – December 1
Blessed Charles de Foucauld and six others
were canonized 15 May 2022!
Charles returned to the Faith, after living an immoral life.
Regarding his conversion, Charles said,
"The moment I realized that God existed, I knew I could not do otherwise than to live for Him alone. …My religious vocation dates from the same moment as my faith: God is so great. There is such a difference between God and everything that is not."
"The moment I realized that God existed, I knew I could not do otherwise than to live for Him alone. …My religious vocation dates from the same moment as my faith: God is so great. There is such a difference between God and everything that is not."
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Prayer of St Charles de Foucauld: both prayed and lived...
Father, I abandon myself into Your hands; do with me what You will. Whatever You do I thank You. I am ready for all, I accept all. Let only Your will be done in me, as in all Your creatures, I ask no more than this, my Lord. Into Your hands I commend my soul; I offer it to You, O Lord, with all the love of my heart, for I love You, my God, and so need to give myself - to surrender myself into Your hands, without reserve and with total confidence, for You are my Father.
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Click here: Charles de Foucauld - YouTube (4:40 mins)
Click here: Fr Michael Shields - Follower of Bl Charles de Foucauld in Siberia - YouTube (8:40 mins)
St Charles de Foucauld, pray for us!
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