Life of the Reverend Mother Jeanne Chézard de Matel, foundress of the Order of the Incarnate Word and the Blessed Sacrament, according to original manuscripts / by the Reverend Mother Saint Pierre of Jesus ; translated from the original French by Henry Churchill Semple . o His Glory? (LukeXXIV, 26.) These, my dear Mother, are the great lessons which wedrink in from your beautiful book. By publishing it, youhave done a good and great work which will be blessedby her to whose glory you have destined it, and by her holydaughters, who, after having followed her here below, now LETTERS OF APPROVAL
Life of the Reverend Mother Jeanne Chézard de Matel, foundress of the Order of the Incarnate Word and the Blessed Sacrament, according to original manuscripts / by the Reverend Mother Saint Pierre of Jesus ; translated from the original French by Henry Churchill Semple . o His Glory? (LukeXXIV, 26.) These, my dear Mother, are the great lessons which wedrink in from your beautiful book. By publishing it, youhave done a good and great work which will be blessedby her to whose glory you have destined it, and by her holydaughters, who, after having followed her here below, now LETTERS OF APPROVAL XVII surround her at the feet of the Lamb, as we have reasonto hope. And here can I help thinking of the valiant and piousMother Saint Pierre, who in this work found the greatestjoys of her hours passed on this earth of exile? The Incarnate Word will reward you as He rewardsall good done to the least of His own. These are the sentiments with which I beg you, myvenerated Mother, to accept my very sincere congratula-tions and the assurance of my humble and respectful de-votedness in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Leox H. Esseiva, Mitred Provost of the Exempt and HonorableCollegiate Church of St. Nicholas. Fribourg, December 27, 1909,Feast of St. John the Lyons, January 15, 1910. ArchbishopricofLvons My Reverend Mother : The letter of the Provost of St. Nicholas is an admirableresume of the Life of Mother de Matel. There is nothingto add to such an important document, which you can placeas a Preface, at the head of this publication. On my part,1 thank God who gave His inspiration for this beautifulwork to our venerated Mother Saint Pierre; that faithfulreligious, whose virtues we have appreciated, was wellworthy of composing this work. And I congratulate youon your having accepted a heritage of which your filialpiety has known how to make such good use. Some months ago, Our Sovereign Pontiff, Pius X, bybeatifying our dear Jeanne DArc, celebrated the super-natural act
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