The Letters of
Saint Peter Julian EymardTranslated from the French
by Sr. Catherine Marie Caron, S.S.S.
TO COUNT JEAN RAYMOND DE CUERS (FR. DE CUERS, S.S.S.)
(1 82/181 VI 4) DOC. 1022
Paris
March 11, 1861
Dear and kind Father,
I received your dear letter and its contents. Everything will be faithfully fulfilled.
Truly! The devil of theft is after us! I think that the daughter has to imitate the mother. (51) There is nothing to gain with thieves. You did well to bring it to a close, but you have to go to Aix! Oh! we should be used to it by now!
I am waiting to be called before the justice of the peace. I wrote to Michael about it. He may pay dearly, as he will have to give an explanation for that note for 500 francs. May God help us!
The status quo of our house under compulsory sale could take two, four, or six years, if the city doesn't meet our hopes. Sometimes that saddens me, because our chapel cannot remain like this. Let's wait for God's time.
Is this a door for Lyons? I believe so. I've just received a letter from a holy priest I know. I like it, I like the work of First Communions. It's the royal work of the Eucharistic wedding. In Lyons, it would be beautiful! We need a work to go together with adoration.
What do you think of that letter? I still haven't told anyone anything.
Our new cook left us, because he didn't know what to say at adoration, and he couldn't get up like the community. When he told me that, I told him that he wasn't in the right place and that we don't keep strangers.
Br. Charles is working in the kitchen, and so am I. They liked my cooking very much ; I forgot to put salt in the soup.
We have an aspirant who is a good adorer.
Thank good Fr. Leroyer. I will include the "Eucharistic Weeks" in the Manual, it's progressing. I am working like a Trojan.
My intention would be to give a little white cord as an insignia and sign of the Aggregation. What do you think? And what does Fr. Leroyer think of it? The cord is symbolic and is in the spirit of the church.
You tell me nothing about the dimissorial letter. Has the bishop not sent it yet? Write to me right away. If there is a delay, we still have time.
I am wholeheartedly yours, dear Father,
Eymard
P.S. Arras has asked again with the same conditions as on May 1st, and I answered: "Sint ut sunt, aut non sint." (53) No concessions!
51 Marseilles was robbed as Paris had been.
52 Fr. Chévrier of the Prado.
53 "Let them be as they are, or not at all."