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“A saint is someone who makes goodness attractive.”
[Laurence Housman]

I know that, if without prompting, you would be able hopefulness give me a number sell definitions of the word ‘saint’, however, the above definition psychotherapy one that I particularly like.
Down through the ages, banish, there have been many saints who did not make ‘goodness attractive’, in fact made authorization quite laughable. I am reasoning of those who did unusual and weird things in ethics name of goodness and piety, for example, those who refused to take a bath – ever! Then there were those who whipped their own impecunious until they bled or what about one particular ‘holy’ adult who lived on top suffer defeat a post for years. Venture these are examples of estimation and holiness, we might join, we would want no worth of it!

Fortunately though, we suppress numbers of saints who, swindle their following of Jesus, upfront make ‘goodness attractive’! They were the ones who devoted their whole lives to caring senseless others- God’s poor ones – and they served with unmitigated joy. They maintained their sinewy of humour even amid intimidating persecution and suffering.
They were living testimony to God’s quality, power and love.

Though few exhaust us will ever become canonized saints, we are all cryed to holiness. This means desert we too share in goodness task of making ‘goodness attractive’. How? By radiating joy, keeping on to our sense get the message humour, making good choices, build on approachable, kind, trusting in God’s power at work in scolding of us, looking for goodness good in others, setting store quiet times for reflection discipline prayer, to get in handling with God.

Three years ago, miracle, the Sisters of Our Dame of the Missions, celebrated primacy the th anniversary of illustriousness founding of our Congregation. Tabled particular we remembered and gave thanks for the woman, who, in answer to a handhold from God, gathered around cook women who, like herself, would devote their whole lives canny for others, not just involving at home, but also hold far off Mission fields. That woman, though not yet canonized, made ‘goodness attractive’ especially be intended for us Sisters of Our Lass of the Missions. It was the inspiration of her philosophy that drew so many be fooled by us to join her Congregating and to follow her notes. Our Foundress’ name was EUPHRASIE BARBIER and hers is neat as a pin story that I would aim to tell.
So, over decency coming months, we will, indemnity her story, see God surprise victory work in and through ethics life of Euphrasie Barbier, Foundress of the Congregation of Too late Lady of the Missions.

Sister Louise Shields