How useful it is to live the virtues!

Bond of Perfection

Chapter Three

Group 2 (David Purdy, Taisali Leuluai, Duoc Le)

What strikes you?
·      159-169 Final letter came from Francis
o   Negative or positive Friendship? Seems like it was positive
·      There’s a deep transformation indicated for Jane the final letters
·      We sense a very striking stage of maturity of their love and friendship
·      Holy Naked
o   “to give fully to God until God reclothes you.”
o   Total self surrender to God
·      Despite Francis’ death, their love doesn’t end, but enter into a new stage
·      Smooth Founding of Congregation
o   Became well-known
o   Organic Founding by two inspired women
o   Support of local Bishop
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·      Marie-Aymee asked to join the Congregation on her death bed, profession presided over by Francis.

Question:
·      Change in Salutation from my dearest daughter to my dear Mother?  What does this indicate?
·      Was this a negative or positive

What’s new?

What was confirmed?
·      Detachment of friendship is so painful

Mt. Calvary – Mt. of the lovers.
Politics of the order
Spiritual Parenthood
161 Image of Lover

170 Says “this evening you have renounced all the virtues” – living virtues that is useful for others.

Submitted by Duoc Le for 17 November 2009