St. John's

Dehon about a meeting with his bishop on June 8, 1877:

"I spoke openly to the one who had the authority to tell me the will of God, Mgr. Thibaudier. There was a very practical way, I suggested it to him: Mgr. desired a college in Saint Quentin, I said to him: ‘Perhaps this is the way to start a congregation of reparation; she will be founded under the form of a college." (NHV XII/164)
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