Claire de Castelbajac -
That my joy might remain
A book by Dominique-Marie Douzet
Why write a book about a normal life?
Perhaps to show us that holiness is accessible it is neither fair nor necessary to wait a lifetime to become a martyr, mystic and missionary.
Claire enters Eternity 22 January 1975 to 21 and a half years.
At the age when we say that holiness is for later, what had she done to conquer "all of a sudden the crown as others receive only after many years" the grace to appear before God?
She, with simplicity, love without measure, sketched the life to the fullest, in Espérance lived deep without fear, doing what she had to do.
What a joy - what a relief, too - to be able to recognize in this gentle child and angry at the same time, this exuberant and rebellious teenager, this young woman seeking without finding his vocation fully, no one can say what would have become Claire if she had lived she was just called to eternity.
At his death, rain Thanksgiving: "We do not ask for it, we the pray. "
A convent of Cistercian nuns suffering from a shortage of vocations for 30 years decides to pray through his intercession in the same year, five girls seeking entry - the first name is Claire. Since then, almost every year, a new vocation radiant knocks!
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This course is full of holiness Father Dominique-Marie Douzet - which itself has a nice "debt" to Claire de Castelbajac - began to share with us in this first biography, citing numerous letters of Claire, full of humor bright and exuberant joy.
Friends of stories, do not hesitate to open this book!.... before going maybe a ride to the abbey of Sainte Marie Boulaur, where the spirit of Claire, always present and visible, constantly renewing itself with each new vocation.
Some words of Claire de Castelbajac:
In a letter to his parents: " I love you and I embrace you and I thank you for everything since my conception until death (past, present, future) " .
A year before his death, a nun: " I would love to have a religious vocation ... are you sure I do not have? I want to be dedicated to God. I want to be alive to praise God. How do I know what is expected of me? ".
Four months before his death: " I saw so much that I do not know the voice . "
After his death, his parents found themselves a box on his desk, that person had not read yet. Claire's hand there was a large part:
"This is spot on, life! '
Françoise thank you for this article!
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