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Quote of the day, 1 April: Hermann Cohen

“Let anyone who is thirsty come to me” (John 7:37).

Yesterday, my brothers, I begged alms of you in the name of Jesus Christ. Today I come in the name of Mary to ask for the bread of charity for these little orphans, whom devout women have so graciously welcomed.

I trust that you will not regret the appeal I make to you in the name of the Mother of orphans and the protector of the poor…

In Savoy, there is a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Waters. There, Mary shows herself the protector of all who come to seek healing from the waters of our thermal springs.

Ah! how many have found both life of the soul and life of the body in that blessed sanctuary!

… Would that in every place where people go in search of healing, there might also be a place of pilgrimage and a safeguard—a refuge to preserve the virtue of young girls and to draw them away from pleasures as harmful to the soul as they are to the body…

Yes, all of you, my brothers, who send your dear ones to seek health at the healing springs of our mountains, commend them to Our Lady of the Waters, that she may pour out upon them not only the medicinal waters but also the spiritual waters of grace.

Mary, Queen of the waters of nature and the spiritual waters of grace—this is the theme of my appeal.

Servant of God Augustine Mary of the Blessed Sacrament (Hermann Cohen)

From his “Second appeal on behalf of an orphanage for young girls”

Note: The chapel of Notre-Dame-des-Eaux (Our Lady of the Waters), referenced by Father Cohen, was located approximately 20 km from Aix-les-Bains in Savoy. Founded in 1852 by Abbé Humbert Pillet, a canon of the cathedral of Chambéry, it became a sanctuary where many sought physical and spiritual healing. The shrine was officially inaugurated on 27 July 1856 by Bishop Étienne Marilley of Lausanne and Geneva.

Augustin-Marie du Très-Saint Sacrement 2020, Qui nous fera voir le bonheur? : sermons et autres textes, ed. S-M Morgain, Éditions du Carmel, Toulouse.

Translation from the French text is the blogger’s own work product and may not be reproduced without permission.

Featured image: Warm and serene spring waters by 박정원 (Park Jung Won) via Flickr (Some rights reserved)

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