Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Birthday Cards For 18 Yr Old

Brothers Maisonnée testimony of Clement of Emmanuel School of Mission


Clayton, Vincent Bernard (who gave this testimony at the funeral) and Clément, WE household, at Subiaco


Let me share with you our memories of Clement, and I'm sure you can make many attachments with what you yourself have lived with him.


Our dear brother Clement


We all, of the Emmanuel School of Mission in Rome deeply feel your absence "physical" in our lives, but we are eternally grateful to God for sending us "a faithful servant and perfect friend."


Clement, thank you for your constant joy and authentic :

What we saw always in your ever present smile and endearing. Your brothers and sisters never knew if you had difficulties or suffering because we saw that God's joy which emanated from! We have witnessed the joy very early in the year when your birthday on the day of All Saints - "Yes you are good Clement." By sharing the joy constantly throughout the year, it had a contagious effect on us all! This was particularly noticeable during your last street evangelism, where you leaped and danced in joy of God.


Clement Thanks for your humility

the Lord brought you through so many gifts: your intellect, your musical ear, your ability to speak and sing, and you still use them wisely, never to your own interests, but to glorify our Creator.


Clement Thanks for your forgetfulness of yourself:

I do not have you ever heard " No, and I wonder if the Lord has already heard "no" - I think not! This selflessness you have shown us by your willingness to serve your brothers and sisters and gave yourself a mission. We also saw in obedience which you were shown. You accept the ideas and instructions from others without a reason to satisfy your curious mind.


Thanks Clement for the depth of your faith:

Even if you said that your heart just could not reach your mind, what you lived inside us all deepened our understanding and our relationship to God. For example, you told us one day shared: "I realized that we must renounce the pleasures because Otherwise, we prevent the Lord to give us joy. " No word was ever too much. Your prayers, your intercessions, your advice always went straight to the point, but you always gave the submission and love.


Your brothers of household thank you especially for sharing of your innermost thoughts and how God spoke to you. Clement thank you for your testimony of offering to the Lord will open your heart to His Sacred and Merciful. It is this gift of himself which brings us today this chapel.


We the students of the ESM, have all come to Paray-le-Monial to retire, right after Christmas.

One day, Clement and some friends went to visit the chapel on their way to the tomb of Pierre Goursat, founder of the Emmanuel Community. During this visit, Clement has felt called to confess, even if it was unprepared. He decided to go with his heart and to let the Holy Spirit. When he returned from his confession, he asked one of his sisters s: "Have you prayed for me? . She replied "well yes, but not that much! . And Clement added, "Because I lived the most beautiful confession of my life! . We shared later that he had truly experienced the mercy and love of the Lord in his heart.


The next day he returned to the chapel to pray alone before the relics of St Claude La Colombiere. Some of his brothers entered the household chapel when he finished his prayer. And when he turned, we could see he was experiencing something very profound that we shared with his characteristic smile. At this point, we did not say anything, but two of us came to collect our turn. And when we returned, we saw just last Clement who prayed for us. It looks like him so much! After a profound spiritual experience, he immediately gave his time and his prayers for others.


We also revealed that before the relics of St Claude, he is not the hardest but the strongest and most beautiful to God. Without saying exactly what it was, he said he had made a concrete decision to move closer to Jesus and it gave him great joy ... What we celebrated together around a hot chocolate, he watered a little rum ...!


Dear Clement, it seems that the Lord did do well quickly tossed thee this great step towards him on the day of the feast of St. Claude. It's amazing to know that St. Claude is also returned to the Father on Sunday February 15 evening. We continue to pray that you taste now the wonders of the Eternal Banquet. And it gives us great peace, like the words of the Book of Wisdom: "His soul was pleasing to the Lord, she is also out in haste middle perversity. "(Wis 4, 14-15 )


We thank God for all the love, gifts and graces He has given you and you wanted so much to share with us ... for the glory of His kingdom.

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