Vocation
"The first divine call is obscure. From my first year [in Hazebrouck] on, I thought from time to time about the priesthood. During my second retreat my decision was made. It was strengthened on Christmas Night." (NHV I/28v)
"I assisted at Midnight Mass as a server. I experienced there one of the strongest moments of grace in my life. Our Lord pushed me strongly to give myself totally to Him." (NHV I/26r)
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