In 1905, Eugénie renews her 1st Communion. She feels particularly attracted to Jesus and makes the promise of perpetual chastity. A promise she reaffirms several times in her life, because she wants to give everything to God.
‘‘On 18th June 1905, I renewed my First Communion. On that day Jesus drew me to Himself quite particularly, and I felt urged to make the promise of chastity to him forever. I did so, without asking any permission, I completely ignored what a Director was. Jesus Himself urged me to do so, I had understood that He asked me to completely belong to Him’’. Cf. My Vocation, page 19.
‘‘This bodily integrity which she will keep, is for her the sign of the merciful goodness of the Lord who keeps her preciously, and also proves to be a walk towards God, with love. She is inhabited by a deep desire to remain united to Jesus’’. Cf. Un siècle de mission au féminin, page 27.
‘‘I also felt myself very much attracted to Jesus in the Holy Tabernacle, it was my particular devotion. Jesus in the Eucharist was the object of my thinking and I spent a good many hours with my Prisoner of Love. Holy Communion! Becoming one with my Jesus, was such a strong desire that I lived on it night and day”. Cf. My Vocation pages 58-59.
Prayer: Through the intercession of Sister Eugénie Caps, Lord, grant us the grace of contemplation and constant union with Christ.