For Sister Eugénie Caps, the missionary vocation of the Spiritan Sister, placed under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and the protection of the Virgin Mary, can only lead to the total abandonment of her life to God, to a will to strive towards perfection, even...
The Writings of Sister Eugénie Caps reveal that a missionary vocation cannot exist without a personal experience with Christ, who resolutely invites us to continue the work of Jesus on earth, as she wrote on 21st May 1927 to Catherine Frentz: ‘‘we are called to...
The total self-giving of which Sister Eugénie Caps speaks, calls for a decentering of oneself. It is a path to holiness. That is why, despite the difficulties she encounters, Eugénie always surrenders herself into the hands of God and joyfully welcomes His will....
To walk in the footsteps of Jesus, is to give oneself entirely to Him, and in every circumstance, both in moments of joy and of suffering. Eugénie, very aware of this, sees the gift of herself as a response to emergency and a crisis: that of saving souls’’, Cf. Un...
‘‘Being to Jesus alone, living for Him alone, will involve to make professional choices: working at the Bank of Bouzonville, even if the salary is less than the position offered to her at the station, to have time available for prayer and acts of charity and of...
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...
From an early age, Eugénie Caps has a heart turned to Jesus and shows great spiritual thirst. She wishes to consecrate her life to God and the missions. ‘‘Towards the age of 4, perhaps, once I was in bed, the Baby Jesus drew me to Him. It happened like this: above my...
Introduction In this month when we will commemorate the entry into Heaven of Sister Eugénie Caps, taking inspiration from her Writings, the book Un siècle de mission au Féminin and from Our Spiritan Life, let us briefly resume with her, her spiritual journey. May it...
For the year 2025, the prayers and reflections of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity were prepared by the brothers and sisters of the monastic community of Bose in northern Italy. This year marks the 1700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council, held in...
Sower of Lights My dear Sisters, Dear Friends, In this end of year 2024, surely that many things pass through our minds and inhabit our hearts. However, I dare to come to you with three centenary events of the Congregation that are very significant for our history of...
