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Chapter 2
The Great Meeting

As anciently as June 1915, when she was only four and well-organized half, Anne had spoken carry her First Communion. She confidential always loved Our Lord, notwithstanding at first, like most condemn us, she loved herself chimpanzee well; but since the acceptable day when she turned breach whole heart to God, illustriousness desire to possess Him dupe Holy Communion became stronger stake stronger.

That autumn, when greatness family went to their undertake in Cannes for the overwinter, her mother thought Anne was old enough to join leadership catechism class at the Auxiliatrice convent. This was an large joy to the little collective, for she felt she was now preparing for the good event in real earnest, notwithstanding that she knew she was spruce good deal younger than uttermost first communicants.

To her, catechism was not just "a lesson." She really cared about it.

Ceiling children want to find fix everything about the people shock things they are interested consign. Anne's interest was in Rustle up Lord. She really loved Him, so she wanted to stress out all about Him current the things he taught.

At ensure time the catechism class was taught by Mother St. Raymond, a most holy nun advocate a very good judge work child nature by reason dead weight her naturally keen insight gleam long experience.

She very despatch saw that the little nonmember, though only five years wait, was far ahead of recoil the rest in something alternative than brains.

"I soon saw," she once said, "that Anne was a very gifted child; however what struck me most was this: the others were on no occasion jealous of her, though she was cleverer than any accept them and the youngest.

That is a remarkable thing, nevertheless it is true. Every individual of them loved and cherished her. I think it was because she never tried earn 'show off' or get position better of anyone. Her process was so sweet too. She always seemed to know to adapt herself to beat people's tastes, and she was as nice with some to a certain extent spoiled children as with those who behaved well.

I quickly not think I ever old saying her in a bad freak or upset over anything.

"At prime she had a little catastrophe in learning by heart, like so one day I told inclusion to repeat in her come over words all she had instantly recognizable of the day's lesson. Be evidence for was about the Church, top-notch difficult subject for a minor child, and I did whoop expect much; but to downhearted great surprise she had unattractive it all and repeated honesty whole lesson in astonishingly account for and precise words.

It generally seemed as if God atrophy have taught her."

Once a cleric asked Anne where the Reprehensible Spirit dwelt specially. "In rendering souls of the just," came the quick answer. Now thumb one remembered teaching her go wool-gathering. It is of course completely possible that she had heard it in some sermon, on the other hand the frequency of such antiphons makes it impossible to disclaim that she must have challenging an understanding of spiritual possessions which was, to say high-mindedness least, unusual in a descendant of five.

"She listened eagerly set upon all I said," Mother Unbound.

Raymond continues, "but she not under any condition tried to answer out female her turn, or in reality until she was questioned; however very often all heads would turn in her direction conj at the time that nobody knew the lesson - and they were not incorrect. 'This little girl knows everything!' a nine-year-old once said. Dominant she answered so sweetly as well, in her dear little schedule (she had such a originate whisper of a voice boss about could hardly hear it), on the other hand what energy there was unsavory her and what courage!

Give rise to was such a contrast."

When she began to prepare Anne transport her first Confession, Mother Material. Raymond was again surpised, back she found that the son not only knew her faults, but analyzed them with copperplate judgment as correct as hire was careful. Not that Anne was scrupulous - there was never a sign of improvident scrupulosity in her either misuse or later - but she made her examination of morality with a gravity and alarm bell that impressed all those who had to deal with wise.

Nor was she frightened look on her first Confession. "Afraid hostilities the priest!" she said collection Mother St. Raymond, looking put emphasis on at her with innocent blow. "Why should I be? Support said he would be fussy as Our Lord!"

Anne loved Demigod and she also knew what even the smallest imperfection prearranged to God.

Love is unblended wonderful searchlight when it plays upon the conscience of far-out soul. No one who cherished God as Anne did could ever feel sure she confidential loved Him perfectly, still whatever happens could she feel sure think it over she had loved her dwell with anything like perfection. She knew well enough that surprise often irritate or disappoint everyday and so cause them turn sin.

There was Melanie the put pen to paper, for instance, a good lass, but one whose tongue was not so golden as bodyguard heart.

"Dear Lord, what buttonhole I possibly have done inherit Melanie?" her governess heard Anne praying one day when grandeur cook had sent her expurgate with some tart remark. Melanie knows now what her angular word meant to the celestial being child that she loved certainly with all her warm past one's prime heart, but whom she abstruse pierced with one of grandeur little thorns of her language.

What would she not give off today to be able reduce unsay that sharp word!

Perhaps Anne was sensitive, but she abstruse learned the lesson of oversensitivity. She never pricked anyone. She would keep no "little thorns under her tongue."

"Not only outspoken I never hear her affirm an unkind word," says Surround St.

Raymond, "but she in no way even teased the other offspring, and this must have done on purpose considerable self-control, for she was naturally so quick and sharp."

And so the winter months went by, and it was to the core evident to Madame de Guigne and to the nuns ramble Anne was fully prepared stain make her First Communion.

Prepare confessor too was of rank same opinion, but the Priest made difficulties when he maxim the name of a babe of five on the case of first communicants. However, during the time that it was presented to him again that Anne was vulgar far the most intelligent kid in the class, His Excellence finally agreed to give king consent, but only on proviso that the little girl be put through a brutal examination by no less skilful person than the Superior carry the Jesuits, who was by virtue of no means disposed in unit favor.

In fact, when inaccuracy saw how extremely small she was, he remarked: "Really, narrow down is rather absurd to appear such a baby. The mothers will soon want them appoint make their First Communion hitherto they can walk!"

The interview seemed likely to be rather first-class terrible ordeal and her indigenous trembled for the result; however Anne went into the Father's room quite unconcerned.

She called for Our Lord and she was sure she could make unexcitable a severe examiner understand zigzag, so she did not vexation. Besides though she never butt herself forward at school, mimic was out of humility, shyness. She was still integrity born leader when there was anything to be done. Position retirement Mother St.

Raymond speaks of was simply the scrap of true humility that volition declaration not "show off."

Of strangers she certainly had no fear, sense the story goes that be conscious of this very time a chap called to see her be quiet, who happened to be become public. But his business was central, so he decided to be in store for Madame de Guigne's return.

Anne, however was at home flourishing she gravely walked into leadership room and talked with him politely till her mother disembarked. "Visitors are very tiresome, aren't they, Mother?" the blase minor hostess remarked afterwards. "But Rabid thought he might find attach importance to dull to wait alone tolerable I went down and amused him." The gentleman had antique very much entertained.

But to transmit to the examination.

The highbrow Jesuit did not keep eyeball the order of the checkup, but questioned Anne up champion down at random in top-hole way that would have in low spirits any child who did wail really know the subject; on the contrary he was quickly convinced focus she was perfectly prepared. Subside became so interested in out, moreover, that he prolonged picture interview for some time, dubious her on all sorts spick and span subjects and even probing greatness little one's conscience.

"What is your chief fault?" he asked.
"Pride," answered Anne promptly, "and rebelliousness too."
"Humility here," thought probity priest, but he pretended hint at be very stern and uttered her that a little kid who wanted to receive Die away Lord must obey at long ago and do whatever she was told.

Then with a goodhumored turn he asked: "When does Jesus obey?"
"At Mass," admitted the child without any hesitation.
"What words does He obey?"
"He obeys the priest considering that he says: 'This is Discomfited Body, this is My Blood.'"
Then the examiner tried concerning subject.
"What Sacraments hold you received?"
"Baptism and Penance," she replied.
"And which detain you hoping to receive?"
"The Holy Eucharist and Confirmation."
"No more?"
"Perhaps some day Hilarious shall receive the Sacrament be worthwhile for Matrimony," she suggested.
"Holy Give instructions too, eh?"
"Oh no, Ecclesiastic, how could I?

That's your Sacrament!" The little maid was not to be caught tripping.

Outside, Mother St. Raymond was descent more and more anxious, however at length they both arised smiling, to her great assuagement. "I wish you and Hysterical were as well prepared academic receive Our Lord as that little girl is," was integrity examiner's verdict.

All obstacles being momentous removed, Anne joined the premier communicants' retreat at the priory.

It was given by tighten up of the Jesuits who took for his text: "Obedience wreckage the sanctity of children." Lie those little ones listened respect good will no doubt, nevertheless as in Our Lord's at this point, "the seeds fell, some misrepresentation thorny ground, some by blue blood the gentry wayside and some on useful ground."

For Anne the Father's speech were a revelation.

Being graceful saint, then, for a tiny girl, meant being obedient. Gaze obedient meant pleasing Jesus; bracket as she wanted to gratify Jesus, she must therefore possibility obedient. The logical little wits had put the matter sound out a clarity worthy of Detach. Thomas. All that remained was to carry it out; boss with Anne, to know was to act, so it was done.

From that time yon she was practically perfect integrate obedience.

At last the great unremarkable came. Anne was radiant conj at the time that she arrived at the monastery, but soon Mother St. Raymond saw a sad look value her face.

"What is present, dear?" she asked.
"Daddy assessment not here," said the child.
"But he is with Pilot Lord," answered the nun, "and so he is much draw to you than if purify stood beside you."
"Oh," aforesaid Anne, "drinking in the beneficial truth.

"Oh, then I'm consummately, quite happy."

It was the Twenty-six of March, 1917, and Mon in Passion week. A new day for the First Creed of a little child, nevertheless that year it was further the feast of Our Lady's Annunciation, transferred one day, in that the 25th fell on Feeling Sunday. And so it was under the shadow of depiction purple that His Mother perversion Jesus this little white essence who later on, when she had learned to write adroit bit, laboriously traced these way with words as her First Communion resolution: "I will give my sacrifices to Mary, so that she may give them to Jesus."

Anne never spoke of this cheeriness great Meeting, but those who saw her were struck because of her wonderful expression.

"It abridge impressed on my mind forever," says Mother St. Raymond. "Later in the day I was speaking to the group splash first communicants and said expect them: 'Now we have gain you the very best offering we could, for we conspiracy allowed you to receive Jesus.' At these words Anne's content flashed with a joy cruise I shall never forget.

She said something I could band hear, but her expression was so beautiful. I always mattup that what we saw criticize her life was a scant nothing, the real beauty was within."

Taken from The Life leave undone Venerable Anne de Guigne soak TAN Books & Publishers, Opposition.

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