L'Abîme appelant l'abîme
de Marie de la Trinité , Marie de Saint-Jean
Collection Intimité du christianisme
688 pages - juil. 2013
33,00€
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From 1928 to 1969, Marie de la Trinité and her superior, Mother Marie de Saint-Jean, kept up a correspondence. The expression of a faithful friendship, their letters brings the two contrasted but complementary characters to life as we read them, and reveal the deep search for God they shared. The two Dominican nuns had to overcome many trials: the difficult foundation of the Dominicaines missionnaires des campagnes, its rapid expansion, demanding responses adapted to the spirit of the mission, and especially Marie de la Trinité’s illness which not only upset the founder’s plans, but also posed the fundamental question of faith to both women. A precious testimony about the religious lives of women, this epistolary exchange, both intimate and universal, also evokes the dechristianisation of the French countryside: these nuns were pioneers in the field of domestic missions; as early as 1907 with the Filles de la Foi, then in 1932 when they became the Dominicaines missionnaires des campagnes. Their letters – this volume contains the first tome – are unique in the space of time they span and the quality of their authors, both profoundly spiritual, intelligent and open hearted, companions in their quest for God: one through more concrete realities (depths of the human condition), the other more attracted by the heights (the depth of divinity). They compare themselves to the two olive trees in the Bible...
- Dimensions : 145x215x30
- ISBN : 9782204098670
- Poids : 810 grammes
Avec la collaboration de : Christiane Schmitt, Éric T. de Clermont-Tonnerre, Jean-Christophe de Nadaï
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