ST.JOHN GABRIEL PERBOYRE, C.M

In the same year that St. Francis Regis Clet was martyred in China, 1821, a young countryman of his, John Gabriel Perboyre, entered the Novitiate of the Congregation of the Mission in Paris. He not only had St. Clet as his model and hoped to follow in his footsteps by going to spread the Gospel in China, but also hoped to imitate him by being a martyr for the name of Jesus. In fact, after 20 years this happened in a most extraordinary way. Here is the interesting true story.

10. DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL

Before his own passion and death, Fr. Perboyre was to endure one last trial. For a period of several months, in spite of his increased prayers, he felt the deepest discouragement. It seemed that his sins were too great, that he would surely lose his soul and that God had abandoned him. This wasted his body and spirit terribly. He finally had a vision of Christ on the cross, consoling and reassuring him. After that, he was completely at peace. This was his agony in the garden.

ST.JOHN GABRIEL PERBOYRE, C.M

10. DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL

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