Gabon 1850 - Libermann writes to Bessieux that he is not against the creation of a new congregation to provide personnel for Gabon but he feels the time is not yet opportune. | Gabon

Canada 1905 - Alonzo Wright, 1,631 acres of forest and arable land on the river Gatineau close to Ottawa. It is made possible by a gift from Mme Jules Lebaudy, a rich benefactress, to establish an institute to receive young French people coming to Canada. It is also as a con-sequence of the religious persecution in France which forces the closure of 12 Spiritan houses. | Canada

Cabo Verde 1947 - Approval by the Generalate of the contract between the District and the Diocese. | Cape Verde

Senegal 1957 - Prefecture of Kaolack established and confided to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. | Senegal

"The importance of a good director is very great; but the firmness and perseverance of our will in the service of God, and the constant desire to live for him alone are infinitely more important and neces-sary. Our Lord never said in the Gospel that any one who wants to be perfect must take a spiritual director! But he did say that such a person must deny himself, take up his cross and follow him. We need a director like an army needs a general - but an army without a gen-eral can do a lot more than a general without an army!"(Libermann: Spiritual Letters 1 pp246-247. 1836).