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==July 1854, Father Jean-Victor Favier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau==

''Translated by Sr Marie Challacombe SM, July 2015''

:To Reverend Father Colin, Superior General of the Society of Mary in Lyon Rhône, France

:J(esus), M(ary) J(oseph)

:Ovalau, Viti Islands, July 1854

:Very Reverend Father,

;[1]: It is almost 8 months since I returned to Ovalau. Last year, before I left Lakeba, I wrote you a fairly long letter about the crosses the good Lord has sent me.<ref> Cf. [[Girard1305|Doc 1305]], letter of November 6, 1853</ref> At the time my soul was shrivelled. Now that I am in quite a different state and much calmer, I recognise that I would have done better not to write that letter to you which has only served to distress you, although I believe I did state the truth in my reports. For greater certainty I ask you now to treat that letter as though it had never arrived. My aim in that is to repair the damage I did to the reputation of my confrere. <ref> Joseph-François Rouilleaux (cf. [[Girard1305|Doc. 1305]] §4-15)</ref>

;[2]: Reverend Father Bréhéret has gone to replace me at Lakemba, and I am at Ovalau with Fr Ducrettet. There are about 80 proselytes in this mission. Rewa where Fr Mathieu is there are none at all. Lakeba retains the status quo. At present I have a heap of things in hand. It’s always the same when someone comes to visit us. Consequently I beg you to forgive me if I end this letter here.

;[3]: You may count, Very Reverend Father, on my most sincere devotion and my deepest respect,
:::::J(ean) V(ictor) Favier
:::::::a(postolic) m(issionary)

;[4]: I had sent a list of books suggested by Bishop Bataillon. If Reverend father Poupinel is so kind as to reply, he might just send me the lives of the desert fathers, Gousset’s<ref> Thomas-Marie-Joseph Gousset (1792-1866), cardinal (in 1850), author of ''Théologie morale à l’usage des curés at des confesseurs'', published in 1844 and several times thereafter, author of 2 volumes of dogmatic theology published in 1848. (“Gousset, Thomas-Marie-Joseph”, ''Catholic Encyclopedia'', vol. 6)
</ref> theology, the great Médaille, <ref> Pierre Médaille, S.J., ''Méditations sur les évangiles de l’année et pour les fêtes de Notre Seigneur, de la Très sainte Vierge et des saints'', several editions in various forms.</ref> a bible in Latin in large print, the abridged theology of Saint Ligouri, Nourugai[?], the books of piety by Father Saint Jure, <ref> Father Jean-Baptiste Saint-Jore, author of several works, for example, ''De la connaissance et de l’amour du fils de Dieu, notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ''.
</ref> a roman breviary in 4 volumes, edition 1847, the life of Saint Ligouri, and Saint Thérèse and Saint Francis. – As for the other books mentioned in the list, he can do as he likes.

;[5]: I also have great need of a pair of spectacles, no. 4. They sent some from Sydney, but they are no good for my eyes which are quite weak.

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