Singing with Blessed Eugénie
Blessed Eugénie left many prayers in notebooks; she also wrote down what seemed important to her in her relationship with Jesus, with the Virgin Mary, and also with the children she accompanied to catechism classes.
Today, we can still read and reread the advice she left us.
Saint Augustine said: ‘To sing is to pray twice’.
In composing these songs, Michel Penhard wanted to help us receive in our hearts these beautiful words offered by Blessed Eugénie.
The songs presented below are grouped together on a CD (in French).
To obtain it, contact the association
Les Amis de la Bienheureuse Eugénie Joubert’ (Friends of Blessed Eugénie Joubert)
by writing to: amisbienheureuseeugenie@gmail.com
Michel Penhard is a songwriter and composer.
With his wife Marie-Françoise, they are the creators of the ‘Chantons en famille’ series (Editions de l’Emmanuel).
Writing this song was an opportunity for me to discover Blessed Eugénie Joubert: her simplicity, her joy, her trust in Jesus, her love for the Virgin Mary, the gift of her life for the poorest children... A gift from Heaven for each of us and for the Church. I give thanks to God for his marvels.
Blessed Eugénie
“Bienheureuse Eugénie”
Paroles inspirées de la vie de la bienheureuse Eugénie Joubert (Michel Penhard – Août 2022)
Ce que l’amour demande
“Ce que l’amour demande”
Une mélodie douce qui conduit à l’intériorité en révélant un aspect de l’enfance évangélique.
La voix masculine correspond à ce que Jésus a dit à la Bienheureuse Eugénie.
Jésus, Toi seul es beau
“Jésus, Toi seul est beau”
Une prière de la Bienheureuse Eugénie mise en musique.
Pourvu que Jésus soit content
“Pourvu que Jésus soit content”
“Pourvu que Jésus soit content” est une expression que l’on retrouve à plusieurs reprises dans les brefs écrits de la Bienheureuse Eugénie. Cela pourrait être sa devise.
Ce fut sa boussole sur le chemin de la sainteté…
Que ces 5 mots soient pour nous aussi une devise qui inspire nos choix !
Blessed Eugénie
Written by the parishioners of Saint-Gilles, this song was the highlight of the celebrations for the transfer of the relics to Liège in June 2024. It is a song in honour of ‘the little Thérèse of Belgium’, as Bishop Delville of Liège put it.
