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ÐTheir€fiery€leader,€Abbot€Francis€Ô_ÔPfannerÔ_Ô,€invited€associates€to€help€him€educate€his€female€converts.Ð ì#<" ÐSeveral€high„minded€women€followed€his€call.€When€Josephine€arrived€a€year€later,€these€had€alreadyÐ Ø$( # Ðstarted€to€live€like€religious€known€as€Red€Sisters€on€account€of€their€Ô_ÔcolourfulÔ_Ô€red€outfit.€TheirÐ Ä%!$ ÐÔ_ÔofficicalÔ_Ô€title€was€ð ðMissionary€Sisters€of€the€Precious€Bloodðð.Ð °&"% Ðà  àRed€is€the€Ô_ÔcolourÔ_Ô€of€blood€and€also€of€love.€Fire€burns€red€hot.€The€fire€of€love€burning€inÐ œ'ì"& ÐChrist€and€urging€Him€to€shed€His€last€drop€of€blood€for€the€salvation€of€souls€(Ô_Ôcf.LukeÔ_Ô€12:49)€wasÐ ˆ(Ø#' Ðto€be€the€Sistersðð€compelling€motive€(2€Cor.€5:14).Ð t)Ä$( Ðà  àSr.€Paula,€as€Josephine€was€called€now,€longed€with€all€her€heart€to€do€as€the€founder€said,Ð `*°%) Ði.e.€ð ð€make€Christððs€Precious€Blood€fruitful€in€many€soulsðð,€and€ð ðconvert€the€whole€worldðð,€althoughÐ L+œ&* Ðthat€was€humanly€impossible.€She€continued€with€her€devotion€to€the€Blessed€Sacrament€but€nowÐ 8,ˆ'+ Ðunder€its€sacrificial€aspects€of€the€Precious€Blood€and€€the€Sacred€Heart.€In€the€stresses€and€strainsÐ $-t(, Ðof€missionary€pioneering€she€remained€a€contemplative€at€heart:€ð ðI€feel€the€urgent€need€for€closeÐ ° Ðunion€with€the€Most€Sacred€Heart€in€the€Blessed€Sacrament€of€the€Altar,ðð€she€confessed.Ð œì Ðà  àFrom€the€rich€treasury€of€her€spiritual€experiences€she€later€gave€this€advice€to€her€Sisters:Ð ˆØ Ðð ðThe€Precious€Blood€is€for€us€the€most€effective€weapon€against€the€assaults€of€hell€and€the€surestÐ tÄ Ðmeans€to€free€from€the€yoke€of€sin€all€those€entrusted€to€our€care.€We€can€offer€up€the€Precious€BloodÐ `° Ðin€prayer,€by€quiet€work€and€sacrifice€or€by€instructing€those€who€do€not€know€this€treasure...Ð L œ Ðà  àð ðWhere€there€is€a€tabernacle€in€which€Jesus€lives€under€the€species€of€bread,€His€holy€bloodÐ 8 ˆ ÐÔ_Ôis€present,€because€He€dwells€there€with€His€divinity€and€humanity.€Thus,€the€Precious€Blood€isÐ $ t Ðinseparably€united€with€the€mystery€of€the€Eucharist€and€also€with€the€Sacred€Heart,€source€of€thisÐ  ` Ðflood€of€graceðð.Ð ü L  Ðà  àThis€was€sound€teaching€at€a€time€when€such€truths€as€the€Real€Presence,€the€Divinity€ofÐ è 8  ÐChrist€and€the€need€for€redemption€through€Him€were€called€into€question.€As€for€the€ð ðassaults€ofÐ Ô$  Ðhellðð,€Sr.Paula€made€their€acquaintance€when€for€three€years€various€circumstances€at€Mariannhill€didÐ À  Ðnot€allow€the€Blessed€Sacrament€to€be€preserved€at€the€Sistersðð€convent.€ð ðThe€awful€power€of€theÐ ¬ü  ÐEvil€One,ðð€writes€Mother€Paula,€ð ðmost€insidiously€played€havoc€with€our€often€over„stretchedÐ ˜è  Ðnerves.ðð€At€such€times,€Sr.€Paula€sought€refuge€with€Him€who€dwelled€within€her.€Her€exterior€cameÐ „Ô  Ðto€reflect€her€inner€disposition€to€such€a€degree€that€someone€once€called€a€ð ðwalking€tabernacleðð.Ð pÀ Ðà  àFirst€superior€general€of€her€Congregation€€(since€1907),€Mother€Paula€often€had€to€travelÐ \¬ Ðlong€distances€by€boat.€It€caused€her€intense€pain€when,€for€lack€of€a€priest,€she€was€not€able€toÐ H˜ Ðreceive€Holy€Communion€for€as€long€as€four€weeks€consecutively.€As€soon€as€the€boat€docked,Ð 4„ Ðhowever,€she€would€search€for€a€church€to€pay€her€respects€to€the€Lord€€in€the€tabernacle.€TheÐ  p Ðfollowing€words€give€proof€of€her€profound€longing€to€be€with€Him.€ð ðððI€thirst!ðð€cried€the€consumingÐ  \ Ðlove€of€the€dying€Saviour€on€the€Holy€Cross€of€Golgotha,ðð€€she€wrote€ððI€thirst!ðð€is€still€the€incessantÐ øH Ðcry€of€His€misjudged€and€frequently€despised€love€from€every€holy€tabernacle€and€from€the€SacredÐ ä4 ÐHost€in€the€hands€of€a€priest€at€the€sacred€altar€of€sacrifice.ððÐ Ð  Ðà  àMother€Paula€was€deeply€imbued€with€awe€and€reverence€for€the€Real€Presence.€To€say€thatÐ ¼  Ðshe€believed€in€this€Presence€would€be€an€understatement.€Her€faith€seemed€at€times€to€penetrate€theÐ ¨ø Ðveil€hiding€the€divine€vision€from€the€human€eye.€Her€example€acted€like€a€powerful€incentive€for€herÐ ”ä ÐSisters.€When€she€said€the€Gloria€Patri€at€the€opening€of€common€prayer€all€present€were€electrified,Ð €Ð Ðas€it€were.€She€had€the€deepest€respect€for€the€sacred€ministry€and€would€not€tolerate€a€negativeÐ l¼ Ðremark€about€any€priest,€€no€matter€how€much€he€might€have€failed€in€his€duty.€Even€in€the€ear„Ð X ¨ Ðdeafening€noise€created€by€the€air€raids€in€World€War€Two€she€preserved€tranquillity€of€mind€andÐ D!” Ðexterior€poise.€While€the€house€was€rocking€under€the€impact€of€shells€exploding€in€close€proximityÐ 0"€  Ðshe€would€calmly€draw€the€Sistersðð€attention€to€the€tabernacle,€a€gesture€which€the€frightened€soulsÐ #l! Ðdid€not€always€appreciate.Ð $X" Ðà  àIn€old€age,€when€she€had€more€leisure€for€prayer,€she€was€seen€kneeling€for€hours€before€HimÐ ô$D # Ðwhom€her€heart€loved€(cf.Ps.€63:6;€73:26.).€Still€more€than€on€her€prayer,€the€Congregation€was,€inÐ à%0!$ Ða€sense,€founded€on€her€lifeððs€sacrifice.€She€had€made€her€whole€life€a€gift€to€her€Sisters€and€to€theÐ Ì&"% Ðmissions,€as€the€opening€quotation€testifies.€In€fact,€when€uncertainty€about€the€future€of€theÐ ¸'#& ÐCongregation€weighed€heavily€on€her€mind,€she€seriously€considered€€following€her€heartððs€desire€forÐ ¤(ô#' Ða€contemplative€life€spent€in€uninterrupted€adoration.€However,€she€had€not€travelled€far€to€make€theÐ )à$( Ðnecessary€arrangements,€when€she€was€overcome€with€remorse€for€this€decision.€At€the€next€stop€sheÐ |*Ì%) Ðgot€off€€the€train€and€returned€to€her€Sisters.€By€this€resolute€decision€she€was€able€to€defeat€theÐ h+¸&* Ðtemptation€to€opt€out€once€and€for€all.€Whenever€she€later€returned€to€the€nuns€of€€PerpetualÐ T,¤'+ ÐAdoration€it€was€to€renew€her€resolve€to€work€vigorously€and€patiently€at€the€place€God€Ô_ÔhadÐ @-(, Ðappointed€for€her.€Ð ° Ðà  àThe€Blessed€Sacrament€was€Mother€Paulaððs€€source€of€strength,€Divine€Providence€her€guide.Ð œì ÐIn€the€course€of€her€long€spiritual€journey,€fraught€with€hazards,€hardships€and€heartbreaks,€sheÐ ˆØ Ðacquired€a€Ô_ÔmarvellouslyÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔintergratedÔ_Ô€view€of€the€religious€and€missionary€vocation.€It€was€solidlyÐ tÄ Ðfounded€on€scripture€and€centered€on€an€intimate€personal€relationship€with€Christ€in€the€mystery€ofÐ `° ÐHis€divine€presence.€She€bequeathed€to€her€Sisters€a€precious€legacy€in€the€form€of€a€treatise€on€theÐ L œ Ðspirituality€that€was€to€characterize€them€and€bind€them€closely€together€wherever€obedience€placedÐ 8 ˆ Ðthem.€What€she€had€learned€herself€in€62€years€as€religious,€missionary€and€co„foundress€she€passedÐ $ t Ðon€to€them:€Ð  ` Ðà  àð ðA€missionary€Sister€must€be€Ô_ÔdetermindedÔ_Ô€to€offer€herself€unreservedly€as€a€sacrifice€for€theÐ ü L  Ðglory€of€God€and€for€the€salvation€of€souls.€This€unreserved€self„surrender€is€the€surest€sign€if€aÐ è 8  Ðgenuine€vocation.€Just€as€a€Sister€gives€herself€completely€to€God€on€entering€religious€life,€so€alsoÐ Ô$  Ðshe€will€abandon€herself€and€her€future€to€His€fatherly€guidance...With€inner€joy€and€readiness€toÐ À  Ðmake€sacrifices€she€will€accept€any€assignment.€The€Sacred€Heart€„€in€the€Blessed€Sacrament€„€willÐ ¬ü  Ðnot€be€surpassed€by€her€generosity...€but€will€reward€her€for€all€Ô_ÔlabourÔ_Ô€and€strain,€even€if€these€areÐ ˜è  Ðunknown€and€misjudged€by€people.ððÐ „Ô  Ðà  àMother€Paula€Ô_ÔEmundsÔ_Ôðð€life€was€lived€in€thanksgiving€and€praise€for€Godððs€bountiful€love.€TheÐ pÀ ÐBlessed€Sacrament€was€for€her€a€source€of€strength,€courage€and€deep€inner€joy.€Now,€we€hope,€sheÐ \¬ Ðsees€Him€whom€with€all€humility€and€trust€she€adored€here€on€earth.€Many€said€at€her€death:€We€prayÐ H˜ Ðfor€her€that€she€may€rest€in€peace,€€but€we€pray€much€more€to€her€that€she€may€obtain€€for€us€a€littleÐ 4„ Ðof€that€love€which€nourished€and€sustained€her€in€her€twofold€vocation€as€a€religious€and€missionaryÐ  p Ðof€Christððs€Church.€Ð  \ ÐÌÌÌÌ€Sr.€M.€Annette€Ô_ÔBuschgerdÔ_Ô€cpsÐ ¨ø ÐÌÌPS.€Sr.€M.€Annette€Ô_ÔBuschgerdÔ_Ô€is€a€Missionary€Sister€of€the€Precious€Blood.€After€spending€27€yearsÐ l¼ Ðin€Kenya€she€recently€returned€to€Canada.€She€lives€at€St.€Bernardððs€Convent,€North€York,€and€isÐ X ¨ Ðengaged€in€researching€her€Congregationððs€history.Ð D!” ÐÌò òÓ  ÓÔ‡èÏmçXXæŸÔÌÓ½4ÓÔ#†XæŸXçèÏmÉ4#Ôó ó