Missionary Bishop: Jean-Marie Odin in Galveston and New Orleans

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Missionary Bishop Number 118 Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students Texas A&M University Missionary Bishop Jean-Marie Odin in Galveston and New Orleans n patrick Foley Foreword by Gilbert R. Cruz Texas A&M University Press College Station,Texas Copyright © 2013 by Patrick Foley Manufactured in the United States of America All rights reserved First edition This paper meets the requirements of ansi/niso z39.48–1992 (Permanence of Paper). Binding materials have been chosen for durability. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Foley, Patrick, 1933– Missionary bishop : Jean-Marie Odin in Galveston and New Orleans / Patrick Foley ; with a foreword by Gilbert R. Cruz. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Centennial series of the Association of Former Students ; no. 118) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-60344-824-6 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-60344-824-1 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-60344-994-6 (e-book) ISBN-10: 1-60344-994-9 (e-book) 1. Odin, Jean Marie, 1801–1870. 2. Catholic Church—Texas—Bishops—Biography. 3. Bishops—Texas—Biography. 4. Texas—Church history. 5. Catholic Church— Texas—History. I. Title. II. Series: Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 118. BX4705.03385F65 2013 282.092—dc23 [B] 2012044072 To Linda, My Wife Our Daughter, Elizabeth Maureen, Our Son, Sean Patrick And Our Grandchildren, Edmund “Ned,” Grace, Philip, Fred, and Gabriel Go gentlemen, in the name of Our Lord. It is He who is sending you; it is for His service and His glory that you are undertaking this voyage and this mission. It will also be He who will lead you, and who will assist and protect you. We hope for this from His Infinite Goodness. Always hold fast with faithful guidance. We have recourse to Him in all places and on all occasions. Throw yourselves into His arms, as the one whom you should recognize as your very good Father, with firm confidence that He will assist you and bless all your works. Saint Vincent De Paul Advice Given on the Departure of Missionaries for Distant Countries Abelly, bk. III, 12 ...