George Albert Guertin

George Albert Guertin (February 17, 1869 – August 6, 1931) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Manchester. Quotes It is because their labors are undertaken in obedience to Divine inspiration that Religious Communities are able to render humanity a kind of service that is incomprehensible to unaided human reason. To fit themselves for such service men and women deliberately relinquish even the most legitimate pleasures of the human heart. They leave father and mother and kindred, they sacrifice the opportunity to make for themselves the home of their choice, that they may give their affection, their energy, their ability, their all, to God, in the person of His little ones, His sick, and His poor. They bind themselves by the three holy vows of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience — and the world looks on and does not understand, for to the world the ascetic life is folly, even though it was by the practice of these virtues that Christ redeemed the world. Memoir of Mother Mary Gonzaga O'Brien (1920) Quotes about George Albert Guertin Under his guidance the diocese continues to grow steadily and healthily. Thomas Michael O'Leary, Diocese of Manchester (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia The new prelate has evidently brought with him the same prudence, zeal, and administrative ability that marked his career as a priest, and his work thus far has already borne rich fruit. New Hampshire (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia External links Category:1869 births Category:People from New Hampshire Category:Catholics from the United States Category:Clergy from the United States Category:Roman Catholic bishops Category:1931 deaths