A parish register from the Sacred Hearts Parish, dated from 1941 to 1959, provides details about Father Eust\u00e1quio's final moments on earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The document states that on August 22nd, Father Eust\u00e1quio delivered a sermon with a solemn blessing of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. According to the document, the following day, August 23rd, the Dutch priest felt very ill, suffering from a high fever. Despite his weakened state, he still celebrated Holy Mass as usual that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next, the date August 25th appears, with Father Eust\u00e1quio being transferred to the Minas Gerais Sanatorium (now the Alberto Cavalcanti Hospital, in Belo Horizonte). What follows are the final days of the Blessed One. On August 28th he receives the last sacraments and, the following day, renews his religious vows. On August 30th, the book details the religious man's death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read below the account as it is written in the register book, dated August 30th:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFather Eust\u00e1quio died at 10:45 in the morning with the words \u201cDeo Gratias\u201d. The body was transported to the temporary chapel and there began a procession of thousands and thousands of people. The people consecrated their saint. It was decided to hold the burial on August 31st. The archbishop called to say he insisted on performing the commendation. The rectory was invaded by people who wanted to take some 'relic' of Father Eust\u00e1quio.\u2018<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Um livro de tombo da Par\u00f3quia dos Sagrados Cora\u00e7\u00f5es, datado de 1941 \u00e0 1959, traz detalhes sobre os momentos finais de Padre Eust\u00e1quio aqui na terra. No arquivo, \u00e9 poss\u00edvel ler que no dia 22 de agosto, Padre Eust\u00e1quio fez um serm\u00e3o com ben\u00e7\u00e3o solene do Imaculado Cora\u00e7\u00e3o de Maria. Segundo o documento, no dia seguinte, 23 de agosto, o padre holand\u00eas se sente muito doente, tendo febre alta. Mesmo debilitado, ele ainda celebrou a Santa Missa normalmente naquele dia. Em seguida, aparece a data do dia 25 de agosto, com Padre Eust\u00e1quio sendo transferido para o Sanat\u00f3rio Minas Gerais […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n