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Monthly Archives: December 2010
PARISH MISSIONS: CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE BY PREACHING IN THEIR LANGUAGE
The missionaries preached in Provençal, and their use of this language brought them closer to the humble and lesser-educated people. Eugene had founded his missionary family precisely to reach out to the most abandoned people by preaching in their language. … Continue reading
PARISH MISSIONS: CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE BY BEING AVAILABLE IN THE CHURCH
They will spend the whole morning in the church, and – except in case of necessity – no one will leave without permission of the one presiding 1818 Rule Part 1, Chapter 2, §2 Each morning the missionaries were to … Continue reading
PARISH MISSIONS: CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE BY VISITING THEIR HOMES
The examples abound in all the missions. In the Marignane narrative Eugene gave some examples of the usefulness of the method of seeking out the abandoned so as to bring them to the Saviour: After the Masses, the visits resumed. … Continue reading
PARISH MISSIONS: CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE TO BRING THEM TO GOD
Eugene was gifted in his ability to improvise in various situations. He was intuitive and his contacts with the people through visiting would have given him a good feel for what was necessary to be dealt with during the mission … Continue reading
PARISH MISSIONS: CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE SO AS TO LEARN THEIR NEEDS
The closeness of the missionaries to the people made them aware of the needs and reactions of the people Thus today we came across two persons who, under the semblance of a marriage they had never in fact contracted, had … Continue reading
PARISH MISSIONS: ALWAYS CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE
Through personal contact the people were invited to an encounter with the Saviour. In that spirit of closeness, the missionaries visited the people of the smaller villages in their homes on the first days to establish contact with them and … Continue reading
PARISH MISSIONS: NOTHING MUST BE LEFT UNDARED
Eugene was adamant that We must spare no effort to extend the Saviour’s empire 1825 Rule, Preface We Oblates love using this phrase to describe our mission, (and the older ones enjoy showing off their Latin and quote it as … Continue reading
PARISH MISSIONS: FOUR MISSIONARIES ENGAGED IN SUCH AN EXERCISE OF CHARITY PREACH BETTER STILL THAN IN THE PULPIT, AT LEAST THEY ARE BETTER UNDERSTOOD
The value of example speaking louder than words was stressed to Tempier when the missionaries had gone to help the inhabitants of a neighbouring village to put out a fire: If only I had been with you on the day … Continue reading
PARISH MISSIONS: WE FULFIL OUR MISSION IN AND THROUGH THE COMMUNITY TO WHICH WE BELONG
Community is an integral part of Oblate mission. The group of missionaries who went to a village always formed a community that was governed by the same regulations and spirit as the permanent community they formed a part of. During … Continue reading