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Monthly Archives: December 2011
CHRISTMAS
Eugene will speak to us again on Monday 09 January. A reminder that all the previous entries (505 of them) can be consulted on this site. By using the search engine on the homepage you can find entries dealing with … Continue reading
200 YEARS AGO: CELEBRATING THE DIVINE MYSTERIES FOR THE FIRST TIME
Dear mother, be one with me on Christmas Eve, join in the holy mysteries in Aix while I celebrate them for you in Amiens, in the most fervent of communities [ed. the Sisters of the Sacred Heart]; let each of … Continue reading
200 YEARS AGO: THERE IS ONLY LOVE IN MY HEART
The day after his ordination to the priesthood, Eugene continued his reflections to his spiritual director. My letter could not go off yesterday. O my dear Father, there is only love in my heart. I am writing at a time … Continue reading
200 YEARS AGO: THE TRANSFORMING LIGHT OF ORDINATION
After his priestly ordination Eugene wrote to Father Duclaux, his spiritual director, to share with him his feelings and reactions to what had just taken place. The tone that runs through the letter is one of awe at God’s immense … Continue reading
200 YEARS TODAY: I ANNOUNCE SUCH A HUGE MIRACLE
Writing from Amiens during his retreat Eugene announces to his mother: I bid you now an affectionate farewell, dear mother, and hold you tenderly to my heart which is all yours after God. You know the ordination takes place on the … Continue reading
200 YEARS AGO: THE DAY BEFORE EUGENE’S PRIESTLY ORDINATION
Today, exactly 200 years ago, we find the 29 year-old Eugene de Mazenod on retreat on the day before his priestly ordination. Reading though his retreat notes I am struck by the centrality of his desire to love God as … Continue reading
COMMUNION IN DEATH
After the week of reflections on the Spanish martyrs, I pick up the thread that we have been following for many weeks on the Youth Congregation started by Eugene in Aix in 1813. We have seen the concern that the … Continue reading
THE SPANISH MARTYRS: MODELS OF FAITH AND INTERCESSORS FOR US
“It is believed that they died professing their faith and forgiving their executioners. We do know that none of the 22 Oblates, despite the psychological torture during their cruel captivity, was an apostate, nor denied his faith, nor denied having … Continue reading
SPANISH MARTYRS – ALL FOR GOD
Twenty days later it was time for thirteen more Oblates to hear their names shouted from a loudspeaker. On November 28, 1936, they were taken from their jail and led to Paracuellos de Jarama where they were executed. They were: … Continue reading
MARTYRDOM AS THE FULLNESS OF OBLATION
A few hours after their seven companions had been taken away a truck of Assault Guards arrived with the order to take the religious to the General Directorate of Security in Madrid. Their militant captors were furious and made their … Continue reading
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