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Monthly Archives: November 2012
LIGHTING MANY FLAMES
All the preparation that went into a parish mission usually ensured good results. The personal lifestyle of the Missionaries, their preparation of preaching material and evangelizing activities, their efforts to be living what they preached as a community etc. all … Continue reading
RESPECTING PARISH STRUCTURES
Eugene reminds the Pastor of Aubagne that when the Missionaries came to a parish for a prolonged mission, they showed their closeness to the people by respecting the existing parish structures and cooperating with the Pastor and his assistants in … Continue reading
CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE IN THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
In making preparations for the Aubagne mission, Eugene touches on the heart of the mission, which is the personal God-encounter of each individual in the sacrament of reconciliation. The Pastor of Aubagne had been a former member of the Lazarist … Continue reading
A SIMPLE MISSIONARY LIFESTYLE
August 15 had given Eugene a renewed clarity of vision and injection of missionary zeal. The focus of the ministry of the community was more clearly on the aspect of “all for God” and service to the most abandoned rather … Continue reading
A RENEWED ENERGY AND MISSIONARY CONVICTION
The experience of August 15, 1822, had confirmed Eugene in his understanding of the vocation and purpose of the Missionary Society that he had brought to life nearly 7 years earlier. Despite the difficulties around him, we now find a … Continue reading
THE STRUGGLES OF A YOUNG RELIGIOUS CONGREGATION
The reasons that Eugene gives for keeping Henri Tempier at Laus give a good indication of the situation of the fledgling group of Missionaries. There were some members with many qualities, but they were still too young to take too … Continue reading
MAKING PERSONAL SACRIFICES FOR AN IDEAL
We have been seeing the importance of Henri Tempier for Eugene – they had been together in the “Oblate adventure” from the very beginning. Every major decision had been planned togethr and executed and evaluated together. After three years of … Continue reading
YOU HAVE FROM THE FIRST DAY WE CAME TOGETHER GRASPED THE SPIRIT WHICH MUST ANIMATE US
It is significant that at this very moment when Eugene was confirmed in his role as the founder of a Missionary Society and assured of its future, he thought of Henri Tempier. Tempier had understood the God-given spirit of the … Continue reading
I THANK THE GOOD GOD UNCEASINGLY FOR HAVING BROUGHT US TOGETHER
It was natural that Eugene would share his concerns, and the assurances that God had given him, with the Missionary who was the closest to him, Henri Tempier. What I wished in beginning this letter was to tell you, my … Continue reading
LACK OF VITAL CHURCH LEADERSHIP HINDERS MISSIONARY EFFECTIVENSS
The Missionaries suffered opposition in the good work that they were doing because of a lack of clear and inspired leadership in the diocese. Eugene indicated how different things would have been had there been a charismatic leader to defend … Continue reading