Monthly Archives: July 2017

THE LOVE WHICH UNITES US ALL TO OUR COMMON CENTER WHO IS JESUS CHRIST

Also, my heart was gladdened at the sight of the first cross I perceived as I entered the canton of Fribourg. We recited with joy the Vexilla as if we had just found our compass once more… It is on … Continue reading

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WE HAD JUST FOUND OUR COMPASS ONCE MORE

Having been knocked off balance by his experiences in the Protestant part of Switzerland, Eugene found his equilibrium again when he saw his first crucifix in a public place. Also, my heart was gladdened at the sight of the first … Continue reading

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I TOOK PLEASURE IN RECOGNIZING OUR DIVINE MASTER AS THE SOVEREIGN LORD OF ALL

Eugene also shared his reaction with Hippolyte Guibert. Bearing in mind his devotion to the Catholic understanding of the Eucharistic Presence of Jesus, he wrote I also said Holy Mass in that city of Geneva, the thoroughfare of the heresy … Continue reading

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TO RAISE HIM IN THE SIGHT OF SO MANY REBELS, AND INVOKE ON THEM HIS MERCY

Eugene continues to share his first experience of division in Christendom with Henri Tempier: However, I did not wish to deprive myself of the consolation of saying Holy Mass in this land of infidels, and offered the Holy Sacrifice with … Continue reading

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ALL CONTRIBUTED TO CHILL THE SOUL AND THROW ME INTO A DEEP SADNESS

After visiting the Oblates in ND du Laus, whose communitarian failings had left Eugene in an unhappy state, he reached Switzerland. His first stop was Geneva – in the Protestant part of the country, and he was horrified to experience, … Continue reading

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I WOULD GIVE MY LIFE A THOUSAND TIMES IN ORDER THAT NO ONE AMONGST US EVER GIVE THE SCANDAL OF NOT BEING WORTHY OF THEIR VOCATION

Having laid out three fundamental way of refocusing our lives according to the spirit of our Mazenodian vocation, according to our state of life, Eugene continued: Let each judge himself, correct himself or otherwise regard himself as a good-for-nothing. The … Continue reading

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REFOCUS: REGARD THE RULE AS OUR LAW, THE SUPERIORS AS GOD, OUR BROTHERS LIKE OUR OTHER SELVES

Regard the Rule as our law, the superiors as God, our brothers like our other selves. Letter to Hippolyte Guibert, 29 July 1830, EO VII n 350 Always mindful of the command of Jesus to love God totally, and to … Continue reading

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REFOCUS: REGARD THE RULE AS OUR LAW, THE SUPERIORS AS GOD

Regard the Rule as our law, the superiors as God, our brothers like our other selves. Letter to Hippolyte Guibert, 29 July 1830, EO VII n 350 The expression, “Regard… the superiors as God,” may sound very surprising and, perhaps, … Continue reading

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REFOCUS: REGARD THE RULE AS OUR LAW

How to correct wrong directions in community life and refocus?  Eugene gives guidelines, which continue to be beacons for us today. Regard the Rule as our law, the superiors as God, our brothers like our other selves. Letter to Hippolyte … Continue reading

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WE ARE MERE SERVANTS OF THAT WHICH WE HAVE RECEIVED AND LIVED

Charity for our neighbour is again an essential part of our spirit. We practice it first amongst us by loving each other as brothers… As a missionary family, whatever we do and say is a reflection and fruit of the … Continue reading

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