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Monthly Archives: November 2017
WITH MARY IMMACULATE DURING OUR PAUSE
As these refections will pause for the month of December, I wish each of you a Happy Feastday for December 8, a fruitful Advent and all the blessings of Christmas. We ask Mary Immaculate to accompany us : Mary Immaculate is … Continue reading
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LET ME LOVE YOU AS MUCH AS YOUR HOLY MOTHER LOVED AND LOVES YOU
Eugene became a priest as a response to his awareness of God’s indescribable love for him. Here, in his retreat in preparation for his priestly ordination he prays to be able to make his priestly ministry a response of total … Continue reading
JESUS, LIVING IN MARY, COME AND LIVE IN ME
The Sulpicians were vigilant to see that every priest whom they trained could say: “I live now not with my own life but with the life of Christ who lives in me” (Galatians 2:20). Mary was given to them as … Continue reading
LEARNING FROM MARY HOW TO LIVE IN UNITY WITH JESUS
The theme of Mary’s being united with Jesus, and thus being a model for his own unity with Jesus, returns often throughout the years that Eugene was at the seminary. On Christmas morning he wrote to his mother: Dearest Mother, … Continue reading
OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE – WHY DID WE NOT THINK OF THIS SOONER?
Once the decision had been made, and Eugene had requested this new name, he was filled with joy at having done the right thing. Oblates of the Immaculate Mary. But this is a passport to heaven! How have we not … Continue reading
WE ASK YOUR HOLINESS TO GIVE US THE NAME OF OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE
Having decided to change the name of our Congregation, Eugene now asked the Pope to give us this name officially. When this request was eventually granted, Eugene was able to proclaim everywhere that it was “the name that the Pope … Continue reading
IN PREPARATION FOR OUR PATRONAL FEAST
There will be a pause in these reflections during the month of December. In the light of our forthcoming patronal feast on December 8, I would like to focus on Mary during these days of preparation. During the day, I … Continue reading
A PERSON COULD NEVER SHAKE OR UNSETTLE MY PRINCIPLES WHICH SPRING FROM A SIMPLE FAITH
Writing to a public figure whose ideas on religious liberty he did not agree with, Eugene said: I am sorry that the indiscretion of certain of our missionaries has led you to believe that I am one of your fiercest … Continue reading
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HE SHOULD NOT GIVE HIMSELF UP TO IDLE DREAMS OF A FUTURE THAT WILL PERHAPS NEVER COME
The student house in Billens was made up of zealous young people with generous dreams. Some of these, however, were not quite practical, as Eugene commented to the superior, Fr Mille. I urge you to deter Ricard from his plans … Continue reading
IN CLOSE UNION WITH GOD, GO AHEAD WITH FULL CONFIDENCE
Father Mille was 33 years old, had been ordained a priest for only fifteen months and he was the superior of the Oblate scholasticate in Switzerland. He was young and inexperienced, but the political crisis in France had forced Eugene … Continue reading