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Monthly Archives: March 2019
A FIRM RESOLUTION TO WALK ALWAYS IN HIS PRESENCE
The only appropriate expression of the gratitude we owe God for this miracle is a firm resolution to walk always in his presence according to our vocation, in the exact observance of our Rules. Letter to Bruno Guigues, 3 September … Continue reading
SEE HOW THE MASTER OF HEARTS LEADS THEM AS HE WISHES
My dear Father Guigues, I have just left the altar where I offered the holy sacrifice in thanksgiving for the happy conclusion to the affair that means so much to us. Father Vincens is bringing you the copy of the … Continue reading
IN GOD’S NAME, CARRY OUT MY WISHES; YOU HAVE THE ABILITY, YOU HAVE THE WILL; SET TO WORK
Eugene was the one to whom the Holy Spirit had given the charism. As Founder and Superior General it was his duty to ensure that the Oblates lived and missioned according to his spirit. He was particularly insistent when it … Continue reading
THERE WILL BE MORE EDIFICATION THROUGH FIDELITY THAN FROM AN OVER-POLITENESS
“Regularity” refers to following the Oblate Rule of Life (“regula” – hence “regularity” is following the Rule and guiding one’s life by it). A young and dynamic community would attract many people to the sanctuary devotions and sacraments, but also … Continue reading
THE RULE SHOULD BE FOLLOWED IN ALL ITS DETAILS AND BY EVERYONE.
Eugene had placed great responsibility on the shoulder of the 29 year -old Fr Guigues: to assume responsibility for the Marian shrine and to work at increasing the number of pilgrims and to ensure that the Oblate community ran smoothly … Continue reading
YOUTH IS NO EXCUSE FOR RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP
Imagine a 29 year-old Oblate being tasked with the responsibility of starting a brand new ministry in a shrine and being appointed religious superior of a 26 year-old hyperactive and extremely intelligent Oblate (Dassy) and also of a newly professed … Continue reading
JOSEPH AMBROISE VINCENS OMI
Our chronological reading of Eugene’s letters introduces us to the Oblate missionary, Joseph Ambroise Vincens, who became an important figure on the history of the Congregation. At the age of 27 he was ordained a diocesan priest for the Archdiocese … Continue reading
HE PREACHES LIKE A TRUE APOSTLE AND WILL BE A TREASURE FOR THE HOUSE OF L’OSIER
Eugene concludes his letter to the Bishop of Grenoble by telling him that he would be sending Father Vincens to join the new Oblate community at Notre Dame de l’Osier. The man that I am assigning to increase the little … Continue reading
THEY WILL LOVE YOU AS THEIR FATHER; AS THEIR PROTECTOR AND GUIDE
Then, to allay any fears that the Bishop could have about the independence of a religious congregation in his diocese, Eugene hastens to assure him of the relationship he expects the Oblates to have with the local bishop of the … Continue reading
OUR COMMUNITIES ARE PARADISE IN EARTH
To further convince the Bishop of Grenoble, Eugene now describes the ideals of the Oblate Congregation in glowing terms through the experience of Fr Dupuy: He had come to know and appreciate the priests of our Congregation; he knew that … Continue reading