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A BODY THAT BRINGS LIFE
For Eugene the Youth Congregation was not an institution, but a living body of young people who, together, had a motherly function for one another. Thus as a “mother” the congregation’s members engage themselves: Art. 3. By her example and … Continue reading
THE YOUTH CONGREGATION AS MOTHER
Exploring the Rules of 1813 and the later Statutes written by Eugene as a Rule of Life for the youth, one is surprised by how detailed and all-encompassing they are. Furthermore, all this did not remain on the level of … Continue reading
A MOTHER THAT GAVE THEM LIFE
The third section of the Rule life focused on the relationship of the young people with the Church: In the same way they will accept the teachings of the Holy Church. They will observe them with the full knowledge that … Continue reading
THE IDENTITY OF THE MAZENODIAN FAMILY: AN ELITE BODY FOR THE CHURCH
It is only after Vatican II that the word “charism” was used to describe the particular God-given characteristics of a religious family, but it is exactly this concept that Eugene is referring to when he speaks of the spirit of … Continue reading
PARISH MISSIONS: AIM TO ALLOW THE BLOOD OF THE SAVIOUR TO FLOW IN THE VEINS OF HIS BODY
In 1859, two years before his death, Eugene wrote about the missionary goal to which he had constantly adhered throughout his life: In effect, because the Church forms only one body, of which Jesus Christ is the Head, those who … Continue reading
PARISH MISSIONS: RESPONSE TO THE CALL OF JESUS CHRIST HEARD WITHIN THE CHURCH THROUGH PEOPLE’S NEED FOR SALVATION
The missionaries did not go out as freelance agents to do their own thing. Their missionary activity was as part of the thrust of the local church and it was done in communion with the Church. In a tangible way, … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY: FOR THE CHURCH
Three more prescriptions of a legal nature follow in the first Rule regarding relations with the Bishops, and then the final paragraph states: Vicars General and Gentlemen: Such is a comprehensive outline of the regulations that the undersigned priests present … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY: THE ORDINARY MEANS OF THE CHURCH STRUCTURES ARE INSUFFICIENT AND EVEN USELESS
“Deeply moved” by the situation of the abandoned people, the Missionaries of Provence continued explaining their vision: The undersigned priests: … -knowing from experience that the callousness or indifference of these people renders the ordinary help supplied by your concern … Continue reading
COME AND BE RENEWED IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN THE CHURCH
Eugene’s listeners at the Madeleine are invited not only to receive the Word of God, but to enter into deeper relationship with God through all that the ministry of the Church offers them. “Our churches are your places of refuge. … Continue reading
EUGENE CONTINUES TO REFLECT ON HOW TO COUNTERACT THE EFFECTS OF BAD PRIESTS
“The Church, that glorious inheritance purchased by the Saviour at the cost of all his blood, has in our days been cruelly ravaged… … The truth of the matter is that for a century already, through devilish tactics, an effort … Continue reading