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The first group of missionaries, temporarily under the leadership of Fr Courtès, arrived in Limoges in early November. To prepare the bishop for this, Eugene wrote to him to make the mission of the Oblates very clear. Your Lordship will … Continue reading →

1847 was a year of unexpected expansion for the Oblates in France. Firstly, establishing themselves in Nancy, in north east of the country. Then came the unexpected and providential invitation to open a house for mission preachers in Limoges in … Continue reading →

I begin by congratulating you for being the first of our Congregation to announce the Word of God to those frozen people of the north. The Oblate establishment  in the city of Nancy was the first foundation in the north-east … Continue reading →

Concerning prayers, I must tell you that several of our Fathers want me to establish a daily invocation to St. Joseph, foster-father of the Holy Family, to obtain that from Heaven above he may provide for the temporal needs of … Continue reading →

Continuing his letter to the Vicar General of Nancy about the style and method of Oblate preaching, Eugene wrote: I will modestly reply by quoting a passage of our Rules which sets down the method that our Missionaries are to … Continue reading →

Learn more about this prayer practice of the Mazenodian Family: https://sites.google.com/view/mazenodianfamily/monthly-oraison/what-is-oraison/november-2023?authuser=0&fbclid=IwAR0U0eL2nKHLBtI4-8t7Duz-XidSksPQJuNPK3t4PJOXCN7h2MHq4VE1Cgghttps://sites.google.com/…/what-is…/november-2023…

In October 1847, the Oblates responded to the invitation of the Bishop of Nancy to establish themselves in his city. This community would serve as a second novitiate house as well as being a center from which the Oblates would … Continue reading →

Writing to the Novice Master, Fr. Vincens, Eugene spoke about the decision to ask one of the candidates to end his formation process. The same council recognized that Brother Martin was not suitable to the Congregation. His independent spirit was … Continue reading →

Not all the candidates who came forward to join the Missionary Oblates were suitable. 21 year-old scholastic brother Fortuné Chavard’s attitude and behavior had led Eugene and his council to the decision to expel him. Writing to Fr Vincens, the … Continue reading →

22 year-old, Scholastic Brother Charles Baret, was brilliant person. Yvon Beaudoin wrote about him: “A musician and poet with a great gift for languages, he then learned English and Italian from his Irish and Italian confreres, not to mention Hebrew … Continue reading →