Author Archives: franksantucci

“The Rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying … Continue reading →

“It is the emptiness like the hollow in the reed…which can only have one destiny; to receive the piper’s breath and to utter the song that is in his heart.” (Caryl Houselander) Caryll Houselander captured this spirit when she referred … Continue reading →

” So your strength is failing you? Why don’t you tell your mother about it?…Mother! Call her with a loud voice. She is listening to you; she sees you in danger, perhaps, and she–your holy mother Mary–offers you, along with … Continue reading →

“In view of this motherhood, Mary was preserved from original sin, from that fracture in communion with God, with others and with creation, which deeply wounds every human being. But this fracture was healed in advance in the Mother of … Continue reading →

“If we acknowledge and honor the sacrifices of human beings for reasons of love, from the Mother Teresas, to heroes of war, from the first responders of 9/11, to the suffering parents of dying children, how can we fail to … Continue reading →

“As sailors are guided into port by the shining of a star, so Christians are guided to heaven by Mary” (Saint Thomas Aquinas) As Superior General, whenever Eugene sent Oblates to the missions outside of France, he entrusted them to … Continue reading →

“But what took place most singularly in the Virgin Mary also takes place within us, spiritually, when we receive the word of God with a good and sincere heart and put it into practice. It is as if God takes … Continue reading →

“What a joy to remember that Mary is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?” (Saint Therese of Lisieux) On February 17, 1826, the Missionary Oblates were given approbation by the Church … Continue reading →

“The Son of God became man for our salvation but only in Mary and through Mary.” (Saint Louis Marie de Montfort) In 1825 Eugene went to Rome to seek official Church recognition for the Missionaries and their Rule from the … Continue reading →

“The attitude of Mary of Nazareth shows us that BEING comes before DOING, and to leave the DOING to God in order to BE truly as he wants us.” (Pope Francis) Two years after the foundation of the Missionaries, we … Continue reading →