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- Eleanor Rabnett, Lay Oblate on FAITH-FOCUSED INVESTMENT GROUPS: A PRESENCE WHERE DECISIONS AFFECTING THE FUTURE OF THE POOR ARE BEING MADE (Rule 9a)
- Eleanor Rabnett, Lay Oblate on VIVAT: A PRESENCE WHERE DECISIONS AFFECTING THE FUTURE OF THE POOR ARE BEING MADE (Rule 9a)
- Eleanor Rabnett, Lay Oblate on WE SHOW A VERY HUMAN FACE OF JESUS TO THE WORLD, ONE FULL OF COMPASSION AND SOLIDARITY (Rule 9a)
- Eleanor Rabnett, Lay Oblate on JUSTICE, PEACE AND THE INTEGRITY OF CREATION AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF EVANGELIZATION (Rule 9a)
- Eleanor Rabnett, Lay Oblate on WALKING THE LINE BETWEEN PROPHETIC VISION AND SPIRITUAL SUSTENANCE (CONSTITUTION 9)
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I AM A WITNESS OF MANY POOR PEOPLE IN VULNERABLE SITUATIONS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR GRATITUDE FOR OUR PRESENCE (Constitution 5)
Wherever we work, our mission is especially to those people whose condition cries out for salvation and for the hope which only Jesus Christ can fully bring. These are the poor with their many faces; we give them our preference. … Continue reading
GREAT ACTS COMMENCE WITH SMALL DEEDS (Constitution 5)
Wherever we work, our mission is especially to those people whose condition cries out for salvation and for the hope which only Jesus Christ can fully bring. These are the poor with their many faces; we give them our preference. … Continue reading
WE KNOW THAT THE OBLATES MAKE THIS THEIR SPECIALTY: IT IS AS GLORIOUS AS IT IS DIFFICULT. (Constitution 5)
We are a missionary Congregation. Our principal service in the Church is to proclaim Christ and his Kingdom to the most abandoned. We preach the Gospel among people who have not yet received it and help them see their own … Continue reading
WE PREACH THE GOSPEL AMONG PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED IT (Constitution 5)
We are a missionary Congregation. Our principal service in the Church is to proclaim Christ and his Kingdom to the most abandoned. We preach the Gospel among people who have not yet received it and help them see their own … Continue reading
IT IS OUR WITNESS AND OUR WORDS THAT ENABLE THE MOST ABANDONED TO SEE THE FACE OF JESUS (Constitution 5)
We are a missionary Congregation. Our principal service in the Church is to proclaim Christ and his Kingdom to the most abandoned. (Constitution 5) This says it all: it is the desired goal of every Oblate ministry. The test of … Continue reading
WE WERE BORN FOR THE MISSION AND WE EXIST FOR THE MISSION (Constitution 5)
We are a missionary Congregation (Constitution 5) “We were born for the mission and we exist for the mission. The Founder was impelled to begin the community of Aix in order to evangelize the inhabitants of his area, especially the … Continue reading
GOD’S MISSION HAS OUR OBLATE FAMILY (Constitution 5)
We are a missionary Congregation (Constitution 5) “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you” (John 20:21), said Jesus as he entrusted his disciples to God’s mission. God’s mission has a Church, and God’s mission has our Oblate … Continue reading
THE POOR FOR THE OBLATE FAMILY ARE THOSE WHOSE CONDITION CRIES OUT FOR SALVATION (Constitution 5)
Wherever we work, our mission is especially to those people whose condition cries out for salvation and for the hope which only Jesus Christ can fully bring. These are the poor with their many faces; we give them our preference. … Continue reading
WHO ARE THE POOR FOR THE OBLATE FAMILY? (Constitution 5)
St Eugene’s charism is very clear on how to identify the poor: “The call of Jesus Christ, heard within the Church through people’s need for salvation” (Constitution 1). After having laid the foundations, the Rule now begins to spell out … Continue reading
THE RULE OF THE OBLATE FAMILY: A MAP
On our journey of reflection on the Constitutions and Rules, it is important to have a “map” that we can consult from time to time to situate us – this is especially the case for the lay members of our … Continue reading