Category Archives: WRITINGS

Wherever our ministry takes us, we will strive to instil genuine devotion to the Immaculate Virgin who prefigures God’s final victory over all evil.  (Constitution 10) On his 72nd birthday, after a lifetime of being Mary’s son, he wrote in … Continue reading →

We shall always look on her as our mother. In the joys and sorrows of our missionary life, we feel close to her who is the Mother of Mercy. (Constitution 10) After a year as seminarian in St Sulpice in Paris, … Continue reading →

In her, we recognize the model of the Church’s faith and of our own. (Constitution 10) “As for Mary, she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart” (Luke 2:19). It was the pattern of Mary’s intimate relationship with … Continue reading →

In her, we recognize the model of the Church’s faith and of our own. (Constitution 10) Bishop Eugene had been horrified when he went to a church on a Marian feast and had seen that the statue of Mary had … Continue reading →

In her, we recognize the model of the Church’s faith and of our own. (Constitution 10) As much as Eugene loved Mary, he was always aware f the importance of never giving Mary the first place: she is honored only … Continue reading →

She received Christ in order to share him with all the world, whose hope he is. (Constitution 10) For Eugene, Marian shrines were special places of mission for the Oblates. Together with our patroness, the Oblates were able to imitate … Continue reading →

She received Christ in order to share him with all the world, whose hope he is.  (Constitution 10) Mary, the first missionary! Throughout his ministry, Eugene shared his love for Mary. Nothing is more precious for enlightened devotion than that … Continue reading →

Open to the Spirit, she consecrated herself totally as lowly handmaid to the person and work of the Saviour. (Constitution 10) The personal consecration of the Missionaries was something that they shared with the people in their ministry. During the … Continue reading →

Open to the Spirit, she consecrated herself totally as lowly handmaid to the person and work of the Saviour. (Constitution 10) Eugene’s vision for the Oblates: My consistent thought has always been that our little family should consecrate itself to … Continue reading →

Open to the Spirit, she consecrated herself totally as lowly handmaid to the person and work of the Saviour. (Constitution 10) The witness of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Canada immediately drew others to join us in our vocation. … Continue reading →