Category Archives: WRITINGS

A GENUINE DESIRE FOR UNITY (C6)

Our efforts will be characterized by a genuine desire for unity with all who consider themselves followers of Jesus, so that, according to his prayer, all may believe that the Father has sent him (cf. Jn 17: 21) (Constitution 6) … Continue reading

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BISHOP EUGENE’S ADMIRATION FOR THE FIDELITY OF ORIENTAL CATHOLICS IN SUFFERING AND PERSECUTION (C6)

Our love for the Church inspires us … We coordinate our missionary activity with the overall pastoral plan of the local Churches where we work, and we collaborate in a spirit of brotherhood with others who work for the Gospel … Continue reading

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THE POPE FEELS ALL THE ANGUISH OF THE CHURCH (C6)

Our love for the Church inspires us to… accept loyally, with an enlightened faith, the guidance and teachings of the successors of Peter and the Apostles (Constitution 6) Writing to the people of his diocese, Bishop Eugene presented the people … Continue reading

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THE SUCCESSOR OF PETER IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE (C6)

We accept loyally, with an enlightened faith, the guidance and teachings of the successors of Peter and the Apostles (Constitution 6) Bishop Eugene’s publication for the people of his diocese of Pope Pius IX’s letter to the universal Church asking … Continue reading

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WE ACCEPT LOYALLY, WITH AN ENLIGHTENED FAITH, THE GUIDANCE AND TEACHINGS OF THE SUCCESSORS OF PETER AND THE APOSTLES (C6)

Our love for the Church inspires us to fulfil our mission in communion with the pastors whom the Lord has given to his people; we accept loyally, with an enlightened faith, the guidance and teachings of the successors of Peter … Continue reading

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OUR LOVE FOR THE CHURCH INSPIRES US TO CONSIDER THE BISHOPS AS OUR FATHERS FROM THE MOMENT THEY ADOPT US (C6)

Our love for the Church inspires us to fulfil our mission in communion with the pastors whom the Lord has given to his people. (Constitution 6) “We are the Bishop’s men” is a slogan that has been much used and … Continue reading

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IN COMMUNION WITH THE PASTORS WHOM THE LORD HAS GIVEN TO HIS PEOPLE, AS LONG AS THE SPIRIT OF OUR OBLATE VOCATION IS OBSERVED (C6)

Our love for the Church inspires us to fulfil our mission in communion with the pastors whom the Lord has given to his people. (Constitution 6) Writing to Oblate Fr. Bellanger in Algeria, Eugene stressed: I am delighted that you … Continue reading

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OUR LOVE FOR THE CHURCH INSPIRES US TO FULFIL OUR MISSION IN A PARTICULAR  RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BISHOPS (C6)

Our love for the Church inspires us to fulfil our mission in communion with the pastors whom the Lord has given to his people; we accept loyally, with an enlightened faith, the guidance and teachings of the successors of Peter … Continue reading

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OUR LOVE FOR THE CHURCH HAS BROUGHT US INTO THE OBLATE FAMILY (C6)

“Our love for the Church inspires us…” (Constitution 6) Eugene’s love for the suffering Church led him to become the founder of the Oblate Family. The Church, that glorious inheritance purchased by the Saviour at the cost of all his … Continue reading

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OUR LOVE FOR THE CHURCH – OUR SUFFERING MOTHER (C6)

“Our love for the Church inspires us…” (Constitution 6) As Eugene’s reflection on his experience of Jesus Christ as his Savior deepened, so did his awareness of the suffering of his Body, the Church, as a result of the aftermath … Continue reading

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