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THE BE-ATTITUDES: BECOME OTHER CHRISTS RADIATING HIS FRAGRANCE EVERYWHERE
With a balanced Christ-centered focus in the quality of their lives and relationships, the Missionaries were to fill the world with the “perfume” of the transforming presence of the Kingdom of God: However, their chief concern will be, as much … Continue reading
THE BE-ATTITUDES: PRAYER THAT MUST FLOW INTO ACTION
For the Missionary, clarifying and sharing one’s inner vision is always connected with what one receives in prayer and shares with others. The other portion will be entirely consecrated to outside works requiring the most active zeal such as missions, … Continue reading
FOCUSED FROM TWO DIRECTIONS: BEING AND DOING
In insisting that his Missionaries focus always on the “still point” of Jesus Christ, Eugene wanted to help each Missionary to develop an “inner vision” that would be a source of meaning and of transformation for himself and for others. … Continue reading
ALWAYS FOCUSED ON THE STILL POINT OF A TURNING WORLD
The section on the vows in the 1818 Rule is followed by an exploration of the various ways in which the Missionary must strive to “BE”. In doing so, he always come back to the “true north” – the point … Continue reading
VOWS : TO PROCLAIM THE COMING OF A NEW WORLD FREED FROM SELFISHNESS
Add to this that greed is one of the vices that does the greatest damage in the Church, our Institute’s spirit, which is one of atonement, leads us to offer to God the compensation for this vice, by adopting voluntary … Continue reading
VOWS: PROMPTED LIKE THE FIRST CHRISTIANS TO SHARE EVERYTHING
The model of how to “BE” was that of Jesus and the apostles, which then evolved into the first Christian community. Regarding the spirit of poverty he wrote: The first Christians followed that counsel faithfully to the letter. They still … Continue reading
VOWS: YOUR ATTITUDE SHOULD BE THE SAME AS THAT OF CHRIST JESUS
Eugene’s model for living the spirit of poverty was what he learnt from the first Christians: The first Christians followed that counsel faithfully to the letter. They still had fresh before them the example of their divine Master. It was … Continue reading
VOWS: THE WAY TO “BE” IN ORDER TO “DO”
So far our exploration of the 1818 Rule has looked at the first part, which was the “why” of the Missionaries. We have seen how in this section Eugene explained their mission and ministry in detail. The next section, entitled … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY IS ALWAYS AN INSTRUMENT TO LEAD OTHERS TO EXPERIENCE GOD
Jesus said to them, ‘Come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while’. Mark 6:31 The apostles were called to stay with Jesus (Mark 3:14), as was the apostolic community of Missionaries. They had the … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY NEVER STOPS BEING A TEACHER
Jesus “took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he set himself to teach them at some length.” Mark 6:34 Imitating the “virtues and examples of Jesus Christ” led Eugene to deal with the last … Continue reading