Category Archives: RULE

COMMUNITY PRAYER : AVOID RUSHED WORDS WITHOUT A HEART

Posted on April 21, 2012 by franksantucci

We will recite the Office thoughtfully and solemnly, following exactly the mediants and the other indications, and making sure that we do not warrant Jesus Christ’s criticism of the Jews, that they honored God with their lip service, while their … Continue reading →

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COMMUNITY PRAYER: THE SOURCE OF ALL MISSIONARY SUCCESS

Posted on April 20, 2012 by franksantucci

It seems surprising that as the sixth ministry Eugene puts the community prayer of the Breviary: All the priests, oblates, and novices are bound to recite the Divine Office in common, according to the rite of the Holy Roman Church, … Continue reading →

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ALWAYS CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM – ESPECIALLY IN SICKNESS AND DEATH

Posted on April 19, 2012 by franksantucci

The church of the Oblate Mission house in Aix was never a parish. The community was young, dynamic and obviously attracted many people to their services –either in the church or in the various ministries of the Missionaries in the … Continue reading →

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PRISONERS – ABANDONED BY SOCIETY AND THE CHURCH

Posted on April 18, 2012 by franksantucci

The common theme running through all the descriptions of the ministry of the Missionaries was this infallible rule: We are never to lose sight of one of the principal ends of our Institute, which is to help the most abandoned … Continue reading →

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YOUTH – THE WORK OF WORKS

Posted on April 17, 2012 by franksantucci

Committed to preaching the Gospel to the most abandoned and to be ministers of God’s compassion in the sacrament of reconciliation, Eugene continued to explain the ministry of the Missionaries in his Rule of Life: Article 3 The direction of … Continue reading →

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THE CHART OF OUR VOCATIONAL JOURNEY

Posted on April 16, 2012 by franksantucci

After our break for Easter, I happily continue sharing the daily reflections on the writings of St Eugene. In the last weeks we have been exploring the invitation he extends to join him in living his ideal: What more sublime … Continue reading →

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HUG AS YOU HAVE BEEN HUGGED

Posted on March 30, 2012 by franksantucci

Eugene’s own conversion experience had been the awareness of God’s boundless love and mercy: Blessed, a thousand times blessed, that he, this good Father, notwithstanding my unworthiness, lavished on me all the richness of his mercy Retreat Journal, December 1814, … Continue reading →

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FROM WORD TO ACTION

Posted on March 29, 2012 by franksantucci

The next section of the Rule of 1818 moves to the logical conclusion of preaching: helping the listener to come to a personal encounter with God as Savior. Preaching should make people aware of their need for conversion, best expressed … Continue reading →

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PREACHING: SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL FOR GOD

Posted on March 28, 2012 by franksantucci

It goes without saying that it is never permitted to receive even the least recompense for preaching, or the administration of the sacraments, or any other ministry. 1818 Rule Part 1, Chapter 3, §1 Preaching  The Missionary co-operator of the … Continue reading →

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PREACHING: WE ARE FILLED WITH WHAT WE TEACH BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTRUCT OTHERS

Posted on March 27, 2012 by franksantucci

The central aim of preaching for Eugene was to instruct and to give a message that would lead people into a deeper relationship with God and one another: Experience proves that it is possible to attain this desirable end, the … Continue reading →

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