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Monthly Archives: October 2012
OBLATION INVOLVES FAMILIARITY WITH SCRIPTURE
… continue to have them learn by heart several verses of the New Testament every day Letter to Henri Tempier, 18 June 1821, EO VI n. 68 Familiarity with the Sacred Scriptures was an essential requirement for the Missionary. It … Continue reading
OBLATION: LEARNING TO RECOGNIZE GOD IN PEOPLE AND EVENTS
The novitiate year was a time specifically set aside to live the intimacy of Jesus and the apostles, during which the future Missionaries were allowing themselves to be formed in perfection: “to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for … Continue reading
LEARNING TO LIVE IN ONGOING OBLATION
We have been seeing the year 1821 was marked by the gradual expansion of the Missionaries and Eugene’s concern with maintaining the spirit of the foundational charism in the three communities. Paramount to his concern was the proper training of … Continue reading
FAMILY JOY
A moment of great family joy for Eugene as Alexandre Dupuy was ordained to the priesthood in Aix. It was a moment of joy for the family of the Missionaries of Provence as one of its members was ordained and … Continue reading
FASTING AND OBLATION
It was Lent – a time previously marked by severe and detailed laws of fasting in the Church. Eugene, with his spirit of oblation, wanted to be generous in everything. He wanted to be faithful in his observance, however, he … Continue reading
LEADERSHIP IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN OF LONELINESS
Entrusted with the ministry of maintaining all the communities functioning in harmony with the founding spirit, Eugene’s role was not always pleasant, especially when human weaknesses got in the way of the common welfare and the superior would have to … Continue reading
AS LONG AS I AM THE SUPERIOR, IT IS I WHO MUST GIVE THE GUIDANCE
In this letter we see Eugene continuing his efforts to establish and maintain a spirit of unity among the three communities of Missionaries. He was away preaching long parish missions, and so he wrote to Hippolyte Courtès who was the … Continue reading