Monthly Archives: November 2020

WITH DEEPEST SORROW I INFORM YOU OF THE DEATH OF OUR GOOD AND SAINTLY FATHER MIE

Posted on November 5, 2020 by franksantucci

With deepest sorrow I inform you of the death of our good and saintly Father Mie. Letter to Jean Baptiste Mille, 11 March 1841, EO IX n 726 With these words Eugene announced the death of one of his first … Continue reading →

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LET US LEARN TO APPRECIATE THE PART THE LORD HAS ASSIGNED TO US

Posted on November 4, 2020 by franksantucci

Father Courtès in Aix en Provence was very generous in taking on priestly ministerial commitments for himself and the community in the city. Eugene reminds him to focus on why the Oblates were founded in that city All these occasion … Continue reading →

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YOU MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO PUT MEN AT RISK BY BURDENING THEM WITH WHAT THEY CANNOT DO

Posted on November 3, 2020 by franksantucci

Eugene, writing to Fr. Courtès, the superior of the community in Aix en Provence, speaks of the new Oblate he has sent to the community: Jean Francois Allard. We will be hearing a lot more about him in the future … Continue reading →

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BEHAVE WITH DIGNITY, SINCERITY AND MODERATION – THE GOOD LORD WILL DO THE REST

Posted on November 2, 2020 by franksantucci

The Marian shrine of Notre Dame du Laus had been our first foundation outside of Aix in 1819. From that time on, the ministry of the shrine had grown and it became a popular pilgrimage and center of mission. Its … Continue reading →

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