Monthly Archives: March 2021

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A MAN OF DESIRES AND SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN HEARD AND FULFILLED

Posted on March 5, 2021 by franksantucci

During his lifetime, St Eugene was portrayed as having a zealous missionary heart as large as the world. I am not a prophet, yet I have always been a man of desires and some of them have been heard and … Continue reading →

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THE MORE YOU ARE HOLY, EXEMPLARY, REGULAR, THE MORE GOOD WILL FLOURISH

Posted on March 4, 2021 by franksantucci

St Francis of Assisi had instructed his friars to preach with words only when necessary. In other words, it was the exemplary quality of their lives that was meant to make the biggest impact on people. This too was the … Continue reading →

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I ENJOY CONVERSING WITH YOU ABOUT WHAT WE HOLD IN COMMON.

Posted on March 3, 2021 by franksantucci

The six missionaries who were on their way to establish the first Oblate mission in Canada were human and certainly not perfect. Eugene, as the father of this family, was aware of this and gives them advice on how to … Continue reading →

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SONS OF MINE JOURNEYING TOWARDS THIS BEAUTIFUL MISSION WHICH REACHES OUT ITS ARMS TO YOU

Posted on March 2, 2021 by franksantucci

St. Eugene writes to the first-ever group of who leave France to establish our first foreign mission “sons of mine who journey towards this beautiful mission which reaches out its arms to you.” He warns the six Oblates about the … Continue reading →

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