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“A father’s communication with his many children… that is one of the most agreeable occupations of my life” 1857
I find myself looking at this from a purely human and lay person’s point of view: of the immense love that God lavishes upon each of us and how we are free to accept it or not… I think of the different states of life that God calls us to – not according to how great we are (or how great we think we are) but in accordance with God’s plan for us.
As the Triduum comes closer and closer there are some of us who will run out to greet it – not because we want to die, but rather because we want to live: to live more fully in communion with the Beloved. We do this through Jesus.
I cannot help but think of us Lay persons who have chosen to make a commitment, to and with the Oblate/Mazenodian Family. We continue to find new ways to deepen our beings with Jesus, our crucified Saviour in this time and place. It takes perseverance, ever deepening love for those who have found themselves on the very edges of life and as Constitution 30 states: “We will help each other find joy and fulfillment in our community life and in our apostolate, supporting one another in our resolution to be faithful to the Congregation… attesting to our attachment to our religious family and our definitive commitment to its mission.” (C 30)
“It is in this way that we recognize how we are called to share in the charism according to our state of life and to live it in ways that vary according to milieu and cultures. We share in the charism in a spirit of communion and reciprocity amongst ourselves and with the Oblates.” (Reference to R 37a)