Since 19 February 2025 (https://www.eugenedemazenod.net/?p=5978) I have been exploring the key elements of our Book of Life in preparation for the bicentenary of its approbation by the Church. The first ten Constitutions are fundamental because they contain the whole Oblate charism. In case you have lost the way, I refer you to the map:
THE RULE OF THE OBLATE FAMILY: A MAP https://www.eugenedemazenod.net/?p=6018
and
WHO ARE THE POOR FOR THE OBLATE FAMILY?https://www.eugenedemazenod.net/?p=6024
The next step would be to look at two models of how this is lived: the apostles (Constitution 3) and Mary immaculate (Constitution 10). I have decided to interrupt this for a few of months.
As we prepare to celebrate 17 February 2026, it is exactly now that Eugene arrived in Rome to meet the Pope and to ask for this favor. As he wrote about this journey every day, I would like to make you a part of his experience and let him speak to us about it.
