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SATISFACTION AT THE DIRECTION THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD INSPIRED YOU TO TAKE
Jacques Joseph Marcou was 14 years old when he attended the very first meeting of Eugene’s Youth Congregation in 1813. From that moment his life had been closely associated with Eugene, who had accompanied him in his spiritual and Christian … Continue reading
AN EIGHT-POINT IDENTIKIT
In writing the Rule in 1818 Eugene wanted to put down in writing the spirit of how the Missionaries had experienced themselves for three years. His aim was that others would be transformed by the same spirit through following this … Continue reading
THE MISSION OF FUVEAU INSPIRES A YOUNG MAN TO JOIN THE MISSIONARIES
I embrace our dear novices and pray God that he will grant that they imitate your virtues. Letter addressed to “To our dear brothers, the missionaries at Aix”, July 1816, O.W. VI n.12 Eugene was convinced that it was the … Continue reading
THE AIX COMMUNITY AS AN “APOSTOLIC SCHOOL” FOR STUDENTS
The Register of Entries into the Novitiate and other archival material note that Jean Baptiste de Bausset, a member of the Youth Congregation, was in the first group of novices in Aix and was a Missionary for two years. When … Continue reading
THE FIRST VOCATIONS TO OBLATE RELIGIOUS LIFE AND PRIESTHOOD
Today I do not have a written text of Eugene, but write about some of the first persons to join him after the initial founding group. Their lives and ministry continued his spirit and actions. The Register of Entries into … Continue reading
SOME ARE DRAWN TO ANSWER THE CALL OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH THE JOY AND GENEROSITY OF OUR LIVES
Once Madame Gontier and her girls had vacated the premises, the whole Carmelite convent building was available for the Missionaries. With many rooms available it was now possible to accommodate others. Eugene had begun his Youth Congregation three years earlier, … Continue reading
VOCATION: THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF WINNING SOULS FOR GOD WITHOUT TAKING MUCH TROUBLE TO BE PERSONS OF INTERIOR LIFE, TRULY APOSTOLIC PERSONS
In the subsequent correspondence between Eugene and Tempier, one can see the growth of “one heart and one soul” between them, and their desire to be apostolic men with a strong interior life so as to be the most efficient … Continue reading
VOCATION: TO BE IN HARMONY WITH THE FOUNDING VISION
Henri Tempier’s reply to Eugene’s invitation was a source of great joy for Eugene. Tempier shows himself to be in perfect harmony with each of the foundational ideas proposed to him. Eugene exults: God be blessed, my very dear brother, … Continue reading
VOCATION: THE WILL AND THE COURAGE TO WALK IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE APOSTLES
If, as I hope, you wish to be one of us, you will not find yourself in unfamiliar territory; you will have four companions. If presently we are not more numerous, it means we wish to choose men who have … Continue reading
VOCATION: FORM ONE HEART AND ONE SOUL
To form “one heart and one soul” is a concept dear to the heart of the Founder. As the size of the Congregation grew, so did he become increasingly insistent on this unity. For Eugene, his missionary family was the … Continue reading