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THE BE-ATTITUDES: WITH BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND
Continuing to guide the Missionaries on the quality of their “being” Eugene’s 1818 Rule highlights the importance of the virtue of humility. This is how they will succeed in getting familiar with the holy virtue of humility, that they will … Continue reading
THE BE-ATTITUDES: HEART AND HEAD
Today we use the word “holistic” to describe the totality of our commitment. Eugene’s vocabulary for this same concept in the 1818 Rule, and later, was “charity and obedience.” In other words, “heart and head.” To “imitate in everything the … Continue reading
THE BE-ATTITUDES: BECOME OTHER CHRISTS RADIATING HIS FRAGRANCE EVERYWHERE
With a balanced Christ-centered focus in the quality of their lives and relationships, the Missionaries were to fill the world with the “perfume” of the transforming presence of the Kingdom of God: However, their chief concern will be, as much … Continue reading
THE BE-ATTITUDES: PRAYER THAT MUST FLOW INTO ACTION
For the Missionary, clarifying and sharing one’s inner vision is always connected with what one receives in prayer and shares with others. The other portion will be entirely consecrated to outside works requiring the most active zeal such as missions, … Continue reading
FOCUSED FROM TWO DIRECTIONS: BEING AND DOING
In insisting that his Missionaries focus always on the “still point” of Jesus Christ, Eugene wanted to help each Missionary to develop an “inner vision” that would be a source of meaning and of transformation for himself and for others. … Continue reading
ALWAYS FOCUSED ON THE STILL POINT OF A TURNING WORLD
The section on the vows in the 1818 Rule is followed by an exploration of the various ways in which the Missionary must strive to “BE”. In doing so, he always come back to the “true north” – the point … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY IS ALWAYS AN INSTRUMENT TO LEAD OTHERS TO EXPERIENCE GOD
Jesus said to them, ‘Come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while’. Mark 6:31 The apostles were called to stay with Jesus (Mark 3:14), as was the apostolic community of Missionaries. They had the … Continue reading
COMMUNITY PRAYER: THE SOURCE OF ALL MISSIONARY SUCCESS
It seems surprising that as the sixth ministry Eugene puts the community prayer of the Breviary: All the priests, oblates, and novices are bound to recite the Divine Office in common, according to the rite of the Holy Roman Church, … Continue reading
PREACHING: WE ARE FILLED WITH WHAT WE TEACH BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTRUCT OTHERS
The central aim of preaching for Eugene was to instruct and to give a message that would lead people into a deeper relationship with God and one another: Experience proves that it is possible to attain this desirable end, the … Continue reading
PREACHING: CHEW THE BREAD OF THE WORD
The Missionaries, who spent a large part of their ministry in preaching the Gospel, needed to be clear about their priorities: we must seek only to instruct the people, to be attentive to the needs of the majority of the … Continue reading