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SURROUNDING THE SICK WITH AFFECTION
Art. 23. As soon as the Director has been informed of the illness of one of the congregants he will go and visit him immediately. Art. 24. He will inform the infirmarians of the illness of the congregant and of … Continue reading
THE PRAYER OF FAITH WILL SAVE THE ONE WHO IS SICK
Art 46. If, after the third day of fever, the illness takes on an alarming quality, the sick congregant will ask for the sacraments of the Church. He will make this demand in a way that those around him will … Continue reading
BE ALERT
When one bears in mind the high mortality rate at the time of Eugene – where, for example, one in four persons died of tuberculosis – it is easy to understand his reminder to the young people of the possibility … Continue reading
I WAS SICK AND YOU CARED FOR ME
Eugene’s ideal of forming the youth to live the love of Jesus Christ had to be put into practice in real situations. We have seen how he did this in the question of their relationships with each other. Now Eugene … Continue reading
BY THIS ALL WILL KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES
Eugene teaches the youth to put into practice the words of Paul: “Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” (Colossians 3:14) Art 24. Thus the love of Jesus Christ, which is the unbreakable bond … Continue reading
LOVE AS THE PIVOT OF OUR EXISTENCE
“Among yourselves, charity, charity, charity.” This death-bed wish of Eugene for his Oblate family reflected his lifetime of insistence that “Charity is the pivot on which our whole existence turns.” Some 50 years earlier, we see him insisting on the … Continue reading
A SPIRIT OF RECONCILIATION MUST BE AT THE HEART OF EVERYDAY LIFE
Accompanying the formation of a group of some 250 young men who gathered twice a week in Aix was a major undertaking for Eugene. His concern for the human and Christian development of each one is clear on every page … Continue reading
RESTORING LIGHTNESS IN RELATIONSHIPS
The gatherings and interactions of the young persons were an opportunity for learning and for personal growth. In Eugene’s teaching on the topic of living with one another’s mistakes and weaknesses, we see an attempt to teach them sensitivity in … Continue reading
HELPING EACH OTHER TO DESTROY THEIR FALSE SELF
Having spoken about personal growth and forgiveness through the sacrament of reconciliation, Eugene now refers to the responsibility of each member of the youth congregation for the growth of the other. He writes about the need for fraternal correction taking … Continue reading
SELF-KNOWLEDGE FOR GROWTH
For the youth, the sacraments were to be instruments of human and Christian growth. Here Eugene stresses the importance of the sacrament of reconciliation. In his first rule of life for the youth, in 1813, he asked that they receive … Continue reading