Tag Archives: all for God

THE INSPIRING DEPARTURE OF A PURE SOUL WHO IS GOING TO BE UNITED TO HIS GOD FOR ALL ETERNITY

Posted on August 18, 2014 by franksantucci

Eugene writes to Fr Honorat, at Notre Dame du Laus, to announce the death of the 26 year-old Oblate, Jacques Marcou. The good God has just taken from us, my very dear Father, one of our most saintly missionaries. Yesterday … Continue reading →

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THE FIREPLACE WHERE THE MOTHER OF GOD PREPARED THE MEALS OF THE HOLY FAMILY

Posted on July 18, 2014 by franksantucci

Eugene’s passionate love for God was the foundation of his life. It was not a dry intellectual relationship, but a holistic one that touched all aspects of his life, and particularly his affectivity. As he describes the house of Loreto, … Continue reading →

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ONLY IF YOU ARE IN COMMUNION WITH GOD AND IN COMMUNITY

Posted on February 28, 2014 by franksantucci

Eugene concludes his reflection to his spiritual confidant on the source of his spiritual strength during the difficult process in Rome. He was conscious that he was being held up by the prayers and unity of all the Oblates in … Continue reading →

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ALL HUMAN EXPERIENCES MAKE UP GOD’S HUMBLE PATH TO US

Posted on January 22, 2014 by franksantucci

We continue exploring the question of what gave Eugene the inner strength to keep him going. He begins his letter to Tempier by clarifying a statement he had made in a previous letter that could have been interpreted wrongly: I … Continue reading →

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LET ME LOVE YOU AS MUCH AS YOUR HOLY MOTHER LOVED AND LOVES YOU

Posted on October 25, 2013 by franksantucci

Eugene became a priest as a response to his awareness of God’s indescribable love for him. Here, in his retreat in preparation for his priestly ordination he prays to be able to make his priestly ministry a response of total … Continue reading →

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THE GRACE OF OBLATION AT THE VERY MOMENT THAT MARY PRESENTS THE WORLD WITH ITS SAVIOR

Posted on October 23, 2013 by franksantucci

On 23 December 1809 Eugene made a definitive commitment towards the priesthood by being being ordained to the sub-diaconate. In a conference on that day he linked the commitment to give himself totally to the service of the People of … Continue reading →

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THE BEAUTIFUL ECCENTRICITY OF MARTYRDOM

Posted on September 14, 2013 by franksantucci

Eugene’s own experience of living “all for God” made him sensitive to all manifestations of this in others. Saint Sebastian had given his life for God in an act of oblation through his martyrdom. It is not surprising that Eugene … Continue reading →

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IN AWE OF THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR JESUS CHRIST

Posted on September 13, 2013 by franksantucci

“Oblation” for Eugene meant the giving of one’s life totally to God for the spread of God’s Kingdom – whatever the personal cost. It is no wonder that on his first visit to the catacombs in Rome he was profoundly … Continue reading →

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GOD IS THERE WITH HIS GRACE

Posted on May 2, 2013 by franksantucci

Continuing to encourage the young seminarian, Marius Bernard, in his struggle against temptations, Eugene reassures him that if he is true to his spirit of oblation he will be safe. The person who has made a commitment to living “all … Continue reading →

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THE AIM OF FORMATION: TO LEARN HOW TO BE FULLY IN GOD

Posted on April 26, 2013 by franksantucci

Eugene used to spend the days around the First Friday of each month with the community in Aix. After this particular visit he wrote with joy about his experience with the novices – those men who were involved in the … Continue reading →

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