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HE UNDERSTOOD AT FIRST SIGHT WHAT WE ARE AND WHAT WE AIM TO DO

The growth in the number of vocations made it possible for Eugene to explore the possibilities of the establishment of a fourth center of mission for the Oblates. His attempt in Nice had not met with success, and so he … Continue reading

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I DO NOT SEE HOW THIS PARISH MINISTRY CAN BE THE VOCATION OF OUR MISSIONARIES

Eugene and the Missionaries had been approached to establish themselves in Alais, in the Diocese of Nimes. Travelling to see the situation, he reported to Henri Tempier: … Meanwhile, they offer to rent you lodging in a small house at … Continue reading

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GUIDING A GROUP OF YOUNG ENTHUSIASTS

Even though the major part of Eugene’s time and energy were now spent on serving the Church in Marseille, his foremost preoccupation was always the Missionary Oblates. As Founder and Superior General he took an active interest in everything connected … Continue reading

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HOW MUCH AUTHORITY DO BISHOPS HAVE OVER THE OBLATES?

We have been following the saga of the Provencal bishops nearly destroying Eugene’s Missionaries. We have seen how Eugene managed to calm the storm with the Archbishop of Aix and among the Missionaries within the Society itself. His next step … Continue reading

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SO LET US ALWAYS BE UNITED IN THE SAME CHARISM

Joseph-Hippolyte Guibert, a young man from Aix en Provence, had joined the novitiate but, soon after, had been pressurized by his father to leave. A few weeks later he had returned and Eugene wrote about this to express his happiness … Continue reading

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FILLED WITH THE CHARISM THAT GIVES LIFE TO EVERYTHING

A few months earlier, Eugene had written to Henri Tempier: ”First companion of mine, you have from the first day we came together grasped the spirit which must animate us and which we must communicate to others” (Letter to Henri … Continue reading

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THE IDENTITY OF THE MAZENODIAN FAMILY: THE TECHNIQUES OF OUR SPIRIT

The major event of 1819 was the community of Missionaries establishing themselves at the shrine of Notre Dame du Laus in January. Until now the community had been based solely in Aix, and it had been easy to maintain the … Continue reading

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FORMATION: HANDING ON EUGENE’S GOD-GIVEN SPIRIT

 As the number of young people who belong to the house has increased, clarity and regularity must grow in proportion.  Apart from the Missionaries, there were now seven young people in the house who had begun the formation process to … Continue reading

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THE IDENTITY OF THE MAZENODIAN FAMILY: AN ELITE BODY FOR THE CHURCH

It is only after Vatican II that the word “charism” was used to describe the particular God-given characteristics of a religious family, but it is exactly this concept that Eugene is referring to when he speaks of the spirit of … Continue reading

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THE IDENTITY OF THE MAZENODIAN FAMILY: OBLATION AS THE SPIRIT THAT DISTINGUISHES IT FROM OTHER GROUPS

What is the spirit that is specific to our existence? Eugene defines it as being that of oblation. Our Lord Jesus Christ has left to us the task of continuing the great work of the redemption of mankind… This spirit … Continue reading

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