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WHO, BEING LOVED, IS POOR?
“Seeing the world through the eyes of Christ the Savior” Eugene and the Oblates had a special sensitivity and outreach for those who were not being adequately ministered to by the structures of the church. In some cases it was … Continue reading
THE NEED FOR REST IN SPITE OF MISSIONARY ENTHUSIASM
Having scolded the young Marius Suzanne for not taking sufficient care of his health, Eugene had asked him to rest a bit longer in Aix. There, however, the young priest could not contain his missionary enthusiasm, and gave himself to … Continue reading
LIGHTING MANY FLAMES
All the preparation that went into a parish mission usually ensured good results. The personal lifestyle of the Missionaries, their preparation of preaching material and evangelizing activities, their efforts to be living what they preached as a community etc. all … Continue reading
CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE IN THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
In making preparations for the Aubagne mission, Eugene touches on the heart of the mission, which is the personal God-encounter of each individual in the sacrament of reconciliation. The Pastor of Aubagne had been a former member of the Lazarist … Continue reading
ONGOING PASTORAL CONCERN ABOUT LACK OF PERSEVERANCE
Parish missions had the ability to rouse up enthusiasm while they were taking place, and afterwards there was a tendency to lose fervor gradually. This touches into everyone’s experience of entering into new challenges with enthusiasm and the necessity to … Continue reading
NEVER AGAIN
Marius Suzanne gave a description of the hundreds of people who, during the Aix mission, flocked to the sacrament of reconciliation ministered by Eugene and the Missionaries: In fact, I wish that all who live in our city of obstinate skeptics, all … Continue reading
THE MAGNETIC ATTRACTION OF THE WORD OF GOD
Four weeks into the mission in Aix en Provence, Eugene’s uncle Fortuné continued to enthuse about the effects of the ministry of the Missionaries of Provence, and of his nephew in particular. His way of life is truly a marvel … Continue reading
I DO NOT KNOW A MORE DEMANDING PLACE
We have seen how much importance was given to the Sacrament of Reconciliation on the parish missions. This same concern was obvious wherever the Missionaries ministered on “permanent mission.” Henri Tempier had only been at Notre Dame du Laus for … Continue reading
THE PRACTICE OF PEACE AND RECONCILIATION
Describing the mission at Eyguières, Eugene gives the reason for their being tired: Our work is endlessly demanding and without the least respite… So we have to go beyond our strength, we are in the confessional until a quarter to … Continue reading
HUG AS YOU HAVE BEEN HUGGED
Eugene’s own conversion experience had been the awareness of God’s boundless love and mercy: Blessed, a thousand times blessed, that he, this good Father, notwithstanding my unworthiness, lavished on me all the richness of his mercy Retreat Journal, December 1814, … Continue reading