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WHEN I MINISTER I CAN EXPERIENCE GOD’S PLEASURE
Eugene constantly fine-tuned the focus of the ministry of the Oblates to ensure that it was in keeping with the founding inspiration he had received from God. Our Missionaries are to be employed principally, but not exclusively, in the missions. … Continue reading
OBLATE RETREAT MINISTRY DOES SO MUCH GOOD
The ministry which the Oblates do today in retreat houses and pilgrimage shrines has its origins in the earliest days of the Congregation. Our first house outside of Aix, Notre Dame du Laus, was a place of pilgrimage where the … Continue reading
THE DELIGHT THAT IS MINE WHEN I AM WITH OUR OBLATES IS WORTH MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE
At the end of October each year the Oblate community in Aix would have their annual retreat, and this year Eugene had come from Marseille to join the community for it. He wrote to Henri Tempier in Marseille: If it … Continue reading
IN WORKING FOR OTHERS I HAVE BEEN TOO FORGETFUL OF MYSELF
In December 1814 Eugene did a private retreat, at one of the most significant moments of his life. He had touched death and had been left physically weakened by the illness, and was now discerning the future direction that his … Continue reading