{"id":1260,"date":"2012-02-17T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T03:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2012-02-14T09:59:03","modified_gmt":"2012-02-14T07:59:03","slug":"17-february-1826-the-church-recognises-that-eugenes-foundation-is-a-god-given-charism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=1260","title":{"rendered":"17 FEBRUARY 1826: THE CHURCH RECOGNISES THAT EUGENE\u2019S FOUNDATION IS A GOD-GIVEN CHARISM"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 18 February 1826, Eugene wrote this good news from Rome to his Oblate brothers in France:<\/p>\n

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My dear friend, my dear brothers, on February 17, 1826, yesterday evening, the Sovereign Pontiff Leo XII confirmed the decision of the congregation of Cardinals and specifically approved the Institute, the Rules and Constitutions of the Missionary Oblates of the Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin Mary, and accompanied this solemn act of his pontifical power, with most admiring words for those who happily form this Society from which the head of the Church indeed expects the greatest good.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Everyone is stupefied at this. Even those called upon to contribute with their votes to the execution of the very emphatic will of the Pope, are surprised by the unanimous agreement of views and especially with the imperturbable resolution of the Holy Father, whom nothing has been able to deter from the first thought with which the Holy Spirit inspired him on the first day that I knelt at his feet and presented to him the plan of this enterprise which now we can call divine\u2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The conclusion to be drawn from this, my dear friends and good brothers, is: we must work, with renewed ardour and still more total devotedness, to bring to God all the glory that stems from our efforts and, to the needy souls of our neighbours, salvation in all possible ways; we must attach ourselves heart and soul to our Rules and practice [more] exactly what they prescribe to us\u2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n
\u2026 In the name of God, let us be saints.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Eugene de Mazenod, 18 February 1826, O.W. VII, n. 226<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Constitutions and Rules set out a privileged means for each Oblate to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. They are inspired by the charism lived by the Founder and his first companions; also, they have received the approval of the Church. Thus, they allow each Oblate to evaluate the quality of his response to his vocation and to become a saint.<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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