{"id":1331,"date":"2012-03-08T05:00:13","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T03:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=1331"},"modified":"2012-03-05T08:40:55","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T06:40:55","slug":"nota-bene-take-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=1331","title":{"rendered":"NOTA BENE \u2013 TAKE NOTE!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having reflected on the damage caused to the Church by bad priests, Eugene dipped his quill into the inkwell and launched into an impassioned reflection of the vocation of the Missionary. NOTA BENE<\/em>, he writes: take no<\/em>te!<\/p>\n

The text that follows is known to us as \u201cThe Preface\u201d in the form in which we have received it.<\/p>\n

Eugene aimed to counteract the ravage caused by bad priests by holding up the ideal of what the Oblate Missionary priest is<\/p>\n

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What more sublime purpose than that of their Institute!<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Their founder is Jesus Christ, the very Son of God;<\/strong><\/h5>\n
their first fathers are the Apostles.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
They are called to be the Saviour\u2019s co-workers, the co-redeemers of mankind<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a01818 Rule, Part One, Chapter One. The ends of the Institute, \u00a73. Nota Bene.
\nMissions, 78 (1951) p. 15<\/em><\/p>\n

Here in a succinct manner is the kernel of the Missionary vocation for all who are inspired to live by Eugene\u2019s dream.<\/p>\n

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What more sublime purpose than that of their Institute!<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He restates, in different words, the three foundation pillars of our vocation that he had written in our defining Article one.<\/p>\n

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NOTA BENE \u2013 TAKE NOTE! Their founder is Jesus Christ, the very Son of God\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Congregation has its origin in the call of Jesus \u2013 he is the Founder. Each Missionary forms part of this body because of an awareness of a personal invitation from Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

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NOTA BENE \u2013 TAKE NOTE! their first fathers are the Apostles.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We are called into community. But not just as any community, but as a community that follows the example of the apostles. More than following , it is an insertion into the Gospel community of Jesus and the apostles and first disciples. It is a continuation of that community.<\/p>\n

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NOTA BENE \u2013 TAKE NOTE! They are called to be the Savior\u2019s co-workers, the co-redeemers of mankind<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The third pillar is the mission: that of leading people to the same experience of salvation that the Missionaries were living. Thus the short definition of the Missionary is: \u201cco-operator of the Savior\u201d \u2013 nothing less than a co-redeemer!<\/p>\n

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NOTA BENE. What more sublime purpose than that of their Institute!<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I feel quite breathless every time that I meditate on these words. If we live this reality in a convincing way, what a missionary light our vocation calls us to! If we really live these words in their fullness, what a difference we would make to the world\u2026\u00a0 NOTA BENE \u2013 TAKE NOTE!<\/p>\n

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“Priest organizations around the country, both local and national, should realize that their membership has a serious image problem and undertake programs to improve it.”<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 Andrew Greeley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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