{"id":1445,"date":"2012-05-15T05:00:31","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T03:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2012-04-23T10:07:57","modified_gmt":"2012-04-23T08:07:57","slug":"the-be-attitudes-the-symbol-that-transforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=1445","title":{"rendered":"THE BE-ATTITUDES: THE SYMBOL THAT TRANSFORMS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Can I forget the bitter tears that the sight of the Cross brought streaming from my eyes one Good Friday?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Tears of sorrow because:<\/p>\n

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I had looked for happiness outside of God and for too long with resulting unhappiness.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Tears that changed into expressions of peace and joy as he realized how much God loved him:<\/p>\n

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Blessed, a thousand times blessed, that he, this good Father, notwithstanding my unworthiness, lavished on me all the richness of his mercy.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Retreat Journal, December 1814, O.W. XV n.130<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0With that experience of God\u2019s love for him on the Cross, Eugene\u2019s life was transformed. The symbol of the Cross became the vehicle of the invitation of Jesus Christ to give \u201call for God\u201d and to invite others to that same love. The Cross was the invitation to oblation and the sign of oblation.<\/p>\n

Consequently, the only distinctive sign possible for the Missionary was the Cross:<\/p>\n

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Their only distinctive mark will be the crucifix, which is proper to their ministry. They will always wear on their chest, inserted in the cincture and it hanging from a cord to which it is attached.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

1818 Rule, Part Two, Chapter One. Regarding other principal observances<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Today, \u201cour only distinctive sign is the Oblate cross<\/em>\u201d (C64) because it was the only distinctive sign possible for Eugene:<\/p>\n

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The Oblate cross which is received at perpetual profession is a constant reminder of the love of the Saviour who wishes to draw all hearts to himself and sends us out as his co-workers.<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CC&RR, Constitution 63<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0It is beautiful to see that as people feel called to share in Eugene\u2019s vision and mission as laity, as religious or as priests \u2013 it is the Oblate Cross that becomes the uniting and transforming symbol of their quest.<\/p>\n

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“Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.”\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Thomas Kempis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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