The father of the Oblate family expresses his joy because of the younger members who are preparing to become Missionaries. He rejoices because of their obvious generosity, their missionary zeal and their desire for religious perfection.<\/p>\n
\nAs you know, you are the hope of our Society; so you can understand my happiness when I contemplate you progressing in the ways of the Lord, full of passion for what is good, burning with holy zeal for the salvation of souls, devoted to the Church, scorning and trampling on all that undermines perfection and compromises salvation.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Then it is that I exult with joy and\u00a0pride myself at having you as children.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Andr\u00e9 Sumien and the scholastics in Aix, 18 March 1823, EO VI n.96<\/em><\/p>\n
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\u201cIt is an awesome thing to comprehend the magnitude of the fact that what a person dreams and imagines can be realized.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Vanna Bonta<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The father of the Oblate family expresses his joy because of the younger members who are preparing to become Missionaries. He rejoices because of their obvious generosity, their missionary zeal and their desire for religious perfection. As you know, you … Continue reading