Having described the Pope\u2019s favorable reaction to Eugene\u2019s request for the approbation of the Oblates, he exclaims ecstatically:<\/p>\n
\nHave you understood, dear friend, and may all of our dear Brothers grasp, the worth of this word uttered by the mouth of the Head of the Church of Jesus Christ!<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
He then proceeds to draw conclusions on how the Oblates must respond to this grace from God:<\/p>\n
\nLet us renew ourselves especially in devotion to the most holy Virgin and render ourselves worthy to be Oblates of the Immaculate Mary.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
But this is a passport to heaven!<\/strong><\/h5>\n
How have we not thought of it sooner? Avow that it will be as glorious as it will be consoling for us to be consecrated to her in a special manner and to bear her name. The Oblates of Mary! This name satisfies the heart and the ear.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
I must admit to you that I was quite surprised, when it was decided to take the name I had thought should be left aside, at being so impervious, at feeling so little pleasure, I would almost say a kind of repugnance, at bearing the name of a saint who is my particular protector, for whom I have so much devotion.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
And now I see the reason; we were remiss in regard to our Mother, our Queen, she who protects us and who must obtain for us all graces whereof her divine Son has made her the dispenser. So let us rejoice to bear her name and her uniform.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Henri Tempier, 22 December 1825, EO VI n 213<\/em><\/p>\n
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\u201cWherever our ministry takes us, we will strive to instil genuine devotion to the Immaculate Virgin who prefigures God’s final victory over all evil.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0CC&RR, Constitution 10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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