It is the father and founder of the Oblate Congregation who rejoices. It was while Eugene was enthusiastically telling the Pope about the generous missionary zeal and extraordinary pastoral accomplishments of the Oblates that the Pope had recognized this work as coming from God \u2013 as a gift, a charism, for the Church.<\/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
\u2026 It is something extraordinary and we can only be dumbfounded before God at this protection so little deserved, considering my part in it, that all of you, my dear children, who serve the good God with such a generous heart, have brought about for my consolation and the happiness of the whole Society.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Henri Tempier, 22 December 1825, EO VI n 213<\/em><\/p>\n
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\u201cWhatever comes from God is impossible for a person to turn back\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0Herodotus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It is the father and founder of the Oblate Congregation who rejoices. It was while Eugene was enthusiastically telling the Pope about the generous missionary zeal and extraordinary pastoral accomplishments of the Oblates that the Pope had recognized this work … Continue reading