{"id":2508,"date":"2014-03-05T05:00:31","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T03:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=2508"},"modified":"2014-03-03T16:53:04","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T14:53:04","slug":"the-approbation-of-the-oblates-proof-of-the-generosity-of-god-on-our-behalf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=2508","title":{"rendered":"THE APPROBATION OF THE OBLATES: PROOF OF THE GENEROSITY OF GOD ON OUR BEHALF"},"content":{"rendered":"
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But let us leave these reflections aside so as to stop and consider only the infinite goodness of God and the designs of his Providence on our behalf.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From the beginning, the odds were against a favorable response to Eugene\u2019s request for papal approval. The official policy was to encourage and bless \u2013 but not to give a formal legal approval. When the Pope met Eugene, he was captivated by the way in which it was clear that God had inspired the missionary zeal of the Oblates and kept it alive.<\/p>\n

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Do you realize that nothing ever has been seen so astonishing as this? Those whose duty it is to deal with such matters are the first to make this remark and to be all the more surprised with the happy outcome of the steps we took, all of them inspired, directed, blessed by God, inasmuch as the policy was no longer to do anything of the sort and I, being right here engaged in my quest with the aid of the Master of all hearts, have seen the requests of several others come to nothing and not obtain what they were seeking.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Since God had acted for the Oblates, the Oblates now had the duty and the responsibility to respond in an equally generous way:<\/p>\n

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The conclusion to be drawn from this, my dear friends and good brothers, is: we must work, with renewed ardor and still more total devotedness, to bring to God all the glory that stems from our efforts and, to the needy souls of our neighbors, salvation in all possible ways;<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Letter to Henri Tempier and all the Oblates, 18 February 1826, EO VII n 226<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.\u201d Jacques Yves Cousteau<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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