{"id":2830,"date":"2015-08-11T05:00:59","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T03:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2015-08-08T08:15:37","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T06:15:37","slug":"the-source-of-energy-that-powers-mazenodian-spiritualit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=2830","title":{"rendered":"THE SOURCE OF ENERGY THAT POWERS MAZENODIAN SPIRITUALITY"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I speak of the central focus of a spirituality and refer to a defining experience or understanding of God, some respond by saying that they have never had an experience of God. By \u2018experience\u2019 I do not mean a dramatic apparition or vision, but am referring to a moment of awareness, of intuition, of knowing that something I understood or experienced or saw was special \u2013 that I was somehow in the presence of something sacred. Sometimes it is only in looking back that I recognize what happened. The more I reflect on it, the more understanding I attain.<\/p>\n

Seven years after his experience of the cross on Good Friday, Eugene continued to reflect on what had happened: on how the sight of the cross had led him to become aware of God\u2019s love for him in a way that was different from before. He had always known what the cross stood for, but this time God\u2019s grace touched him personally and it became a defining moment in his life.<\/p>\n

For this reason I have chosen this logo to accompany our reflection on Mazenodian spirituality:<\/p>\n

\"200\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It captures\u00a0that focal point that became Eugene\u2019s lifetime source of energy.<\/p>\n

His goal as a result? To aim to see and understand everything through the eyes of Christ the Savior. The choice of the cross in the logo comes from Eugene’s instruction to the Oblates:<\/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><\/p>\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\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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

And you? As you look back and identify significant experiences\/ moments of awareness, what symbol can you use to capture and read this special moment? What is, or could be, the logo of your life.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGoals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Denis Waitley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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