Those who present themselves for admission into the Society will be tested in a novitiate until they finish their studies or are judged fit for the work of the missions.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\u00a0The Missionaries will be accepted into the Society definitively only after two years of probation.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\nRequest to the Capitular Vicars of Aix, 25 January 1816, O.W. XIII n.2<\/em><\/p>\nThe future Missionaries needed a period of training and formation in order to enter fully into the spirit of the group. They had to BECOME in order to DO, as preachers of the Gospel. \u201cBecoming\u201d involved human growth, spiritual formation, and intellectual training in order to evangelize.<\/p>\n
This is the model used in many parts of the world for our lay associates too. Before making a commitment, there has to be a period of immersion into the charism. Being an Oblate or an Oblate associate entails being transformed by the charism.<\/p>\n
The model is that of Jesus forming his apostles: \u201cSo they came to him and he appointed twelve; they were to be his companions and to be sent out to proclaim the message<\/em>\u201d (Gospel of Mark 3,13).<\/p>\nEugene wrote about this model in the Preface:<\/p>\n
\nWhat did Our Lord Jesus Christ do? He chose a certain number of apostles and disciples whom He formed in piety and filled with His spirit; and after having trained them in his school and the practice of all virtues, He sent them forth to conquer the world which they soon brought under the rule of his holy laws.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\nThis was to remain his model of formation and community life for always, and we continue to live the model.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cSpiritual formation for the Christian basically refers to the Spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ himself.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Dallas Willard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The founding generation looked to the future in its vision-document: Those who present themselves for admission into the Society will be tested in a novitiate until they finish their studies or are judged fit for the work of the missions. … Continue reading
Request to the Capitular Vicars of Aix, 25 January 1816, O.W. XIII n.2<\/em><\/p>\n The future Missionaries needed a period of training and formation in order to enter fully into the spirit of the group. They had to BECOME in order to DO, as preachers of the Gospel. \u201cBecoming\u201d involved human growth, spiritual formation, and intellectual training in order to evangelize.<\/p>\n This is the model used in many parts of the world for our lay associates too. Before making a commitment, there has to be a period of immersion into the charism. Being an Oblate or an Oblate associate entails being transformed by the charism.<\/p>\n The model is that of Jesus forming his apostles: \u201cSo they came to him and he appointed twelve; they were to be his companions and to be sent out to proclaim the message<\/em>\u201d (Gospel of Mark 3,13).<\/p>\n Eugene wrote about this model in the Preface:<\/p>\n This was to remain his model of formation and community life for always, and we continue to live the model.<\/p>\n \u201cSpiritual formation for the Christian basically refers to the Spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ himself.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Dallas Willard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The founding generation looked to the future in its vision-document: Those who present themselves for admission into the Society will be tested in a novitiate until they finish their studies or are judged fit for the work of the missions. … Continue reading \n
What did Our Lord Jesus Christ do? He chose a certain number of apostles and disciples whom He formed in piety and filled with His spirit; and after having trained them in his school and the practice of all virtues, He sent them forth to conquer the world which they soon brought under the rule of his holy laws.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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