{"id":3046,"date":"2016-03-03T05:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T03:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=3046"},"modified":"2016-03-02T17:35:28","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T15:35:28","slug":"our-founding-vision-reflected-by-our-lay-members-of-the-mazenodian-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=3046","title":{"rendered":"OUR FOUNDING VISION: REFLECTED BY OUR LAY MEMBERS OF THE MAZENODIAN FAMILY"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have just had the privilege of completing a weekend of charism animation in one segment of our mission center in Brownsville, Texas. Our founding vision, established in this part of the world in 1849, is evident and alive in our Mazenodian family. Saint Eugene continues to speak to and through the people of the parish dedicated to him. The people showed me how important Eugene\u2019s spirituality is for their daily lives, and how his mission continues in their concern for those who are in need. \u201cEvangelize\u201d and \u201clove for the poor\u201d and \u201csocial commitment\u201d were words I constantly heard from the associates, young and old, who wear their Oblate crosses with pride.<\/p>\n

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Our founding vision is reflected in the beautiful Church of St Eugene, lovingly built with the hard work and sacrifices of so many people: the bricks have been constructed by hundreds of thousands of tamales, tacos, cupcakes, raffles and many imaginative fund-raisers. It is a church of our Mazenodian family and our founding vision is reflected in its numerous stained glass windows.<\/p>\n

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What Eugene founded us for two hundred years ago continues to reflect\u00a0today through\u00a0the windows of the lives of St. Eugene’s extended family!<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are like stained – glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Elisabeth Kubler-Ross<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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