Wherever we work, our mission is especially to those people whose condition cries out for salvation and for the hope which only Jesus Christ can fully bring.<\/strong><\/h5>\nThese are the poor with their many faces; we give them our preference.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\nCC&RR, Constitution 5<\/em><\/p>\nWe can speak of circles of poverty for Eugene. Firstly, the Church, Spouse of Christ and Body of Christ, in her poverty and persecution \u2013 battered by the Revolution and by politics and some of the current philosophical trends and world views.<\/p>\n
Secondly, those who were not being exposed to the Gospel as a result of the structures of the local churches and their scarcity of ministers and means. Two hundred years of Oblate preaching of parish missions, of outreach from permanent mission centers, of lay cooperators, and many other ministries aimed to bring the Gospel in more effective ways to these poor. Linked with this, was the reality that the majority of the persons in the second circle who were spiritually thirsty were materially poor and needy. Bishop Eugene\u2019s ministry in Marseille was a non-stop series of responses to the cry of the poor in his diocese.<\/p>\n
Then there was the circle of those who had never heard the Gospel preached around the world, and who had not encountered the Savior. We are grateful for two hundred years of amazing missionary zeal in over 65 countries.<\/p>\n
Today, who are the poor with their many faces that I encounter each day? How can I look at them through the eyes of my Crucified Savior?<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cLook at the face of the other… discover that he has a soul, a history and a life, that he is a person and that God loves this person.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Pope Benedict XVI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When Eugene reflected on his conversion he spoke about having searched for happiness outside of God, and finding only unhappiness and frustration. When he looked at himself through the eyes of the Crucified Savior, he recognized his own poverty and … Continue reading
CC&RR, Constitution 5<\/em><\/p>\n We can speak of circles of poverty for Eugene. Firstly, the Church, Spouse of Christ and Body of Christ, in her poverty and persecution \u2013 battered by the Revolution and by politics and some of the current philosophical trends and world views.<\/p>\n Secondly, those who were not being exposed to the Gospel as a result of the structures of the local churches and their scarcity of ministers and means. Two hundred years of Oblate preaching of parish missions, of outreach from permanent mission centers, of lay cooperators, and many other ministries aimed to bring the Gospel in more effective ways to these poor. Linked with this, was the reality that the majority of the persons in the second circle who were spiritually thirsty were materially poor and needy. Bishop Eugene\u2019s ministry in Marseille was a non-stop series of responses to the cry of the poor in his diocese.<\/p>\n Then there was the circle of those who had never heard the Gospel preached around the world, and who had not encountered the Savior. We are grateful for two hundred years of amazing missionary zeal in over 65 countries.<\/p>\n Today, who are the poor with their many faces that I encounter each day? How can I look at them through the eyes of my Crucified Savior?<\/p>\n \u201cLook at the face of the other… discover that he has a soul, a history and a life, that he is a person and that God loves this person.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Pope Benedict XVI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When Eugene reflected on his conversion he spoke about having searched for happiness outside of God, and finding only unhappiness and frustration. When he looked at himself through the eyes of the Crucified Savior, he recognized his own poverty and … Continue reading ![\"omi](\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/omi-rule.jpg\")
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