{"id":3179,"date":"2016-08-15T05:00:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T03:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=3179"},"modified":"2016-08-12T01:06:57","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T23:06:57","slug":"our-founding-vision-today-we-chew-the-word-before-proclaiming-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=3179","title":{"rendered":"OUR FOUNDING VISION TODAY: WE CHEW THE WORD BEFORE PROCLAIMING IT"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our mission puts us on constant call to respond to the most urgent needs of the Church through various forms of witness and ministry, but especially through proclaiming the Word of God which finds its fulfilment in the celebration of the sacraments and in service to others.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CC&RR, Constitution 7<\/em><\/p>\n

Eugene\u2019s description of what our preaching should be like is still holds true for today:<\/p>\n

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It should be understood that it is in direct opposition to the spirit of our Rule to aim at elegance of style in preaching, rather than solidity of doctrine.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Too many preachers strive to be admired because of the sublimity of their eloquence and by the brilliance of their carefully prepared diction; we must follow a totally different route. We must seek only to instruct the faithful, to be attentive to the needs of the greater part of the audience,<\/strong><\/h5>\n
and we must not be content to break the bread of the Word of God for them, but also to chew it for them.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
We should see to it that, when our sermons are over, they, instead of presuming to bestow foolish admiration on what they have not understood, will rather return to their homes instructed and well disposed, instructed, and able to repeat in their families what they have learned from our lips.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

1818 Rule Part 1, Chapter 3, \u00a71<\/em><\/p>\n

Proclaiming the Word of God is not only a question of our words \u2013 we can apply St Eugene\u2019s teaching to every area of life: the clearer and the more direct the attitude or action, the most effective will our witness be. Simplicity of lifestyle, as we see in so many great witnesses, speaks loudly about the presence of God in our lives \u2013 and makes a lasting impression. Allowing ourselves to be permeated by the Word leads to simplicity<\/p>\n

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

\u201cReading is the careful study of the Scriptures, concentrations of one\u2019s powers on it.\u00a0 Meditation is the busy application of the mind to seek with the help of one\u2019s own reason for knowledge of hidden truth.\u00a0 Prayer is the heart\u2019s devoted turning to God to drive away evil and obtain what is good.\u00a0 Contemplation is when the mind is in some sort lifted to God and held above itself, so that it tastes the joys of everlasting sweetness.\u201d Lectio divina by Guigo II, a Carthusian monk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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