{"id":3256,"date":"2016-10-10T05:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T03:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=3256"},"modified":"2016-10-10T04:15:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T02:15:28","slug":"our-founding-vision-today-missionaries-to-the-poor-according-to-the-example-of-mary-who-was-fully-attentive-to-the-needs-of-the-poor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=3256","title":{"rendered":"OUR FOUNDING VISION TODAY: MISSIONARIES TO THE POOR ACCORDING TO THE EXAMPLE OF MARY, WHO WAS FULLY ATTENTIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE POOR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are members of the prophetic Church. While recognizing our own need for conversion, we bear witness to God’s holiness and justice. We announce the liberating presence of Jesus Christ and the new world born in his resurrection. We will hear and make heard the clamour of the voiceless, which is a cry to God who brings down the mighty from their thrones and exalts the lowly (cf. Lk 1: 52).<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CC&RR, Constitution 9<\/em><\/p>\n

The wording of this Constitution startled some when the time came for its ecclesiastical approval. Father Jett\u00e9, who was the Superior General, responded in the name of the Oblates:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe allusion to Mary\u2019s canticle is to be read in the biblical perspective of salvation. As Oblates of Mary Immaculate we love to live our vocation of missionaries to the poor according to the example of her who was fully attentive to the needs of the little ones and the poor among God\u2019s People. On January 30, 1979, in his homily at the shrine of Zapopan (Mexico), Pope John Paul II did not hesitate to quote this same passage when he was speaking of the Christian commitment to serving the poorest of the poor\u201d (R\u00e9ponse aux Observations de la S.C.R.I.S., April 16, 1982)\u201d F.\u00a0Jett\u00e9, The Apostolic Man<\/em>, p. 103<\/p>\n

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Mary Immaculate is patroness of our Congregation. Open to the Spirit, she consecrated herself totally as lowly handmaid to the person and work of the Saviour. She received Christ in order to share him with all the world, whose hope he is. In her, we recognize the model of the Church’s faith and of our own.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CC&RR, Constitution 10<\/em><\/p>\n

During this bicentenary year, for many months I have been exploring the theme of \u201cThe Founding Vision Today\u201d \u2013 showing how Eugene de Mazenod\u2019s founding vision has been our motivating force for two hundred years, and how that vision continues to be expressed today. We have followed the first ten constitutions of our Rule of Life, which synthesize our Oblate vision, charism and spirituality. Today\u2019s entry concludes this exploration.<\/p>\n

PAUSE<\/strong><\/h1>\n

We will return to reflecting on St. Eugene\u2019s writings in chronological order from where we left off earlier in the year. There will, however, be a pause in these reflections for some weeks. This is due to a variety of factors which are beyond my control. I look forward to resuming these reflections with renewed vigor and enthusiasm in the not-too-distant future.<\/p>\n

In the meantime I invite you to re-read some of the many entries on www.eugenedemazenod.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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