Having laid out three fundamental way of refocusing our lives according to the spirit of our Mazenodian vocation, according to our state of life, Eugene continued:<\/p>\n
\nLet each judge himself, correct himself or otherwise regard himself as a good-for-nothing. The sentence seems severe but it is certain.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Indeed I would give my life a thousand times in order that no one amongst us ever give the scandal of not being worthy of his vocation.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
To preserve ourselves from this misfortune: Deus autem pacis …aptet vos in omni bono.\u201d<\/strong> [ed. …convince, rebuke and exhort, be unfailing in patience and in teaching …may the God of peace provide you with everything good \u00a02 Tim. 4, 2; Hebr. 13, 20].<\/em><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Hippolyte Guibert, 29 July 1830, EO VII n 350<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Having laid out three fundamental way of refocusing our lives according to the spirit of our Mazenodian vocation, according to our state of life, Eugene continued: Let each judge himself, correct himself or otherwise regard himself as a good-for-nothing. The … Continue reading