Having decided to change the name of our Congregation, Eugene now asked the Pope to give us this name officially. When this request was eventually granted, Eugene was able to proclaim everywhere that it was \u201cthe name that the Pope has given us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAt the same time, we ask Your Holiness that, in the Brief of Approval which the Missionaries request, you give them the name of Oblates of the Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin Mary instead of Oblates of Saint Charles: this to avoid any confusion of names with other Congregations;<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u201cAs Father Fernand Jett\u00e9 stated, the title of a religious family usually expresses its nature, essence and function. It really seems that the choice of the title Missionary Oblates of the Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin Mary must have been the culmination of a new and deeper insight into the mission of the Congregation on the part of Father de Mazenod. He discovered Mary as the person who was the most committed to the service of Christ, the poor and the Church and saw her as the most comprehensive model of apostolic life as required by his Congregation.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 Casimir Lubowicki, \u201cMary\u201d in the Dictionary of Oblate Values, https:\/\/www.omiworld.org\/lemma\/mary\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Having decided to change the name of our Congregation, Eugene now asked the Pope to give us this name officially. When this request was eventually granted, Eugene was able to proclaim everywhere that it was \u201cthe name that the Pope … Continue reading