One of Eugene\u2019s early biographers, Alfred Yenveux, describes this passage as being dressed \u201cfrom head to foot in this solid armor of virtue\u201d \u2013 in the impenetrable metal coat of armor worn by soldiers. Eugene concludes with a call to oblation, using the military vocabulary of St Ignatius\u2019 Spiritual Exercises, with which he was very familiar:<\/p>\n
\nThen, filled with confidence in God, we must enter the lists and fight unto death for the greater glory of God.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
1818 Rule, Part One, Chapter One, \u00a73. Nota Bene.<\/em>
\nMissions, 78 (1951) p. 16<\/em><\/p>\nThe vocabulary of this list of virtues was in keeping with the current teaching he had received at the seminary. Perhaps if he were writing today, I believe that Eugene\u2019s vocabulary would have been closer to the following list of virtues, because this is the spirit of the above list:<\/p>\n
“Being poor in spirit\u2026 gentle\u2026 mourning\u2026 hungering and thirsting for justice\u2026 being merciful\u2026 pure in heart\u2026 peacemakers\u2026 persecuted in the cause of uprightness\u2026\u201d<\/em> Matthew 5:3-12<\/p>\n
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One of Eugene\u2019s early biographers, Alfred Yenveux, describes this passage as being dressed \u201cfrom head to foot in this solid armor of virtue\u201d \u2013 in the impenetrable metal coat of armor worn by soldiers. Eugene concludes with a call to … Continue reading