\u201cRegularity\u201d refers to following the Oblate Rule of Life (\u201cregula\u201d – hence \u201cregularity\u201d is following the Rule and guiding one\u2019s life by it).<\/p>\n
A young and dynamic community would attract many people to the sanctuary devotions and sacraments, but also to visit with the Oblates. Eugene here gives an important piece of advice: do not let an exaggerated number of visitors become a distraction to their religious lifestyle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Letter to Fathers Guigues and Dassy, 18 August 1834, EO VIII n 484<\/em>\n<\/p>\n Advice that continues to be relevant for today: while being close to people we need to keep focused on the witness we should be giving and WHY we are close to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cRegularity\u201d refers to following the Oblate Rule of Life (\u201cregula\u201d – hence \u201cregularity\u201d is following the Rule and guiding one\u2019s life by it). A young and dynamic community would attract many people to the sanctuary devotions and sacraments, but also … Continue reading \n
If the number of visitors is found to be a disturbing factor, steps should be taken to preserve regularity, notwithstanding that. There will be more edification through fidelity like that than from an over-politeness that would entail wasting a considerable amount of time and a lot of disturbance.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n