Writing to the superior of this Marian shrine that had been in the care of a group of young Oblates for a short time, Eugene referred to one of the aims of the Oblates when we were founded: to work for the formation and the renewal of the clergy. Our houses were always to be open to welcome priests for retreats or for spiritual guidance.<\/p>\n
\nYou tell me that priests are beginning to come. I hope they will be edified by what they see in your house. No amount of politeness counts as much as scrupulous fidelity to all our observances.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
It was the quality of the lives of the Oblates that would lead to conversions, not their words. In a similar way new recruits would come to the community not through prayers, but through the attractive witness given by those in the community.<\/p>\n
\nWe do need to pray the Dominum messis <\/strong>[ed \u201cSend laborers into the vineyard\u201d]<\/em> for him to send us workers. The most effective mea ns of being heard is for us to be everything we are called to be.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Bruno Guigues, 3 September 1835, EO VIII n 541<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Writing to the superior of this Marian shrine that had been in the care of a group of young Oblates for a short time, Eugene referred to one of the aims of the Oblates when we were founded: to work … Continue reading