\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>We just held the anniversary service for our Father Pons… Here we put feeling into what we were doing, and it was easy to recognize that it was heartfelt. That is how we should pray, especially as we should for the brothers whom we have so many reasons to remember, and to whom we want to witness that the memory of their virtues is still alive in the Congregation, which they have edified so much and served so well during their too-short lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n This dear Father Pons was only 28 years old when he was taken from us, or rather, when God called him to himself. How much good had he already done in so few years.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Eugene de Mazenod\u2019s Diary, 18 September 1837, EO XVIII<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cRemember your leaders,\u00a0who spoke the word of God\u00a0to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate\u00a0their faith.\u00a0Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. \u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.<\/em>\u201d \u00a0(Hebrews 13:7-17)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Eugene recalls the death of a 28-year old Missionary Oblate as a result of typhus \u00a0We just held the anniversary service for our Father Pons… Here we put feeling into what we were doing, and it was easy to recognize … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Picture1-1.png\")
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