Through the eyes of our crucified Saviour we see the world which he redeemed with his blood, desiring that those in whom he continues to suffer will know also the power of his resurrection (cf. Phil 3: 10).<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\nCC&RR, Constitution 4<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u201cOur outlook on the world becomes that of Jesus the Savior crucified. It was the Founder\u2019s outlook after his \u2018conversion\u2019, how he saw himself and the world in terms of Christ\u2019s blood. The expressions: \u2018souls at the price of Christ\u2019s blood\u2019, \u2018who have cost him his blood\u2019, recur again and again in his writings.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cross2-300x75.png\")
<\/a>Farther on, in Rule 12, we will find the complementary expression: \u2018to love others as Jesus loves them\u2019. Indeed, the Oblate\u2019s apostolic spirit consists in contemplating the world with the eyes of Christ, loving it with the heart of Christ, and working wholeheartedly with Christ in the work of its redemption.\u201d<\/em> (F. Jett\u00e9, The Apostolic Man<\/em>, p.58-59)<\/p>\nWhen this was written in 1992, the concept and profile of the Mazenodian family had not emerged clearly. Today we would say \u201cIndeed, the Mazenodian Family\u2019s apostolic spirit consists in contemplating the world with the eyes of Christ, loving it with the heart of Christ, and working wholeheartedly with Christ in the work of its redemption\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Reflecting on this pivotal constitution of our Mazenodian spirituality, former Oblate Superior General, Fernand Jett\u00e9 wrote that it : \u201cexpresses the purification and transformation that our outlook undergoes when it is in contact with the mystery of the cross: Through … Continue reading
When this was written in 1992, the concept and profile of the Mazenodian family had not emerged clearly. Today we would say \u201cIndeed, the Mazenodian Family\u2019s apostolic spirit consists in contemplating the world with the eyes of Christ, loving it with the heart of Christ, and working wholeheartedly with Christ in the work of its redemption\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Reflecting on this pivotal constitution of our Mazenodian spirituality, former Oblate Superior General, Fernand Jett\u00e9 wrote that it : \u201cexpresses the purification and transformation that our outlook undergoes when it is in contact with the mystery of the cross: Through … Continue reading
\n\u201cOur outlook on the world becomes that of Jesus the Savior crucified. It was the Founder\u2019s outlook after his \u2018conversion\u2019, how he saw himself and the world in terms of Christ\u2019s blood. The expressions: \u2018souls at the price of Christ\u2019s blood\u2019, \u2018who have cost him his blood\u2019, recur again and again in his writings.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cross2.png\")
<\/a>Farther on, in Rule 12, we will find the complementary expression: \u2018to love others as Jesus loves them\u2019. Indeed, the Oblate\u2019s apostolic spirit consists in contemplating the world with the eyes of Christ, loving it with the heart of Christ, and working wholeheartedly with Christ in the work of its redemption.\u201d<\/em> (F. Jett\u00e9, The Apostolic Man<\/em>, p.58-59)<\/p>\n