{"id":4272,"date":"2020-04-18T00:05:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T22:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=4272"},"modified":"2020-04-18T23:54:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T21:54:27","slug":"oraison-praying-with-the-mazenodian-family-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=4272","title":{"rendered":"ORAISON: PRAYING WITH THE MAZENODIAN FAMILY ON  APRIL 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c<em>In the prolonged silent\u00a0prayer\u00a0we make each day, we let ourselves be molded by the Lord, and find in him the inspiration of our conduct<\/em>\u201d\u202f(OMI Rule of Life, 33).<\/p>\n<p>The practice of\u00a0Oraison\u00a0was an important part of St. Eugene\u2019s daily prayer during which he\u00a0entered into\u00a0communion with the members of his missionary family. While they were all in France it was easy for them to gather in prayer at approximately the same time. When Oblate missionaries started to be sent to different \u202fcontinents it was no longer possible to pray at the same time, yet each day there was a time when they stopped and prayed in union with one another \u2013 even though not at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>This is a practice that Eugene wanted the members of his religious family to maintain.\u00a0This is why\u00a0you are invited to take part in this practice of\u00a0Oraison\u00a0on <strong>Sunday, April 19, 2020<\/strong>, as we remember the hope of Easter Resurrection.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4273\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Ciardi-picture.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4273\" class=\"wp-image-4273 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Ciardi-picture.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Ciardi-picture.png 650w, https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Ciardi-picture-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">http:\/\/fabiociardi.blogspot.com\/<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>From a letter of St Eugene to his mother:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>After journeying with him through the sad event of his Passion, after weeping over the torments that our sins made him endure, how consoling it is to see him rise triumphant over death and hell, and what gratitude must fill our hearts at the thought that this good Master has really willed to make us sharers in his resurrection, destroying the sin that is in us and giving us a new life. <\/strong><em>(April 4, 1809)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>1 Peter 1:3-9:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you who by the power of God are safeguarded through faith, to a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the final time.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIn the prolonged silent\u00a0prayer\u00a0we make each day, we let ourselves be molded by the Lord, and find in him the inspiration of our conduct\u201d\u202f(OMI Rule of Life, 33). 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