Letter to M. Gay, parish priest of Cassis, to invite him to come to an agreement with me regarding the arrangements for the new situation that I have arranged for him. I very clearly express to him my unshakable intention of establishing community life for the pastor and the curates in all the parishes successively, while starting with his.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Eugene de Mazenod\u2019s Diary, 11 February 1838, EO XIX<\/em><\/p>\n “Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.”<\/em>(Acts 4:32-33)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Once Eugene had been installed as Bishop of Marseilles. one of his first actions was to insist that the diocesan priests stop living alone, or with their families, and come to live together as a community of priests in the … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/community.png\")
<\/a>Apostolic community was the foundation and the reason for the success of all the Oblate ministries. Eugene was convinced of the efficacity of this Biblical model of discipleship which gave witness to the ongoing presence of the Savior – despite the human difficulties sometimes encountered:<\/p>\n