Father Guigues would like to suppress the entrance ceremony and the penitential procession. We must not give in to that\u2026 \u00a0He needs to have less confidence in his own enlightenment, and to enter into the spirit that inspired them and led them to be approved by the Church, and then he will experience the good results that are experienced elsewhere.<\/strong><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Eugene de Mazenod\u2019s Diary, 22 January 1838, EO XIX<\/em><\/p>\n Eugene then wrote to Guigues directly, correcting him in strong language, but with no intention of hurting him.<\/p>\n If it were a question of modifying some customs, that would be understandable, but to change according to each one\u2019s fancy now one thing, again something else, that will never be as long as there is order and a sense of religion, and some religious who wish to preserve our traditions in the Congregation.<\/strong><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Letter to Eugene Guigues, 26 January 1838, EO IX n 657<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The temptation to relativism in the practice of our faith is still very much alive today: if I don\u2019t like it, I ignore it or change it to suit myself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In January 1838 the Oblates were in full swing preaching parish missions throughout the south of France. Eugene was receiving regular reports from seven of them and was exultant about the fruits that were being produced. Father Guigues, however, was … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Relativism.png\")
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