During his lifetime, St Eugene was portrayed as having a zealous missionary heart as large as the world.<\/p>\n
I am not a prophet, yet I have always been a man of desires and some of them have been heard and fulfilled. May those I address to God for you, my dear children, draw upon you every heavenly blessing and fill your souls with graces and consolations.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Now the Oblates, on their way to Canada, were putting this dream into practice. Eugene’s fatherly heart responded with affection.<\/p>\n
You are the object of my most tender solicitude, you are constantly in my mind; my heart could not love you more considering the fidelity of your response to your vocation and especially the zeal with which you have undertaken the beautiful mission which has been awarded to you, for you know that others among your brothers wished to be a part of it. So be it, you represent them all and the Congregation will felicitate herself for having confided this work to you.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Adieu, my dear children,<\/strong><\/p>\n
I wish you once more a good voyage and bestow on you my paternal benediction permanently as I pour out my heart to you.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Letter to the first Oblates leaving for Canada, 9 October 1841, EO I n 9<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
During his lifetime, St Eugene was portrayed as having a zealous missionary heart as large as the world. I am not a prophet, yet I have always been a man of desires and some of them have been heard and … Continue reading