{"id":4751,"date":"2021-04-15T02:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=4751"},"modified":"2021-04-14T15:16:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T13:16:21","slug":"there-will-come-a-time-when-the-imagination-will-grow-cold-and-then-he-will-be-happy-to-find-in-his-texts-the-spirit-of-his-early-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=4751","title":{"rendered":"THERE WILL COME A TIME WHEN THE IMAGINATION WILL GROW COLD AND THEN HE WILL BE HAPPY TO FIND IN HIS TEXTS THE SPIRIT OF HIS EARLY YEARS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oblates were primarily preachers of the Gospel, a reality that necessitated well-prepared texts. Writing to the superior of the first Oblate community in Canada, Eugene underlined the importance of good preparation.<\/h3>\n
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Let the youngest amongst you be put to composing a certain number of sermons. I insist that this be stipulated.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Father Telmon was a talented and creative preacher and would be a good mentor for the younger ones.<\/h3>\n
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Father Telmon will be good enough to direct and correct these compositions, this being a duty of charity as much as obedience. He will do well for his own sake to increase his own repertoire. Let him be mindful that there will come a time when the imagination will grow cold and then he will be happy to find in his texts the spirit of his early years. I have long been imploring him to do this work.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Eugene\u2019s realistic warning applies to the whole group.<\/h3>\n
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I shall not rest until I see all of our missionaries who have to announce the Word of God in possession of a complete course of sermons and instructions for retreats and missions. Hold strongly to this point which is essential to the success of your ministry.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Letter to Fr. Jean Baptiste Honorat, 26 March 1842, EO I n 10<\/em><\/p>\n

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Each member of the Mazenodian Family has her or his particular God-given talents which enrich the community.<\/h3>\n

What is the spirit with which we develop and share these for the good of all?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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