{"id":4862,"date":"2021-08-27T02:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T00:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=4862"},"modified":"2021-08-23T03:01:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T01:01:53","slug":"he-will-tell-you-about-all-the-wonders-brought-about-by-their-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=4862","title":{"rendered":"HE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT ALL THE WONDERS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THEIR MINISTRY."},"content":{"rendered":"

Establishing Oblate missions outside of France required personnel and funds. The Society for the Propagation of the Faith was generous in giving financial assistance. In order to receive a grant each year, Eugene had to write to them to give a report on the Oblate missionary situation. He obviously stressed all the achievements so as to entice the benefactors to be generous.<\/h3>\n

Today these letters give us a glimpse of some aspects of the missions that are not always recorded in Eugene’s diary. Even better, when possible, a personal visit by an Oblate to the Propagation offices made a huge difference in the willingness to give a grant.<\/h3>\n

Dear Sirs,<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

The Congregation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, of which I am the Superior General, after evangelizing for a number of years after its approbation by the Holy See a large number of dioceses in southern France has undertaken to open foundations abroad. Around two years ago a number of its members left for Canada. There are now seven priests and six lay brothers[1] and in the novitiate they have received young ecclesiastics who wish to join their ministry. The good they have wrought in the diocese of Montreal as well as the surrounding dioceses has been the cause of great wonderment in those areas. While His Excellency the Bishop of Montreal encourages their effort in favor of his sheep among whom they are established, the other bishops also ask them to open houses in their dioceses. They are especially prompted to this effect by the prelates of Upper Canada. Their increase in this country, however, depends very much on the resources to be placed at their disposal.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Letter to the Society of the Propagation of the Faith, 15 June 1843, EO V n 82<\/em><\/h3>\n

Then, to add a personal touch, he wrote:<\/h3>\n

Divine Providence places me in a position to be grateful for the kindness granted to our missionaries by the Propagation of the Faith…<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

I assume that you will soon see one of our missionaries from Canada. He will tell you about all the wonders brought about by their ministry. They have already brought back a large number of heretics and the one whom I expect coming to Europe for a few months single-handedly confuted 5 or 6 ministers in a public debate they had had the temerity to promote…<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

P.S. I forgot to tell you that the two missionaries who were to leave for Canada were held up at the time of embarkation due to illness. They will leave with the person I am waiting for and who should go back in August.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Letter to the Society of the Propagation of the Faith, 3 June 1843, EO V n 81<\/em><\/h3>\n

Father Telmon had come to France to attend the General Chapter in Marseilles and to bring back to Canada three reinforcements for the Oblate mission: Fr. Allard and two deacons: J.-N.Laverloch\u00e8re and Aug. Alexandre Brunet.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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