{"id":5047,"date":"2022-02-24T02:00:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T01:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5047"},"modified":"2022-02-19T19:41:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T18:41:19","slug":"is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-mazenodian-spirituality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5047","title":{"rendered":"IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A MAZENODIAN SPIRITUALITY?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When asked “Is there such a thing as a Mazenodian spirituality?” the answer is YES<\/strong>! The Holy Spirit gave us a charism, through St Eugene, and the Holy Spirit gives us the means to apply this charism in our daily lives.<\/h3>\n

Every six years the Missionary Oblates have a gathering of representatives from the whole world, called the “General Chapter.” During this long meeting there is a review of all the ministries over the previous six years and an evaluation of how faithful we have been to the charism we have received from the Holy Spirit and how we are called to respond in the future to the needs of the most abandoned.<\/h3>\n

This Mazenodian identity is meant to be imparted in a deep way at the novitiate in a particular way.<\/h3>\n

And concerning the novices, neglected far too much is their exterior deportment; so is their training for serving at ceremonies with honor. They take on an awkwardness which is very difficult to correct. I have been able to verify this in the choir of the cathedral, at the altar, and elsewhere. They are excessively negligent in regard to their persons.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

I have noticed that they are not required to memorize our Rules and those prayers particular to our Society.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

It seems that they are not required to give an account of their meditations, a practice to which I always held as quite essential, especially for beginners. The practice of writing out a review of the week and some other useful practices which were formerly observed at the novitiate have also been lost.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Letter to Father Vincens, at N.-D. L\u2019Osier, 23 July 1844, EO X n 849<\/em><\/h3>\n

Eugene’s concern about being familiar with the charism and spirituality does not only apply to Oblates, but to all members of the Mazenodian Family. It is the charism and spirituality that draws us together. How familiar are we with it?\u00a0 How important is it in our daily lives as a guiding light?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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