{"id":5058,"date":"2022-03-07T02:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T01:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5058"},"modified":"2022-03-06T11:31:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T10:31:35","slug":"i-cannot-tolerate-this-habit-of-imperfection-in-young-religious-who-should-be-models-of-piety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5058","title":{"rendered":"I CANNOT TOLERATE THIS HABIT OF IMPERFECTION IN YOUNG RELIGIOUS WHO SHOULD BE MODELS OF PIETY."},"content":{"rendered":"

We do not know the background to this admonition regarding the scholastics in Marseilles, but Eugene writes to one of the formators, Father Bellon, that the situation must be remedied because future Oblate priests are primarily religious and need to be models of piety as they live the vows they make as Oblates.<\/h3>\n

I admit that this picture did not reassure me; I must even tell you that I was not able to contain my indignation at the sight of such obstinacy in a state of voluntary imperfection so contradictory to their duties. This must absolutely be remedied. If kindness does not suffice, you must use strictness.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

I cannot tolerate this habit of imperfection in young religious who should be models of piety.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Notify them in my name that I will not admit to Holy Orders those who do not give me the guarantee of solid piety and regularity above every test.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

I do not understand that people can bargain with the good Lord. I will not go into detail, but I remind you, who are their director, that it is not a question of being satisfied with anything you can achieve, but that they are to put themselves heart and soul into acquiring the virtues that are proper to the state of perfection they have vowed.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Letter to Father Charles Bellon, 30 August 1844, EO X n 853<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Eugene is referring specifically to scholastics but his admonition applies to every member of the Mazenodian Family who follows the spirit of Eugene’s charism in her or his discipleship. He warns us: “I do not understand that people can bargain with the good Lord.”<\/h3>\n

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