{"id":5479,"date":"2023-05-16T01:00:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T23:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5479"},"modified":"2023-05-07T13:49:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T11:49:11","slug":"st-eugene-pilgrim-of-hope-discerning-the-most-urgent-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5479","title":{"rendered":"ST EUGENE: PILGRIM OF HOPE DISCERNING THE MOST URGENT NEEDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Eugene’s eighth “road sign” for the pilgrim)<\/h3>\n

Eugene, like Jesus, had a sharp eye for discerning where the most abandoned were and then responding to the best of his ability.<\/h3>\n

It seems to me that our duty is to rush to where there is the most urgent need<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Eugene’s letter to the Pastor of Barjols, 20 August 1818, EO XIII n 14<\/em><\/h3>\n

\u201cThey will have a compassionate charity for the misery of the poor and they will count themselves happy to be able to relieve, in their needs, these suffering members of J.C.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Eugene de Mazenod\u2019s Rule for the members of his Christian Youth Association\u00a0 EO XV, n. 135<\/em><\/h3>\n

He described his missionary family as persons<\/h3>\n

who are always ready to move quickly at all times and at the least sign to that place where obedience shows us that some good is to be done<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Eugene’s letter to the Archbishop of Aix, 16 December 1819, EO XIII n 27<\/em><\/h3>\n

<\/h3>\n

THE WORD OF GOD<\/strong><\/h3>\n

And let people learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet urgent needs, so that they may not be unproductive.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Titus 3:14<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cAre you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?\u201d
\n<\/span>Jesus answered them, \u201cGo and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them.” [“pauperibus evangelizantur” of the OMI crest)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Matthew 11:3-4<\/span><\/h3>\n

PRAYER<\/strong><\/h3>\n

God our Father,
\nby the grace of the Holy Spirit,
\nyou called St. Eugene de Mazenod
\nto gather a missionary family
\nto respond to the most urgent needs.<\/h3>\n

May we ourselves be your eyes to look with compassion on the world
\nand be your hands and hearts in responding.<\/h3>\n

May we receive through the intercession of Saint Eugene
\nthe particular graces we ask for as pilgrims of hope.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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