{"id":5496,"date":"2023-07-14T01:00:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5496"},"modified":"2023-07-11T08:27:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T06:27:25","slug":"5496","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5496","title":{"rendered":"I AM NOT AFRAID OF YOUR MIRACULOUS CATCH OF FISH: CONTINUE TO CAST OUT YOUR NETS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two months later, some of the Oblates began to put pressure on Eugene to curb Father Leonard’s recruitment campaign They were practical older Oblates who realized the impossibility of feeding, housing and educating a never-ending supply of new recruits. This opposition was beginning to weigh heavily on Eugene, who was trying to placate them by all possible means. Writing to Father Vincens, the Novice Master at L’Osier, Eugene attempted to appease and persuade him:<\/h3>\n

Yes, my dear Father Vincens, the enormous responsibilities weighing upon you are certainly enough to scare you. But who can dare to decide the measure of the Lord\u2019s merciful plans? His will is too clearly manifest for us not to be obliged to go forward with blind confidence.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

It is at this moment that the Lord calls our Congregation to extend its zeal to a great many countries, and who at the same time inspires a great number of men to offer themselves to accomplish his desires, and how could we refuse to accept their devotedness which enables us to obey the will of our Master! I cannot give in to this, no matter what human prudence seems to say.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

So receive all those that the good Lord sends us.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Letter to Father Ambroise Vincens, 12 August 1847, EO X n 936<\/em><\/h3>\n

To Father Leonard, Eugene wrote:<\/h3>\n

I will tell you however that I have already written to Father Vincens that I do not share his opinion on the limit he wanted to put to your mission. No, I am not afraid of your miraculous catch of fish. Continue to cast out your nets. Let us remember the widow at the time of Elisha… and never to say: “That\u2019s enough.” It is a moment of grace. We must take advantage of it. Who can say what may happen in three or four years!…<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\u00a0A great mission has been confided to you; you must fulfill it.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Letter to Fr Leonard Baveux, 15 August 1847, EO X n 938<\/em><\/h3>\n

REFLECTION<\/strong><\/h3>\n

“If you have passion, there is no need for excuses because your enthusiasm will trump any negative reasoning you might come up with. Enthusiasm makes excuses a non-issue.”<\/h3>\n

Wayne Dyer<\/h3>\n

Excuses? Are we controlled \u00a0by any in our lives?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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