{"id":5633,"date":"2023-12-11T22:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T21:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5633"},"modified":"2023-12-12T00:41:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T23:41:17","slug":"truly-its-enough-to-weep-with-joy-to-have-men-of-this-calibre-in-our-congregation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5633","title":{"rendered":"TRULY, IT’S ENOUGH TO WEEP WITH JOY TO HAVE MEN OF THIS CALIBRE IN OUR CONGREGATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eugene had always regarded himself as the father of his missionary family. He was the Founder, and Superior General whose role was more than administrative. It was to maintain the family bonds and spirit. Eugene was the father who loved every one of his missionary sons and who rejoiced in their mutual relationship. This evident in his diary entry:<\/h3>\n

September 24: Ordination of our three deacons: Bernard, Gaudet, Keating . I ordained them deacons on Saturday 18th, and made them priests today. Oh, how worthy of this privilege these three religious have shown themselves, one ready to leave for the island of Ceylon, the other two for Canada, with sentiments truly worthy of their vocation. I don’t know which of the three to admire most.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Father Keating is colder and more timid, but Fathers Bernard and Gaudet expressed to me the deepest feelings of their hearts with a truly filial affection and commitment, and I certainly did not remain insensitive to these touching testimonies of their affection. Never has a son, parting from his father, shown him more love. Father Gaudet is leaving tomorrow. He wanted to leave me a written record of his feelings… He had already written me a perfect letter to express his desire not to be forgotten in the choice I was to make of subjects for Canada, for this country infested by typhus which, with everyone’s knowledge, has already taken more than twelve priests and affected four of our own. Today it’s to thank me for answering his prayer.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Truly, it’s enough to weep with joy to have men of this calibre in our congregation.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Eugene de Mazenod’s Diary, 24 September 1847, EO XXI<\/em><\/h3>\n

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

“God\u2019s love for all. I am saying that it is this sentiment, which I know comes from Him who is the source of all charity, which has evoked in the hearts of my children this reciprocity of love which forms the distinctive character of our beloved family.” (Eugene de Mazenod to Fr. Mouchette, 2 December 1854, EO XI n 1256)<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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