{"id":5754,"date":"2024-04-17T01:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T23:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5754"},"modified":"2024-04-15T21:42:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T19:42:47","slug":"the-need-for-spiritual-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5754","title":{"rendered":"THE NEED FOR SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE"},"content":{"rendered":"

The system in the communities at the time of the Founder was that the superior had a community member known as his admonitor who would help the superior by giving him advice and pointing out mistakes. In Eugene’s life, Fr Tempier was his admonitor and did not refrain from pointing things out to Eugene. In Nancy, Fr Dassy was 40 and all his community members were in their 20’s and inexperienced. Because the Oblate Rule demand an admonitor, one of these youngsters had to be appointed to that role.<\/h3>\n

Eugene concluded that Fr Dassy would have to fulfil the role of being his own admonitor, and therefore had to be more conscious and reflective on his own behavior as he did his daily personal examen.<\/p>\n

I must speak frankly with you: I consider it a very awkward necessity that I am obliged to withdraw Father Santoni from Nancy, because you are going to find yourself at the head of a community composed of young priests, so that you have no one who can make the least feedback to you, and that is a misfortune. So you will have to make your examen with more attention than in the past. I would advise you to make a particular effort at foresight; in that way you will become your own admonitor and you will fill in for what will not be done by a man whom I must name but who according to all appearances will be your admonitor in name only.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Letter to Fr Toussaint Dassy, 14 October 1848, EO X n 989<\/em><\/h3>\n

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

We no longer have admonitors today, but all Christians are encouraged to learn from guides and examples on our journey. The daily awareness examen is also important and beneficial. (An internet search brings up many Jesuit sites explaining this practice)<\/p>\n

\u201cHe that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God’s providence to lead him correctly.\u201d (Blaise Pascal)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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