{"id":5848,"date":"2024-09-17T01:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T23:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5848"},"modified":"2024-09-16T23:39:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T21:39:50","slug":"who-could-foresee-that-you-would-throw-him-into-the-ministry-without-his-knowing-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5848","title":{"rendered":"WHO COULD FORESEE THAT YOU WOULD THROW HIM INTO THE MINISTRY WITHOUT HIS KNOWING ANYTHING?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eugene returned to the same theme of young Oblates being sent to missions and not being sufficiently prepared in Western Canada. They were doing primary evangelization with people who had not heard the Christian Gospel before, and mistakenly thought that an initial basic catechesis was sufficient.<\/h3>\n

We have excellent young men here who only long to go to the native missions. But we are determined to have them finish their theological studies before sending them. Under the pretext that it is not necessary for them to know many things to evangelize the indigenous people, they are sometimes sent too soon into their territories. This is not my idea and however impatient our young people may be, I shall keep them until the end of their studies.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

How were you capable of ordaining Brother— as a priest before he knew a word of theology? We had sent him to you so that while studying this indispensable science, he could learn the language at the same time. Who could foresee that you would throw him into the ministry without his knowing anything? It is essential that you take great care of your missionaries and that you finish training those who have been sent to you still young. So refrain from being in too much of a hurry for Brother Tissot. Make him study.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Letter to Fr. Pierre Aubert in St Boniface, Canada, 4 March 1849, EO I n 111<\/em><\/h3>\n

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

” The one who goes slowly, goes with soundness, and achieves much” (Italian proverb)<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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