The writings of the missionaries indicate that some of their missions were not a total success, yet the overwhelming majority were presented in superlatives as successes of God\u2019s grace.<\/p>\n
\nThe letters I receive from our various missions \u2011 we are preaching five at the same time in different dioceses \u2011 are most consoling. Marvels are taking place everywhere<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Letter to Hippolyte Court\u00e8s, 20 January 1837, O.W.IX n. 602<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The basic thrust of the mission preaching in France remained the basic thrust of all the missionary activity of the Oblates wherever they were. Circumstances forced them to change their approach and activities in response to various situations, but the underlying thrust of being the Saviour\u2019s co-operators to lead the poor and most abandoned to salvation never changed.<\/p>\n
\nI do not believe that there is any other Congregation giving such a moving example in the Church. All of its members are simultaneously employed in divers countries in the two hemispheres to bring souls back to God and to wage violent war against Hell. To have missions in the dioceses of Marseilles, Fr\u00e9jus, Aix, Avignon, Valence, Grenoble, Ajaccio, in England, in Ireland, in Canada and in the United States, is truly marvellous<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Letter to Hippolyte Court\u00e8s, 4 January 1843, O.W. X n. 785<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The writings of the missionaries indicate that some of their missions were not a total success, yet the overwhelming majority were presented in superlatives as successes of God\u2019s grace. The letters I receive from our various missions \u2011 we are … Continue reading