{"id":5992,"date":"2025-03-04T02:15:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T01:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5992"},"modified":"2025-03-04T02:20:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T01:20:05","slug":"the-call-of-jesus-christ-to-joyful-hope-constitution-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5992","title":{"rendered":"THE CALL OF JESUS CHRIST TO JOYFUL HOPE (Constitution 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The call of Jesus Christ\u2026<\/strong><\/em> (Constitution 1)<\/h3>\n

These opening words of the OMI Rule of Life<\/em> evoke a smiling Jesus looking at people and inviting them to share in the source of his serenity and joy: to be pilgrims of joy in communion with him and with one another.<\/h3>\n

This is the Good News that Jesus came to proclaim to the poor – that which the angel had announced: \u201cI proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people\u201d (Luke 2:10). Jesus repeated this to those whom he had called: \u201cI have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete\u201d (John 15:11).<\/p>\n

The night before his death he repeated to his disciples, \u201cYour hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you\u201d (John 16:22). Then, he included all of us whom he called: \u201cI speak this in the world so that they may share my joy completely\u201d (John 17:13).<\/h3>\n

The call of Jesus Christ to share in God\u2019s joy was the happiness for which Eugene had been searching:<\/p>\n

I looked for happiness outside of God and for too long with resulting unhappiness.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

It all came together for him as he experienced God\u2019s love for him on the Cross.\u00a0He heard the call of Jesus Christ and responded:<\/h3>\n

What more glorious occupation than to act in everything and for everything only for God, to love him above all else, to love him all the more as one who has loved him too late<\/strong><\/em>. (Retreat Journal, December 1814 EO XV n 130)<\/h3>\n

This awareness \u00a0is the first step of living the charism of the Oblate Charismatic Family. Let\u2019s pause for a while to recall the many moments when we became aware that Jesus was smiling at us – and we responded to this \u201ccall of Jesus Christ\u201d in our daily life.<\/h3>\n

“Come, let us sing to the Lord and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us” (Psalm 95:1)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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