{"id":6334,"date":"2026-04-17T01:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T23:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=6334"},"modified":"2026-04-16T22:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:24:43","slug":"brought-together-by-a-sense-of-wonder-at-our-saviors-call-and-presence-c3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=6334","title":{"rendered":"BROUGHT TOGETHER BY A SENSE OF WONDER AT OUR SAVIOR\u2019S CALL AND PRESENCE (C3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Lord grouped the Twelve around him to be his companions and to be sent out as his messengers (cf. Mk 3:14).
\nThe call and the presence of the Lord among us today bind us together <\/strong><\/em>(Constitution 3)<\/h3>\n

Having gathered the first members of his missionary family Eugene wrote their first Rule of Life in 1818.<\/h3>\n

After reflecting on the damage caused to the Church by bad priests, he launched into an impassioned reflection of the vocation of the missionary. NOTA BENE<\/strong>, he wrote: take note!<\/h3>\n

Eugene aimed to counteract the ravage caused by bad priests by holding up the ideal of what the Oblate Missionary is:<\/h3>\n

What more sublime purpose than that of their Institute!
\nTheir founder is Jesus Christ, the very Son of God;
\ntheir first fathers are the Apostles.
\nThey are called to be the Saviour\u2019s co-workers, the co-redeemers of mankind<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\u00a01818 Rule, Part One, Chapter One. The ends of the Institute, \u00a73. Nota Bene.\u00a0Missions, 78 (1951) p. 15<\/em><\/h3>\n

Here in a succinct manner is the kernel of the Missionary vocation for all who are inspired to live by Eugene\u2019s dream.<\/h3>\n

What more sublime purpose than that of their Institute!<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

NOTA BENE \u2013 TAKE NOTE! He restates, in different words, the three foundation pillars of our vocation that he had written in our defining Article one.<\/h3>\n

NOTA BENE \u2013 TAKE NOTE! Their founder is Jesus Christ, the very Son of God <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/em>The Congregation has its origin in the call of Jesus \u2013 he is the Founder. Each Missionary forms part of this body because of an awareness of a personal invitation from Jesus Christ.<\/h3>\n

NOTA BENE \u2013 TAKE NOTE! Their first fathers are the Apostles.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

We are called into community. But not just as any community, but as a community that follows the example of the apostles. More than following, it is an insertion into the Gospel community of Jesus and the apostles and first disciples. It is a continuation of that community.<\/h3>\n

NOTA BENE \u2013 TAKE NOTE! They are called to be the Savior\u2019s co-workers, the co-redeemers of mankind<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The third pillar is the mission: that of leading people to the same experience of salvation that the Missionaries were living. Thus the short definition of the Missionary is: \u201cco-operator of the Savior\u201d \u2013 nothing less than a co-redeemer!<\/h3>\n

NOTA BENE. What more sublime purpose than that of their Institute!<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

If our Charismatic Family lives this reality in a convincing way, what a missionary light our vocation calls us to! If we really live these words in their fullness, what a difference we would make to the world\u2026\u00a0 NOTA BENE \u2013 TAKE NOTE!<\/h3>\n

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