{"id":6336,"date":"2026-04-20T01:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=6336"},"modified":"2026-04-19T17:22:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:22:42","slug":"what-did-our-lord-jesus-christ-do-constitution-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=6336","title":{"rendered":"WHAT DID OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST DO? (Constitution 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The community of the Apostles with Jesus is the model of our life.
\n<\/em>Our Lord grouped the Twelve around him to be his companions and to be sent out as his messengers (cf. Mk 3:14). <\/em><\/strong>(Constitution 3)<\/h3>\n

In responding to the urgent needs of the Church in southern France, Eugene asked himself:<\/h3>\n

What did Our Lord Jesus Christ do? <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

He chose a certain number of apostles and disciples whom He formed in piety and filled with His spirit; and after having trained them in his school and the practice of all virtues, He sent them forth to conquer the world which they soon brought under the rule of his holy laws.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Preface<\/em><\/h3>\n

This was to remain his model of formation and community life for always. The future Missionaries needed a period of training and formation in order to enter fully into the spirit of the missionary family. They had to BECOME in order to DO, as proclaimers of the Gospel. \u201cBecoming\u201d involved human growth, spiritual formation, and intellectual understanding to evangelise. The model was that of Jesus forming his apostles: \u201cSo they came to him and he appointed twelve; they were to be his companions and to be sent out to proclaim the message\u201d (Gospel of Mark 3,13).<\/h3>\n

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