{"id":6382,"date":"2026-06-05T01:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=6382"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:12:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:12:39","slug":"in-calling-you-to-the-congregation-god-wished-you-to-use-these-talents-for-the-good-of-the-whole-family-c11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=6382","title":{"rendered":"IN CALLING YOU TO THE CONGREGATION, GOD WISHED YOU TO USE THESE TALENTS FOR THE GOOD OF THE WHOLE FAMILY (C11)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 80px;\"><em><strong>We fulfil this mission in community; and our communities are a sign that, in Jesus, God is everything for us.<\/strong><\/em> (Constitution 11)<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The whole community is always missionary<\/em>. The letters which the Founder writes to the missionaries and from the missions are a tangible means of creating one heart and one soul in the community \u2013 sharing details of how things were going, and also praying for each other. \u201c<strong><em>I have no need to tell you how much I bless the Lord for all he is doing through your ministry; we are all in transports of joy, as if this were new to us. I have read our fathers\u2019 letter to the community<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0 This is a concrete sign of what it means that the community is apostolic and that all are missionaries, because those who stay at home are praying for the workers, and studying to prepare themselves in turn for their own preaching when their turn comes: \u201c<strong><em>If you do not pray for us, we are in a bad fix<\/em>.<\/strong>\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026 The abilities of the individual are there for the good of the community and its mission: <strong>\u201c<\/strong><em><strong>The Good Lord did not give you your talents for your own use only; but in calling you to the Congregation. he wished you to use these talents for the good of the whole family.<\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: right;\">\u201cCommunity\u201d in the <em>Dictionary of Oblate Values, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omiworld.org\/lemma\/community\/#_Ftnt43\">https:\/\/www.omiworld.org\/lemma\/community\/#_Ftnt43<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 80px;\">\u201c<em><strong>The call and the presence of the Lord among us today bind us together in charity and obedience to create anew in our own lives the Apostles&#8217; unity with him and their common mission in his Spirit<\/strong><\/em>\u201d Constitution 3<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Constitution-11--300x228.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Constitution-11--300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Constitution-11--768x585.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Constitution-11-.png 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We fulfil this mission in community; and our communities are a sign that, in Jesus, God is everything for us. 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