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LOOKING BACK WITH SATISFACTION
The mission in Barjols ended on 20 December but the fervor of the people continued after the departure of the Missionaries, as Eugene wrote with satisfaction: The parish priest at Barjols tells me that during the past 18 years he … Continue reading
IF YOU KNEW ALL THAT THE GOOD GOD IS DOING HERE THROUGH OUR MINISTRY
Already a few days into the mission in Barjols, we find the Missionaries in full swing. They were successfully reaching out to persons who had been away from religious practices for decades: Here we are in the confessional, without stirring, … Continue reading
ALWAYS CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM – ESPECIALLY IN SICKNESS AND DEATH
The church of the Oblate Mission house in Aix was never a parish. The community was young, dynamic and obviously attracted many people to their services –either in the church or in the various ministries of the Missionaries in the … Continue reading
PREACHING: SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL FOR GOD
It goes without saying that it is never permitted to receive even the least recompense for preaching, or the administration of the sacraments, or any other ministry. 1818 Rule Part 1, Chapter 3, §1 Preaching The Missionary co-operator of the … Continue reading
NOTA BENE: A HOSPITAL FOR SINNERS
The Rule was written in 1818 as an attempt to review the experiences that the Missionaries had lived for nearly three years and to draw out basic principles for the future. The Nota Bene continues Eugene’s description of the post-revolution … Continue reading
THE PRAYER OF FAITH WILL SAVE THE ONE WHO IS SICK
Art 46. If, after the third day of fever, the illness takes on an alarming quality, the sick congregant will ask for the sacraments of the Church. He will make this demand in a way that those around him will … Continue reading
DIRECT EXPERIENCE
As we continue to explore the spirit and ministry of Saint Eugene with regard to his Youth Congregation, it is useful to keep in mind that his approach to the youth was the same as that operated in the preaching … Continue reading
PRAYER CHANGES PEOPLE AND THEY CHANGE SITUATIONS
As we read the list of religious practices that the congregants had to commit themselves to, we may need to be reminded that they were not monks, but young scholars or students – mostly adolescents. The fact that nearly 300 … Continue reading
GOD HAS TANGIBLY POURED HIS GRACE INTO THE WELL-DISPOSED HEARTS
Eugene’s major use of time and energy from 1813 to 1816 was in the youth congregation. In the diary he frequently recorded the events. Some of them give us a good insight into the joys and difficulties of this youth … Continue reading
COME AND BE RENEWED IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN THE CHURCH
Eugene’s listeners at the Madeleine are invited not only to receive the Word of God, but to enter into deeper relationship with God through all that the ministry of the Church offers them. “Our churches are your places of refuge. … Continue reading