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I share a small secret with you this morning: whenever I am introduced to an Oblate that Eugene speaks about I go to the Historical Dictionary to meet him personally.
Here we have another Oblate who may not have made the daily news, but who had a tremendous effect on his Superiors, his brothers and those he served throughout his short life. “The example of the virtues he practiced will be the most precious heritage that he has left us.” (Fr. Conrard, March 16 1955)
I am reminded of the vow of Obedience which when lived with the other three vows – in the ordinary of our lives, grants us the grace of freedom to become who we have been created to be. It is in the small and ordinary of our daily lives that we become extraordinary. It is not just the great and canonized saints, nor the unknown angels that we walk with, but all those who walk with us, each sharing the light that has been given to them.
Today I give thanks to God for planting me in the midst of the Oblate Family and who have shared their light with me and allow me to share mine with them.