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This morning we reflect on the depth and tenderness of Eugene’s love for Fr. Fisette. “He was a very likeable person, but his vanity, lack of piety and prayerfulness had worried Eugene, who despaired of his behavior.” And so Eugene called for him to come over to France from Canada. It was not long before Eugene sent him to Corsica to work; it was there that he met the Trappist Monks who he felt God was calling him to. It was through the Oblates that he met the Trappist Monks, and his heart found a home.
There is a young Oblate Associate who I have never met in person, but who I have come to love so dearly even though we have never met in person. I have often wondered if she would become an Oblate Sister and yet in May she admitted that she had always wanted to become a nun, but she was now preparing for her upcoming marriage. I wrote to her telling her how happy I was for her and her fiancé and that I would pray for them both on the day of her wedding. Today I received a copy of her wedding notice with the date of her marriage. My immediate response was to share the joyous news with the Beloved, our crucified Saviour. (As if he did not already know!)
I myself came to be here, a member of our Oblate/Mazenodian Family, but the path that the Spirit led me on was through the Poor Clares and then the people of Madonna House who led the way for me to find a home for my heart within the Oblate/Mazenodian Family. Never would I have been able to imagine that my heart would find a home here, and where I was to spend my life loving others; the ultimate gift of love, gratitude and joy with most who I walk with. Together we “…share in the charism in a spirit of communion and reciprocity…” (R37a)