THROUGH THE EYES OF THE SAVIOUR MASTERS AND SERVANTS HAVE THE SAME DESTINY (Constitution 4)

Posted on March 26, 2025 by franksantucci

Eugene was convinced that the blood of the Savior made everyone equal in God’s eyes. From his earlies ministry it was a principle that he insisted on, as we see in the statutes he wrote for the young people he worked with after his ordination.

The identity given by the blood of the Savior had to be put into practice in all the events and relationships of their lives. Mirroring the social situation of the time, some of the members of the Youth Congregation came from homes where there were servants.

They will instruct very gently those who are subject to them. They must remember that the servants, however lowly they appear in the eyes of this world, are nevertheless called one day to share the immortal crown of glory – together with their masters – that has been acquired with the precious blood of the Saviour and Master they have in common.

Règlements et Statuts de la Congrégation de la Jeunesse, 1813, p. 24

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1 Response to THROUGH THE EYES OF THE SAVIOUR MASTERS AND SERVANTS HAVE THE SAME DESTINY (Constitution 4)

  1. Eleanor Rabnett, Oblate Associate says:
    March 26, 2025 at 12:48

    Sitting here with Eugene this morning I am drawn to the order that he brought with him as he began to share and form the youth of Aix – calling them the congregation of the youth. Under Napoleon and succeeding rulers of France they were left to their own devices yet I recognise in these early Rules of Life the ideas that Eugene preached his first Lenten homily in the Church of the Madeleine.

    It was not just for those people of Eugene’s time but right now, in the present with all that is going on in the world. Constitutions and Rules that are shared with all who are members of the Oblate Charismatic Family.

    We are tethered in a most tender loving ways to those who lead us and walk with us. I am reminded that Eugene’s first Rule of Life for the Youth grew and were incorporated into his 1818 Rule of Life and then Church approved 1826 Rule of Life.

    It is a stronger light shed by St. Eugene de Mazenod that we dare to stand in.

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