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THE APPROBATION OF THE OBLATES: ALL ABANDONED SOULS, WHEREVER THEY ARE, WILL ALWAYS BE THE OBJECT OF OUR ZEAL AND WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO OUR SERVICES
Eugene has often been described as an apostle with a heart as big as the world. His missionary zeal and generosity only came about in response to God’s zeal and generosity in his own life, and then in the life … Continue reading
THE APPROBATION OF THE OBLATES: OUR HIGHEST APPRECIATION IS NOT TO SAY WORDS, BUT TO LIVE BY THEM
On February 18, Eugene had written to the Oblates to tell them the good news of the papal approbation of the Congregation. Today he received a letter from Tempier describing the joyful reaction of the Oblates to this. Eugene happily … Continue reading
OBLATE RETREAT MINISTRY DOES SO MUCH GOOD
The ministry which the Oblates do today in retreat houses and pilgrimage shrines has its origins in the earliest days of the Congregation. Our first house outside of Aix, Notre Dame du Laus, was a place of pilgrimage where the … Continue reading
THE TANGIBLE WITNESS OF ONE’S LIFE
In preparation for the decision-making meeting of the cardinals, Eugene went to meet one of them, for the first time, on the day before. I think I told you that Cardinal Pallotta had put me off until Tuesday at ten … Continue reading
RELIGIOUS BROTHERS EVANGELIZE THROUGH THEIR TALENTS
From the moment that the Oblates became a religious congregation in 1818, the membership was open to men who wished to be missionaries either as priests or as brothers. Initially there were very few who joined to be Brothers and … Continue reading
THINKING BIG
While Eugene was waiting for the cardinals to meet to discuss the status of the Oblates, he continued to occupy himself with the concerns of the Oblate Congregation. I will comment on some of these letters and the concerns that … Continue reading
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN WITH WHAT INTEREST THE POPE LISTENED TO THE GOOD OPERATED BY OUR MISSIONARIES.
Eugene describes the contents of his interview with Pope Leo: I handed him with respect the letter from my uncle which he placed before him on his desk. Then began our interview, which ran on several subjects, and lasted nearly … Continue reading
TELLING THE POPE WHO THE MOST ABANDONED ARE FOR THE OBLATES
We continue to explore the petition Eugene wrote to present to the Pope. In today’s extract he presents a picture of the ten year-old ministry of the Oblates. They have devoted themselves mainly to the missions, which is the principal … Continue reading
COLLECTING TESTIMONIALS FROM WITNESSES OF OBLATE MINISTRY
The purpose of Eugene’s journey to Rome was to seek an official Church approbation of the Missionary Oblates. His Society was tiny, and so he had to back up his request by showing the important evangelizing role that it was … Continue reading
THE OBLATES IN TUNE WITH THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL CHURCH
In many earlier entries we have seen the vocal opposition expressed by many of the priests of Aix to Eugene’s ministry and to that of the Oblates during their early years of existence. This letter shows how positively the relationship … Continue reading