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THE SAVIOR’S LOVE VERSUS MOTHER’S LOVE
Thirty years later, Eugene still vividly remembered the struggle he had in order to go against his mother’s opposition to his vocation. Her reaction, and that of his grandmother, must have been very extreme for him to use such strong … Continue reading
EVEN IN ILLNESS ALL THINGS WORK FOR GOOD FOR THOSE WHO LOVE GOD
As Marius Suzanne was convalescing and recovering from his illness, Eugene encourages him with the invitation to turn his enforced rest into a time of spiritual concentration and growth. How much consolation do we seek and recognize in our own … Continue reading
PERMANENCE, PERSEVERANCE AND PERSISTENCE
Having written to try to help Nicolas Riccardi back to some clarity regarding his Oblate vocation, Eugene wrote to Tempier to tell him about it. He complains about people who have so many conflicting ideals and are unable to make … Continue reading
WE LIVE AND DIE IN THE CONGREGATION THAT HAS ACCEPTED OUR COMMITMENT
Bishop Arbaud of Gap was not happy about men from his diocese joining the Oblates and believed that he still had the power to dispense them from their vows if they had become Oblates and he wanted them back in … Continue reading
THE OBLATE CONGREGATION IS LIKE A MOTHER REQUIRING OUR AFFECTION
Now that the Oblate Congregation has been approved by the Church, it has equal status with all the other religious congregations and equal obligations. The Oblates of the Holy and Immaculate Virgin Mary are a body, a Society, otherwise called … Continue reading
WHAT ABOUT YOU, DO YOU WANT TO GO AWAY TOO?
So convinced was Eugene that the vocation of the Oblate and the living of the Rule were sure means of gaining eternal life, that he could not understand how anyone would ever even consider wanting to leave this way of … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY: FRAGILE VESSEL
The missionaries were fragile persons and not all was rose-coloured in their life. Those who have been accepted into the Society may be sent away only for serious reasons on the request of the superior plus a two-thirds majority voted … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY: MEMBER OF A FAMILY
The next three points of our first Rule seem very dry and technical, but underneath them is a wealth of feeling. On entering the Society, the Missionaries must resolve to persevere in it until the end of their lives. The … Continue reading