Please visit Eugene de Mazenod speaks to us Situations vacant! I conclude these reflections on the 1818 Rule with the picture that Eugene gives of the qualities required in a prospective candidate to the Missionaries. He has to have a great desire for his own perfection, an unlimited love for Jesus Christ and his Church, and an enormous zeal for the salvation of souls. He must have a heart that is free…
The cross of Jesus Christ is central to our mission… This is the focal point of the spirit of Eugene, handed on to the Mazenodian family today. Through the eyes of our crucified Saviour we see the world which he redeemed with his blood, desiring that those in whom he continues to suffer will know also the power of his resurrection (cf. Phil 3: 10). CC&RR, Constitution 4 For this reason…
Please visit Eugene de Mazenod speaks to us When an ambassador comes to a new country to represent his Head of State, he presents his “credentials” to the president or monarch of the new country where he is. For Eugene the Cross is the “credential” that shows that it is God who is sending the Missionary to be the co-operator of the Savior among the people to whom he is missioning. The Oblate…
