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 Eugen de Mazenod speaks to us Can I forget the bitter tears that the sight of the Cross brought streaming from my eyes one Good Friday? Tears of sorrow because: I had looked for happiness outside of God and for too long with resulting unhappiness. Tears that changed into expressions of peace and joy as he realized how much God loved him: Blessed, a thousand times blessed, that he, this…
Do not forget to visit: Eugene de Mazenod speaks to us. Just a click and you are there! The church of the Oblate Mission house in Aix was never a parish. The community was young, dynamic and obviously attracted many people to their services –either in the church or in the various ministries of the Missionaries in the city. Eugene felt a sense of responsibility to these persons, particularly in the case…
Do not forget to visit: Eugene de Mazenod speaks to us. Just a click and you are there! The common theme running through all the descriptions of the ministry of the Missionaries was this infallible rule: We are never to lose sight of one of the principal ends of our Institute, which is to help the most abandoned souls. As Eugene unfolds the ministry of the Missionaries in the 1818 Rule, he…
Posted on March 28, 2012 by frank Santucci, omi Do not forget to visit: Eugene de Mazenod speaks to us. Just a click and you are there! It goes without saying that it is never permitted to receive even the least recompense for preaching, or the administration of the sacraments, or any other ministry. 1818 Rule Part 1, Chapter 3, §1 Preaching The Missionary co-operator of the Savior must imitate the example…
Posted: 22 Mar By Frank Santucci, omi Do not forget to visit: Eugene de Mazenod speaks to us. Just a click and you are there! As an outstanding preacher himself, Eugene had no patience with the flowery preachers who had style and played with words but had no solid content. His diary entries spare them no criticism, and in his Rule he wanted to ensure that his Missionaries never fell into this…
Do not forget to visit: Eugene de Mazenod speaks to us. Just a click and you are there! In our exploration of the 1818 Rule , we have seen how Eugene set out the goals of the Missionaries: preach the Gospel to the most abandoned, make up for the loss of the Orders and to correct the ravages caused by corrupt priests. Then 15 pages follow on the preaching of parish missions.…
Do not forget to visit: Eugene de Mazenod speaks to us. Just a click and you are there! Having enthused about the lofty ideals of the Missionaries and having drawn up the plan of action to achieve them, Eugene now returns to reality. The Nota Bene was written in response to the havoc being caused in the Church by priests who were not living up to the ideals of their vocation, who…
Do not forget to visit: Eugene de Mazenod speaks to us. Just a click and you are there! How to make this ideal a reality in the lives of the people the Missionaries were serving? Their methodology had three steps: to make men reasonable then Christians and finally to help them become saints. 1818 Rule, Part One, Chapter One, §3. Nota Bene. Missions, 78 (1951) p. 16 Firstly, it was necessary to…
Posted on 14 Mar 2012 in Eugene de Mazenod speaks to us. Just a click on the link will bring you in full contact with much more other elaborated texts. Do not forget to have a look on it. In his Rule, Eugene shares his enthusiastic vision that embraces the whole world. The way to “become” this ideal is to do what Jesus did: In a word, put into practice the same…
