Tag Archives: Vocation
GOING DEEPER … FAR FROM OPPOSING WHAT GOD ASKS OF US
Eugene wrote a letter to his mother concerning one of his nephews who wished to become a Jesuit priest. “I am far from opposing what God asks of him… […]. We have done what we thought was due for his … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … QUESTIONS FOLLOWED BY JOYOUS CERTAINTY
March 9, 1837 Eugene wrote to the Vicar General of Aix to speak of a priest who had left the Congregation of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Most obviously from the letter we are able to determine that Eugene told … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER AND FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS…
In a letter written to Fr. Courtès, at Aix a couple of days after his retreat Eugene shares some of what he came away with from that retreat. “I am no longer astonished at the saluberrimi operis [good work] when I … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER INTO GOD’S HIGHEST CALLING
“…we are, of all men, the least worthy of heaven’s favours, if we are not penetrated with a gratitude that would inspire us to the point of heroism for the favour that God has done us. There is nothing on … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER AS SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF EUGENE DE MAZENOD
“Imitating these illustrious models, the missionaries will give one portion of their life to prayer, recollection, and contemplation, while living together in the seclusion of God’s house.” (from the 1831 retreat of St. Eugene de Mazenod – 163:XV in Oblate … Continue reading
Going Deeper 