POVERTY – 8
Conclusion We have seen how the ideal of evangelical poverty, perceived and lived by Eugene de Mazenod and shared by his first followers, was incarnated in the life of the Missionary Oblates of Mary...
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Spanish Martyrs
OBLATES MARTYRS (Madrid, SPAIN, 1936) “To this glorious band of martyrs belong many Spanish Christians, executed out of hatred for the faith in the years 1936-1939 … during the wicked persecution...
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Six days with the Oblate Martyrs accompanied by the writings of Saint Eugene NOTE: This prayer comes from and Spanish, French, and Italian versions may be found at http://omipostulation.blogspot.com/...
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Chastity in the Constitutions and Rules FROM 1818 TO 1966 For almost one hundred and fifty years, the text which specified how Oblates were to live chastity remained practically unchanged. It was...
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January 25, 2012 marks the 196th anniversary of the establishment of the first Oblate apostolic community when St. Eugene called six brother priests to work and live with him in an apostolic community....
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Oblate Spirituality and Chastity From what we have just said in the preceding section, it becomes quite evident that the text of the Constitutions and Rules of 1982 was composed in an atmosphere of...
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New perspectives This theological digression prepares us for the reading of two Oblate texts which are important to consider. In the first place, we deal with Father Leo Deschâtelets’ circular letter...
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ORDINARY OBLATION The origins of the name Oblates of Mary Immaculate remains shrouded in mystery: “We still have to determine the precise meaning of our name: Oblates”.20 [20] The word “Oblates”...
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UNCONDITIONAL OBLATION On January 25, 1948, Father Joseph-Marie Simon, professor of dogmatic theology at Solignac presented to the research project on Oblate spirituality “a synthesis whose keystone...
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MARIAN OBLATION “Let us renew ourselves especially in devotion to the most holy Virgin and render ourselves worthy to be Oblates of the Immaculate Mary”.43 [43] From the time of this inaugural...
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