Saint Eugène
de Mazenod
Apostle to Our Times
Saint Charles-Joseph-Eugène de Mazenod, a Frenchman and contemporary of Saint Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, was a bishop of Marseilles, France, and the founder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Today, the Oblate Fathers are one of the ten biggest religious orders in the world, with around 3,000 priests serving globally. Their mission is derived from the motto the Saint gave them: “Evangelizare Pauperibus Misit Me. Pauperes Evangelizantur” — the literal English translation of which is “He has sent me to evangelize the poor. The poor are evangelized.”
Prayer Materials for Saint Eugène
A small collection of some work that I’ve done in devotion to this great Saint.
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A Prayer to Grow in Love, composed by Saint Eugène just before his Ordination to the Priesthood of Jesus Christ
A Prayer For a Perfect Conversion, written by Saint Eugène (date unknown).
A Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the "Good Mother", composed by Saint Eugène (date unknown).
The Proper Collect of Saint Eugène de Mazenod, used in Masses offered in his honor within the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. (My updated translation.)