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MOC - Vigil of the Solemnity of St Eugene

5/20/2014

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PictureA piece of the bishop cassock worn by St Eugene
On the pleasant May evening here in Melbourne, MOC gathered to begin celebrating the Solemnity of St Eugene de Mazenod, the Founder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. For those who aren’t familiar with our Oblate terminology here in Melbourne, MOC stands for Mulgrave Oblate Community. As our numbers are dwindling and it makes our house communities small we wanted to ensure that the Oblate community spirit can be cultivated and nurtured by some new ways to live our community call. That’s why, here in Victoria we are trying to have regular prayers, meetings and socials with our Oblate brothers from other houses close by. We also assist each other in our various ministries. MOC is made of three Oblate houses in the suburb of Mulgrave: Saint Mary’s Seminary, Mazenod College and St John Vianney’s Parish.

On the night of May 20 Oblate from MOC gathered at St Mary’s Seminary. We began with the First Vespers (Evening Prayer) of the Solemnity of Our Founder followed by our traditional Oblate Oraison (half an hour silent prayer in the presence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. We know very well that the strength of our communities comes from Jesus. Every time we gather for Oriason we experience what the Apostles had when they stayed with Jesus. Oraison also connects us with all the other Oblates across the Globe.

After feeding our souls we moved to the refectory (dining room) for dinner and later for some family quality time when stories were shared and joy of being together was evident.


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