His
Spiritual Horizons
De Mazenod's most
basic attitude
before humanity is
one of trust and
faith. Two very
solid convictions
explain this
attitude. First:
everything which
occurs on earth, on
the personal as well
as the civil and
social level,
depends on Divine
Providence. Second:
God wants all to be
saved, and all, both
rich and poor, have
been purchased by
the blood of Christ.
In his pastoral
letters, he
emphasizes the
following points:
- All are
called to
salvation and
holiness.
He proposes to
the Oblates: “We
must strive
first of all to
lead people to
act like human
beings, and then
like Christians,
and finally, we
must help them
to become
saints.
- To
remain on the
road to sanctity
and make
progress,
Christians
should look upon
themselves with
the eyes of
faith. No
matter how poor
or destitute
they might be,
in the eyes of
faith all are
“children of
God” “brothers
and sisters of
Jesus Christ”
and “heirs of
His eternal
kingdom.”
- Holiness
consists in
conversion of
heart, fidelity
to the law of
God and to the
inspiration of
his grace, in
the knowledge
and love of
Jesus Christ.
To love the
Jesus Christ is
to love the
Church.
- The
journey to
holiness demands
a constant
ongoing
conversion
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