21 MAY 1861 – COMMEMORATING THE DEATH OF OUR SAINT

Today, May 21, we commemorate the Feast of St. Eugene de Mazenod and also the 151st anniversary of his death.

The last wish in St. Eugene’s heart:

Practice among yourselves charity
charity
charity
and outside, zeal for the salvation of souls.

Joseph Fabre (Eugene’s successor as Superior General), Circular letter of 1861

As the current Superior General, Fr. Louis Lougen, OMI., puts it:  “Saint Eugene was a man on fire with a great love for Jesus Christ, for the Church and for the poor.“

Today, more than 4,000 Oblate priests and brothers and thousands of associates located in 67 countries, are dedicated to the evangelization of the world’s most abandoned, the vision and charism first articulated by St. Eugene.