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Reflections on the Glenmary Oath Focus: Commitment to Fraternity I have woven together words on this topic from our Oath (in red) with quotes from individual Glenmarians (bulleted) and some commentary to tie it all together. The entire text of the Glenmary Oath is in the sidebar to the right. —Father Steve Pawelk, Vocation Director Thus bound in a covenant with the other members in the Glenmary community, I ask for their support and loyalty and pledge to them my own. These final words of our oath form us into what many of us call our “Glenmary Family.” • “Thank God, I am not alone. Being connected in a real way to my brothers and sisters in Glenmary is a real gift. Life is difficult, but no matter what, I will never be alone. Prayer, talking, listening, eating, all are important, but the underlying reality of our spiritual bond is key.” (Brother Joe Steen) •“I feel most strongly the support of Glenmarians during the difficult periods of life: death and sickness of friends and family members, the inadequacies one feels in being a missionary, personal health problems, and the general struggles of life.” (Brother Jack Henn) Share your reflection by e-mailing comments to Father Steve Pawelk at spawelk@glenmary.org. He will periodically add readers' reflections to this file--anonymously, of course, unless you give permission for your name to be used. To select additional Oath reflections
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The Glenmary Oath “Of my own free choice, I_______, a member of the Glenmary Home Missioners, for the sake of the Kingdom of God, do solemnly promise and swear before God to dedicate myself for my whole life to the missionary apostolate in the rural areas and small towns of the United Sates and to the Glenmary way of life according to the Glenmary Constitution and Directory. I am aware that the Glenmary way of life commits me to a special practice of poverty, chastity, obedience, and prayer. Thus bound in a covenant with the other members in the Glenmary community, I ask for their support and loyalty and pledge to them my own." |
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