{"id":1767,"date":"2011-07-14T17:21:30","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T17:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/?p=1767"},"modified":"2016-01-13T22:16:36","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T22:16:36","slug":"st-vincents-reading-list-xix-a-christo-centric-age-of-spirituality-and-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/2011\/07\/14\/st-vincents-reading-list-xix-a-christo-centric-age-of-spirituality-and-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Vincent’s Reading List XIX: A Christo-centric Age of Spirituality and Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Francois Bourgoing. Les veritez et excellences de Jesus-Christ, nostre seigneur: recueillies de ses mysteres, cachees en ses etas & grandeurs, prechees par lui sur la terre, & communiquees a ses sts. <\/em>Paris : Chez Sebastien Hure, 1636.
\nCall Number:\u00a0 SpC. 242 B773v163<\/a><\/p>\n

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The distinguishing characteristic of the spiritualities of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac are that they are Christo-centric; which is to say they focus on a desire to live a discipleship that closely adheres to the example of Jesus Christ as revealed by Scripture and as interpreted by Church Tradition. This Christo-centrism was not surprisingly one of the distinguishing characteristics of the “French School of Spirituality” which emerged at the dawn of the 17th century to provide the spiritual dynamism behind the long-delayed Tridentine reform of the Gallican Church.<\/p>\n

\"LesThis spirituality was developed by the luminous writing of several of the major figures of the French School including Francois Bourgoing (1585-1662). Bourgoing was a contemporary of Vincent de Paul, and well-known to him.\u00a0 In fact, in 1611 when Bourgoing resigned as pastor of the parish at Clichy-en-Garenne outside Paris to enter the newly-founded Oratoire de Jesus it was Vincent de Paul who succeeded him. At this point Vincent was under the influence of Berulle and was a part of his circle as the Oratory was founded.<\/p>\n

Bourgoing who served as the third superior general of the Oratory from 1641 to 1661 was also a doctor of the Sorbonne whose major works all examine the role of Jesus Christ in Salvation History, and the Church as the mystical Body of Christ.<\/p>\n

As the Jansenist controversies raged in the 1650s Bourgoing struggled to keep peace among the deeply divided Oratorians. He advocated open, calm, and respectful dialogue between combating opinions. However, he also did not flinch from accepting and enforcing papal condemnations when they were issued.\u00a0 In 1661 Bourgoing resigned as superior general. He died the following year in 1662, and was eulogized by the great Bishop Bossuet.<\/p>\n

This volume by Bourgoing is considered to be one of his best works, and stands as a classic formulation of the Christo-centrism of the French School.<\/p>\n

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St. Vincent’s Reading List is recurring blog series exploring texts known to have been read and recommended by St. Vincent de Paul, those which can be presumed to have been read by him, and important works published during his lifetime (1581-1660). All materials discussed are held by DePaul’s Special Collections and Archives<\/a>. <\/em>The entire series may be viewed here<\/em>.<\/em>\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Francois Bourgoing. Les veritez et excellences de Jesus-Christ, nostre seigneur: recueillies de ses mysteres, cachees en ses etas & grandeurs, prechees par lui sur la terre, & communiquees a ses sts. Paris : Chez Sebastien Hure, 1636. Call Number:\u00a0 SpC. 242 B773v163   The distinguishing characteristic of the spiritualities of Vincent de Paul and Louise <\/p>\n

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