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Advent 2025 – Join the Oblates Online and In-person events
| Advent is a beautiful season of getting ready – both for the joy of Christmas and for the hope of Christ’s return. Starting on the first Sunday of Advent and leading right up to Christmas Eve, we’ll journey together through themes of hope, peace, joy, and love. With simple traditions like pausing for quiet reflection, sharing prayer, and practicing generosity, we take time from the rush of the lead-up to Christmas and rediscover the deeper meaning of this season. |
Our programme is about slowing down and letting Advent renew our hearts. It’s a time to reflect, recharge, and prepare to welcome the Prince of Peace with expectant faith and compassionate love. Come as you are—let’s walk this Advent journey together! See below for what’s on during Advent and we encourage you to join us, and to extend this invitation to family & friends. |
Advent Retreat Evenings – All welcome, please register!
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Prepare Your Heart This Advent – Join Our Online Retreats Join us for a series of peaceful, prayerful evenings led by Fr Irvin Morasttil OMI and Fr Eduardo Núñez Yepez OMI. These Zoom-based retreats are a beautiful way to reflect, reconnect, and prepare spiritually for Christmas. English Retreats – Wednesdays, Dec 3, 10 & 17 Sign up: communications@oblates.ie |
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New! Daily Podcast
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Advent Moment is a daily 90-second pause for reflection, hope, and grounding during the Advent season. Each day from November 30 to December 25 offers a simple, peaceful thought to sink into your heart in what can be a very busy season. Presented each week by members of the Oblate Family, this is a gentle 1.5-minute Advent reflection delivered daily through December 25. Rooted in faith, offered with warmth, and created for anyone seeking stillness and meaning in the season and perfect to share with family & friends. |
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Novena in Honour of
the Immaculate Conception of Mary
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Members of the Oblate Family of this province along with our Oblate Communications Team are delighted to have perpared the Novena in honour of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady at the request of the Oblate General House in Rome. The Novena will begin on November 30th and conclude on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th. You may join the global Oblate family for 9 daily Novena videos on the OMI World facebook page and OMI World Instagram page. |
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In-Person Events:
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Wistaston Hall Oblate Retreat Centre, Crewe is offering a number of Advent Retreats including a weekend and a number of day options. Set in the beautiful and tranquil grounds of Wistaston Hall, a retreat is an opportunity to pause and take some time out for some spiritual renewal in the midst of the busyness that surrounds all of us at this time of year. Pope Francis teaches us that, “Advent is the season for remembering the closeness of God who came down to dwell in our midst.” |
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An Advent retreat helps us to look forward to Christmas and a new year, but it’s also an opportunity to look back and ponder on how the past year has been for us. This retreat is an invitation to spend some time in the presence of a loving God who is waiting to welcome us and nurture us.
St Mary’s Star of the Sea, Leith
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