This morning, on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, we join Mary Ryan from the parish of Sacred Heart Church,  Kilburn, London for our Oblate Morning Prayer.  Gospel John 12:44-50 © I, the light, have come into the world Mary reflects: “It is the time of Passover during this reading. Just as it is Passover at the moment, Jesus returned...

This morning, on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024, we join Frank Macdonald a member of the Oblate Lourdes Hospitalité for our Oblate Morning Prayer.  First Reading: Acts 11:19-26 © They started preaching to the Greeks, proclaiming the Lord Jesus Frank reflects: “I have to say that this reading appeals to many of us on a number of levels,...

This morning, on Monday, April 22nd, 2024, we join Frank Macdonald a member of the Oblate Lourdes Hospitalité for our Oblate Morning Prayer.  Gospel John 10:11-18 © I am the good shepherd Frank reflects: “Everyone understood the role of the shepherd minding the flock, ensuring that the flock are not far from the means to sustain them,...

Gospel Reflection for Sunday April 21st 2024 | Fourth Sunday of Easter “Sheep are not only dependent creatures; singularly unintelligent, prone to wandering and unable to find their way to a shepherd even when he is in sight.” This was written by an animal behaviourist about thirty years ago. Luckily sheep cannot read because if...

This morning we join Sr Anne Petit in London, England, for our Oblate Morning Prayer on Thursday 18th April 2024. Gospel John 6:44-51 © I am the living bread which has come down from heaven Sr Anne reflects: “Jesus tells us that He alone is the bread of life, which is a pledge of eternal...

Intellectual Growth: For some, ongoing formation means getting more degrees. Spiritual Growth: For some, ongoing formation is a time for renewal and refreshment. Emotional Growth: For some, ongoing formation is a time for rest after years of ministry. Fr. Luis Ignacio ROIS ALONSO, OMI, Superior General of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, shared his...

Recently the Oblates JPIC (Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation) group held a workshop in Inchicore called “Caring from Creation” which was faciliated by Laura and Jane from @trocaire and focused on Laudato Si’ (“Praise be to you, my Lord”), the encyclical letter by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, on caring for our common home....

My name is Anne Walker, I am a member of the Friends of St Eugene here in Crewe.  We are very privileged to have the Oblate Retreat Centre near to us so that we are able to meet there.  It is a great blessing for us.  The FoSE were formed here in 2012 by Angela...

Friends, Fr. Irvin, discusses Saint Eugene’s Good Friday Experience and how this shaped the OMI community we know today. If you or someone you know wants to become a PRIEST or a BROTHER, please contact vocations@oblates,co,uk or for more details check out our website: https://oblates.ie/vocations/

St. Eugene’s Good Friday Experience Today, Good Friday can be a day of mixed emotions and feelings for a lot of us – especially this year as we continue to live with the consequences of Covid 19. For many of us within our own families, communities and parishes and throughout the world, the reality of...