The death has occurred of Jeremiah Donovan OMI. Fr. Jeremiah Donovan (OMI), Inchicore, Dublin, native of Kilcrohane, Bantry, Co. Cork and a founding member of the Anglo-Irish Province with the OMI Congregation in Brazil has passed away peacefully at Talbot Lodge Nursing Home, Malahide, Co. Dublin on April 26th, 2022, in his 89th year. Very...

Please see photographss of the events of the Easter Triduum which took place in the Oblate Parish of Kilburn from the 14th-17th of April 2022. At the Easter Vigil, four adults were baptised into the church, and thirteen adults received the sacrament of confirmation. Warm wishes to these new members of our faith community. Please...

For many years, St Mary’s parishioners in Holyhead,  have organized “Lenten Lunches” on the Wednesdays during the holy season of Lent. The Lunches consist of some bread and cheese along with a bowl of soup. There is an entry fee to the lunch along with the purchase of raffle tickets. The prizes in the raffle...

See photos and a short clip of the vibrant parish community celebrating Palm Sunday in the Oblate Church of Sacred Heart, Quex Road in Kilburn, London. Also pictured below are the donations from the young people at mass today Palm sunday, for the foodbank at Quex Road – Faith in Action! What an amazing community....

Over the last two years, we have all experienced feelings of uncertainty, loneliness and “aloneness” due to the global pandemic. At times, it has felt like we have carried our grief and our joys, our ups and our downs all by ourselves, but when we reflect on our global covid reality, we were never really...

Find below Easter Vigil services times for each Oblate Parish and mission near you. We have included details of how to access these services online if you are at present unable to attend in person. Be assured that each of you are in our prayers during this Holy Season of Lent and we are aware...

Some photographs from the Sunday Mass on Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday in the Oblate Parish of Sacred Heart, Quex Road in Kilburn, London. There were over 300 families present in the church which was full to capacity. During the mass, the RCIA* (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults ) group received the bible before...

Recently the community and parish in Kilburn have undertaken wonderful work in supporting the people of Ukraine who have been affected by the violence of the war with Russia or who have been displaced, forced to leave their homes and flee. With the support of Cardinal Newman College the Kilburn Community loaded a mini bus...

Today, Friday 25 March, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Pope Francis will lead a ceremony of prayer in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, to consecrate and entrust Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Let us join the Holy Father in prayer as we pray for peace and end to violence. 
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Ukrainian priest in Kyiv: ‘We will not leave our people’ As Russian troops continue their devastating invasion of Ukraine, a missionary Catholic priest describes his community’s efforts to carry on offering spiritual and material assistance to parishioners in Kyiv. By Devin Watkins, Vatican News [This article was published on Vatican News] “Oblates do not leave...