Friends, Please see below the February 2025 issue of Oblate Connections in PDF format and a new interactive format called Epub which is used for digital books and is supported by many e-readers, and compatible software is available for most smartphones, tablets, and computers. When you open the PDF version, you may be given an option...

Fr John McFadden OMI 25th May 1966 – 15th January 2025 We invite you to watch the recording of the Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of Fr John McFadden OMI which took place in St Ninian’s parish church, Gourock on Wednesday 29th January at 11.30am. 

OMIWORLD Letter on the 209th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Congregation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Rome, January 25, 2025 Dear brother Oblates and dear members of the Oblate family! With joy and gratitude, we remember and celebrate the birthday of our Congregation, the beginning of our community life. On January 25,...

OMIWORLD We warmly invite all Oblates and members of the Oblate Charismatic Family to our Zoom Animation Meeting, to be held on January 25, 2025, at 14:00 (Local Time in Rome). As we journey toward the 200th anniversary of the approval of our Constitutions and Rules, we are reminded of the fervent spirit our Founder,...

 Gospel Reflection Sunday 19th January 2025 | 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time | John 2:1-11 If Agatha Christie were to write a novel based on this week’s Gospel, she might well call it, “the strange affair of the wedding at Cana.” Why? Because whenever we see a reading from John’s Gospel, we should immediately presume...

Dear friends, we in the Oblate Community announce with the greatest sadness the death of Fr John McFadden OMI on Wednesday January 15th 2025 at 00:53 in the company of his beloved family in the Holy Rosary care facility of the Little Sisters of the Poor, Greenock in his hometown of Glasgow. Our prayers are...

The Oblate Community are saddened to announce that the  death has occurred of Fr. Joe O’Melia OMI. Fr Joseph O’Melia OMI, of the Oblate House of Retreat, Inchicore Dublin 8 and formerly of Dolphin’s Barn Dublin 8. Fr. Joe passed away peacefully in the compassionate care of the staff of St. James’ Hospital on Monday January...

At the end of 2024, on behalf of the Central Government of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, we thank God and all who have journeyed with us this year. It’s been a busy stretch, with many events, visits, sessions, and decisions. The end of the year is always a moment to pause and reflect...

The Filipino Community in Harmony of Action, Mobilisation, and Prayer (FILCHAMP) was founded by a group of former members of the El Shaddai Charismatic Prayer Group. Their journey began with gatherings in London to pray the Rosary and hold Praise and Worship sessions in the homes of friends and acquaintances. As their numbers grew, they...

Letter of the Superior General December 8th, 2024   L.J.C. et M.I. Holy Year: Renewing Our Oblation as Pilgrims of Hope Dear Oblate Brothers and Members of the Charismatic Family,   Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary! “Rejoice, full of grace!” These words, spoken by God’s messenger to Mary,  in Lucan Greek are full...