– by Sr Catherine Lavery Sr Hilary recently celebrated her 103rd birthday and 85 years as a Religious Sister of Holy Family of Bordeaux currently living in Rock Ferry, Birkenhead. Sr Hilary is originally from Listowel Co. Kerry. She came to Kilburn, London from Kerry in 1939 during war time.  She trained as a Social...

During our Novena for Oblate Vocations, the Oblate Vocations Mission team visited the London parishes in Kilburn and Tower Hill. Here you can listen to Fr Eduardo and Sr Imma speak about Vocation to Oblate Life and their own calling during the parish mission in Sacred Heart, Quex Road in Kilburn.

On May 21st, the Feast of St. Eugene de Mazenod, social media came alive with vibrant celebrations from Oblate Units around the world. Our global, charismatic family shared joyous moments, filling the day with unity and enthusiasm. We’ve curated a collection of photos from various platforms to showcase the highlights of this grace-filled day. Enter into...

Announcement Regarding the Detention of Two Oblates in Belarus, please pray for our fellow Oblate brothers’ intentions.   The Polish Province of the Missionaries of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, overseeing the Oblate Mission in Belarus, confirms the detention of two Oblate missionaries by Belarusian authorities in the Diocese of Vitebsk. Fathers Andrzej Yuchnevich OMI...

Last week, the central government participated in a two-day session focused on interculturality. We were led by Fr. Peter Claver SVD, a native of Ghana and the Provincial of his mother province in Germany, with over 200 members—nearly half of whom originate from various countries. As a community of eleven Oblates from eleven different nationalities,...

Over the weekend, Fr Oliver Barry OMI, our outgoing Provincial, Fr Lorcán O’Reilly OMI, our incoming Provincial and Fr Irvin Morastil OMI met with members of the Oblate General Administration in Rome. During their visit they, together with Fr Andrew Small OMI, were greeted by Pope Francis. During the last three years Fr Andrew has...

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...