Friends, on today’s feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, we join Gerard Bennett of the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage Team for morning prayer from the Grotto in Lourdes, a holy place where Mary appeared to Saint Bernadette on this day 164 years ago.   Although the pandemic has prevented us from going on pilgrimage to Lourdes,...

Friends, good morning. We are delighted to be able to pray with you from Our Lady’s Grotto in Lourdes, France. It is wonderful to be back in Lourdes once more and to bring your prayers and petitions to the Shrine here in France. Join us over the next few days ahead of Our Lady’s Feast...

About Lourdes and the Oblate Connection The Oblate Community has a long connection with the Shrine of Our Lady in Lourdes, a small town in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains in the South West of France. In 1859, on the 11th of February, Bernadette, a 14 year old girl from the village of Lourdes,...

25 January 1816 marked the first day of community life for the Missionaries, with the arrival of the first three members. What we refer to today as the Mazenodian Family was born! Eugene had bought some of the Carmelite Convent, with an arrangement that the seller, Madame Gontier, could continue using the greater part of...

Today’s video is something a little different – we are delighted to present a short reflection on the Christmas Crib prepared and recorded by Kairos Community Trust, a wonderful London-based organisation who are dedicated to helping homeless men and women with drug and alcohol problems. We encourage you to share this video and it’s rich,...

JOB DESCRIPTION – Communications Officer See listing on Active Link Oblate Vision Statement Profoundly respecting the dignity and sacredness of each person and all of creation, we seek to grow close to Christ and make him known through our way of life and ministry. We commit ourselves principally to those on the margins of church...

ADVENT & THE SYNOD OF THE WHOLE CHURCH Communion – Participation – Mission Tuesday 30th November – A time to Listen Tuesday 7th December – A time to Dream Tuesday 14th December – A time to Journey Tuesday 21st December – A time to Witness   As the faithful People of God, during this Season...

By now, many of us will have dusted off, reassembled, rebuilt and tidied up our Christmas nativity scene or crib in our homes, schools, parishes or places of work. 

Or perhaps you have made a new one, or began a new tradition with something a bit different. This ancient tradition, which began when St Francis...

As things start to get back to normal, after a very difficult two years, we find ourselves starting again the beautiful season of Advent, the season to prepare for the birth of our Saviour. During this Holy Season, we would like to share with you a short reflective slide each day with a quote from...

Friends, the Oblate Mission with Youth team of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales, would like to invite young people from wherever they are to join us online for our new series of online meetings for youth – Unmute! Advent Talks, where we explore, discuss, reflect on the season of Advent. This is your time to...