Belgian Missionary Oblate Murdered  The Oblates of the Province of OMISA (Southern Africa) are devastated at the death of Fr. Jozef (Jef) HOLLANDERS. Fr Jef seems to have been strangled to death in a robbery at the parish in Bodibe, near Mahikeng in the North West Province on Sunday night, 12 January. A parishioner discovered...

On Sunday, 12th January, the Oblate Parish of Our Lady of the Wayside, Bluebell in Dublin City were invited to RTÉ studios to celebrate their Sunday Eucharist on the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. The Mass was broadcast live on television and streamed online.  The Mass was celebrated by parish priest of Bluebell,...

What a great day yesterday with the Young at Heart Club Christmas dinner at the Crown Hotel in cricklewood. 260 parishioners turned up for a fabulous afternoon and evening. The food was amazing and we danced the legs off ourselves till late in the evening. Merry Christmas to you all!  #alwaysclosetothepeople 

The Young at Heart Club in Kilburn met today for an afternoon of Christmas arts and crafts. It was a great day. 106 members rolled in! Next week we have 246 joining us for our Christmas dinner at the Crown Hotel in Cricklewood. We will have a five course meal with two entertainers and a...

Liam attends every funeral in the Sacred Heart Church Now there are many of you who may not know or have met this man that I am about to introduce you to. There is a very special saint in my life: his name is Liam Gibbons and he is from Co. Mayo, in Ireland. Liam...

Jeremiah Donovan OMI launches his memoirs “Mixing Mortar with Philosophy” this Thursday the 12th of December at 7.00 pm in the Annexe,  Mary Immaculate, Inchicore at 7.00 pm.  Jerry spent his Missionary Life in Brazil with many other Oblates who formed the Anglo-Irish Delegation. All are welcome. There will be a further launching of the...

Kilburn Prepares for Advent. Kilburn parish went to great effort last weekend to prepare the parish church for the beautiful season of Advent, as we get ready for Christmas and prepare a way for the Lord.  The Kilburn parish confirmation group were also busy at work. They designed their own beautiful advent wreathes to take...

Pope Francis has written an Apostolic Letter on the meaning and importance of the nativity scene. He signed the Letter during his visit on Sunday afternoon to the Italian town of Greccio – an Italian village where Saint Francis created the first Nativity Scene in 1223.  Here is the full text of the Holy Father’s letter, which...

Spanish Oblate Martyrs – Memorial 28th November On 17th December 2011, Pope Benedict XVI beatified 22 Spanish Oblate Marytrs and 1 Spanish layman who were murdered in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. The anti-religious tensions in Franco’s Spain saw the persecution of many priests and religious. And for this reason, the Oblate seminary in...

Sign up to receive Daily Advent Reflections by Email Advent Reflections As a celebration for Advent and the Christmas season this year we have decided to share with you a very short reflection slide for each day. You will be sent a slide which will illustrate a quote from one of the readings of the...