This morning, Monday May 24th, we celebrate the memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church, a feast day that Pope Francis inserted into the calendar in 2018, and is celebrated on the Monday following Pentecost Sunday. Today is the fourth day of our novena prayer and is led by a group of young people associated...

Friends, on Pentecost Sunday, Brother Michael Moore leads our time of prayer this morning during our Novena.  Before the crucifixion, Jesus proclaimed the Good News. After the resurrection Jesus himself is the Good News! St Eugene gathered like minded priests and brothers to share in this mission; serving the poor in France, they took as...

Prayer for May 22nd In 1939, the first Oblate Missionaries arrived in the Philippines, today we are honoured to be joined by Fr Christopher O’Leary OMI, originally from Inchicore, who has been serving as a Missionary Oblate in the Philippines for 52 years… and counting!!  Enjoy this time of prayer and reflection on the second...

We join Fr John McFadden OMI, Oblate director of vocations and regency formation. Today, as we celebrate the feast day founder of our congregation, Saint Eugene de Mazenod, we begin our novena for oblate vocations – nine days of prayer for vocations and reflection on the oblate way of life for the Oblate family around...

Dear friends, you are welcome to join with Caroline for our morning prayer at 8.30am. Today we remember Venerable Carlo Dominique Albini  OMI who died on this day in 1839. He was also known as the “Apostle of Corsica”. In today’s gospel we hear Jesus’ prayer – “That they may be one.” (John 17:21) Fr...

This morning we join Caroline in England. In the readings of today’s mass, Jesus speaks to us about truth. He asks that we be transformed by and consecrated to truth. What do these phrases mean to you this morning? As believers in God through Jesus we are called to be a people of truth, reflecting...

Tuesday May 18th : Our morning prayer is presented by Ros Appleby in Birkenhead, England. In this last week of Easter, leading up to the feast of Pentecost, we are inspired today by the example of the apostle Paul, who, fired up with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, spreads the Good News to the...

Vocations Novena 21st-29th of May 2021 – a time for the Oblate family to pray together in thanksgiving for vocations; past, present and future  The annual Novena for Oblate Vocations is fast approaching! Each year at this time, the Oblate family throughout the world is praying that ‘the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to the...

Monday May 17th: Our morning prayer is presented by Ros Appleby in Birkenhead, England. We hope you can join us for a short few moments of prayer and reflection today. We reflect on the gift of our baptism and the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives.   “They were baptised in the name...

We join Fr Tom of the Oblate Parishes of Kilburn for morning prayer. Returning home to the Father after his time on earth, Jesus’ promises to be with his disciples always as he sent them out to preach the gospel to the whole world. We are asked to bring the gospel message to the places...