This morning we join Gerard Bennett once more in Westmeath, Ireland, for our Oblate Morning Prayer on Tuesday 16th April 2024. Gospel John 6:30-35 © It is my Father who gives you the bread from heaven Gerard reflects: “The charism of Saint Eugene and of the Oblates is to reach out to the most abandoned...

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...

This morning we join Gerard Bennett in Westmeath, Ireland, for our Oblate Morning Prayer on Monday 15th April 2024. Gospel John 6:22-29 © Do not work for food that cannot last, but for food that endures to eternal life Gerard reflects on the gospel: “And so the question, what must we do if we are...

This morning we join Alexa from London for our Oblate Morning Prayer this Saturday of the Second Week of Easter, 13th April 2024. Gospel John 6:16-21 They saw Jesus walking on the lake Alexa reflects on the reading: “However, Jesus asks us for something more profound—a supernatural response to fear that goes beyond our human...

This morning we join Alexa from London for our Oblate Morning Prayer on this 3rd Sunday of Easter, 13th April 2024. Gospel Luke 24:35-48  It is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead Alexa reflects on the reading: “How often do we, like the disciples, allow fear...

This morning we join Caroline Shevelan from Cumbria for our Oblate Morning Prayer this Friday of the Second Week of Easter, 12th April 2024. Gospel John 6:1-15  The feeding of the five thousand Caroline reflects on the reading: “Why is this so? It is a useful question to wrestle with because we can never have...

This morning we join Caroline Shevelan from Cumbria for our Oblate Morning Prayer this Thursday of the Second Week of Easter, 11th April 2024. Acts 5:27-33 We are witnesses to all this, we and the Holy Spirit Caroline reflects on the reading: “When I first read today’s reading, I was struck by how dark it...

This morning we join Patsy Thomas in Beaumaris, on the isle of Anglesey for our Oblate Morning Prayer this Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter, 10th April 2024. Gospe John 3:16-21God sent his Son into the world so that through him the world might be saved Patsy reflects on the reading: “Christ, Jesus, you...

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....

This morning we join Patsy Thomas in Beaumaris, on the isle of Anglesey for our Oblate Morning Prayer this Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter, 9th April 2024. First reading Acts 4:32-37 The whole group of believers was united, heart and soul Patsy reflects on the reading: “Doesn’t it sound an ideal world where...