Good morning, dear friends. You are very welcome to our Oblate Family Morning Prayer. We join Pauline Thomas on the Island of Anglesey for this morning’s time of prayer. Let’s just take a moment to place themselves by Jesus responds to the challenge of position and threat. With such fierce authenticity unshaken in his response, we...

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS XXXII WORLD DAY OF THE SICK 11 February 2024   “It is not good that man should be alone”. Healing the Sick by Healing Relationships   “It is not good that man should be alone” (cf. Gen 2:18). From the beginning, God, who is love, created us for communion...

Good morning, dear friends. You are very welcome to our Oblate Family Morning Prayer. We join Pat Hughes in Birkenhead for this morning’s time of prayer. Today’s Gospel from Mark is not the only place in the Bible where Jesus said that man was not made for the Sabbath. But Sabbath was made for men. The bone of contention...

Good morning, dear friends. You are very welcome to our Oblate Family Morning Prayer. We join Pat Hughes in Birkenhead for this morning’s time of prayer. Today’s Gospel from Mark is in two parts. One is that of the old ways being taught by the Pharisees, and the second part is the new teachings in the form...

Good morning, dear friends. Welcome to our morning prayer which comes to you today from Immaculate Heart of Mary in West Kilburn, London. Kirk Jacob and members of the parish, the Filipino Line Dancing group, present this morning’s prayer. They also share about a recent experience where they and the parish welcomed the many people...

Good morning, dear friends. You are very welcome to our Oblate Family Morning Prayer. We join Roberto Forti in Crewe for this morning’s time of prayer on the feast day of St Kentigern (Mungo). Today’s Gospel from Mark serves as a reminder that God’s church is open to everyone. Like the Pharisees, we also fall complacent...

Good morning, dear friends. You are very welcome to our Oblate Family Morning Prayer. We join Frankie in Scotland for this morning’s time of prayer. Frankie volunteers in Lourdes with the Oblate Pilgrimage. In Mark’s gospel, the man that Jesus cures reminds us of how persistence, effort and belief is noted by Jesus. It heartens...

We would like to take the opportunity to share with you a free online lecture with Fr. Luis Ignacio Rois Alonso, O.M.I.  from the Oblate School of Theology.   Originally Published on OST.EDU Saturday, February 17 Feb17 | 9:00AM – 10:30AM Central Time | FREE LECTURE | IN-PERSON AND ONLINE OPTIONS AVAILABLE | 11:30AM Liturgy...

Good morning, dear friends. You are very welcome to our Oblate Family Morning Prayer. We join Frankie in Scotland for this morning’s time of prayer and reflection on today’s gospel: Jesus cures a man with leprosy. This man was unable to earn a living and therefore unable to support his family because of this illness....

Here is an article from http://www.omiworld.org on this year’s theme: Pilgrims of Hope in Communion.   Hope is not mere optimism. Sometimes things must worsen before true transformation occurs. Yet, placing our trust in God, we know that the coming year will not be a repetition of the past. Looking back at 2023, there are many...