Oblate News
Fr Frank retires from his role as Parish Priest of St Joseph’s
By Paul Evans, St Joseph’s Parish, Colwyn Bay The parish of St Joseph’s at Colwyn Bay, North Wales said its farewell not only to Fr Frank as Parish Priest for the last six years but also a farewell that marked the completion of his dedication as Parish Priest following a vocation spanning some 60 years....
The 1883 Pilgrimage to Lourdes
In 1883, the Oblates led their first pilgrimage to Lourdes. From 21-24 May, a total of 310 Pilgrims travelled. A report in the Annals of Our Lady of Lourdes gives an account of this pilgrimage which was organised by Father William Ring OMI, and he was joined in his endeavour by many other Oblate priests...
Fr Vimal Rajan Parunanthu, OMI – Induction as Parish Priest at St Joseph’s, Colwyn Bay
On Friday, 10th February 2023 Fr Vimal Rajan Parunanthu, OMI, was inducted as the Parish Priest of St Joseph’s, Colwyn Bay, North Wales in an evening service of solemn dedication presided over by the Right Rev Peter Brignall, Bishop of Wrexham. It was an impressive sight to see the induction procession. Led out of the...
Fr Conor Murphy OMI
Appointments 1959 – ‘64 Mary Immaculate Parish, Inchicore 1964 – ‘68 Quex Rd Parish, London 1968 – ‘70 Director, Irish Centre, Birmingham 1970 – ‘76 Chelmsley Wood Parish, Birmingham 1976 – ‘77 Vocations, Merrion Road Community 1977 – ‘82 Holyhead Parish, Wales 1982 – ‘88 Holy Cross Parish, Liverpool 1988 – ‘89 Sabbatical, San Antonio,...
JPIC – Chat with Fr Tom McCabe of Oblate Mission Development
Fr. Tom McCabe is Director of the Oblate Mission Development Office in Inchicore. His ministry is at the heart of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation. Tom supports the work of missionaries in the poorer part of the world by working with them to identify various development projects for which Irish Government funding could be...
Letter of the Superior General on the 197th Anniversary of the Papal Approbation of the Constitutions and Rules
Dear fellow pilgrims, Oblates and members of our charismatic family, The months of January and February are marked by two important dates for our family: the beginning of the missionary community in Aix on January 25, 1816, and the pontifical approval of our Constitutions and Rules (CCRR) on February 17, ten years later. These days...
Torchlight Procession at Sacred Heart
Yesterday evening, at Sacred Heart parish, in Kilburn, London, we had a beautiful torchlight procession to mark the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Check out the photos!
Mass at the Grotto in Lourdes with the Oblate Pilgrimage
Friends, the Oblate Pilgrimage in Lourdes are privileged to be present at Our Lady’s Grotto and offer Holy Mass for all your intentions and for all those who are joining us online. On this feast day, we are overjoyed to be here in Lourdes. It is particularly significant for the Oblate Lourdes pilgrimage, as this...
Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for 31st World Day of the Sick
Dear brothers and sisters! Illness is part of our human condition. Yet, if illness is experienced in isolation and abandonment, unaccompanied by care and compassion, it can become inhumane. When we go on a journey with others, it is not unusual for someone to feel sick, to have to stop because of fatigue or of...
Celebrating Our Lady of Lourdes, 2-11 February 2023
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,...
