Bishop Radosław Zmitrowicz OMI is an auxiliary bishop of Kamieniec-Podolski in Ukraine. In an interview with Fr. Marcin Wrzos, OMI (editor of the Polish Oblate magazine “misyjne drogi”) he comments on the situation in the country. Marcin Wrzos OMI: What is the role of the Church in Ukraine in the current political and military situation?...

By Krzysztof Machelski OMI , Compiled by Mike Viola, Originally Published in the Newsletter of the Polish Province of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate February 23, 2022: Catholics in Ukraine pray and fast for peace. There is nothing else they can do. While there are some military and strategic movements right on the border with Russia,...

Oblate Lay Associations Congress 2022 May 27 – May 29, 2022 From May 27 thru May 29 this year, the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) will hold a second Congress for all those from around the world who identify with, or are associated with, the Oblates.  European delegates will gather in Kokotek, Poland. Get...

Today, February 17th, we celebrate “Oblates Day” as we celebrate the pontifical approval of the Oblate Constitution and Rules of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Today we pray for our oblate family and mission around the world and especially we pray for an increase in vocations to our religious community. Fr Irvin Morastil OMI, Vocations...

Join the Oblate Pilgrimage group for Mass at the Grotto in Lourdes on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes. During this mass, we bring to the Grotto all the prayers and petitions of those who have asked for them over the course of the Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes in the Oblate...

Friends, on today’s feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, we join Gerard Bennett of the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage Team for morning prayer from the Grotto in Lourdes, a holy place where Mary appeared to Saint Bernadette on this day 164 years ago.   Although the pandemic has prevented us from going on pilgrimage to Lourdes,...

Friends, good morning. We are delighted to be able to pray with you from Our Lady’s Grotto in Lourdes, France. It is wonderful to be back in Lourdes once more and to bring your prayers and petitions to the Shrine here in France. Join us over the next few days ahead of Our Lady’s Feast...

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,...

25 January 1816 marked the first day of community life for the Missionaries, with the arrival of the first three members. What we refer to today as the Mazenodian Family was born! Eugene had bought some of the Carmelite Convent, with an arrangement that the seller, Madame Gontier, could continue using the greater part of...

Today’s video is something a little different – we are delighted to present a short reflection on the Christmas Crib prepared and recorded by Kairos Community Trust, a wonderful London-based organisation who are dedicated to helping homeless men and women with drug and alcohol problems. We encourage you to share this video and it’s rich,...