Oblate News
Mary Our Mother – Daily Meditations during the Month of May
Welcome to the Month of May! For the next 30 days you will be given new insights in to the wonderful mystery behind our Lady. Each day at 7pm, we invite you to join members of Saint Joseph’s Parish Community in Colwyn Bay, Wales, as they delve into and present different aspects of Our...
Letter from the Superior General for the Feast of Saint Eugene de Mazenod May 21, 2022
L.J.C. et M.I. Dear Brother Oblates, and all our Sisters, Brothers, and Young People who live the Oblate charism, The life and charism of St. Eugene continue to inspire many thousands of men, women, and young people to seek holiness and to live as missionaries throughout the world. In celebrating the Solemnity of St. Eugene,...
Invitation to take part in Novena for Oblate Vocations, May 21-29 2022
It has become a tradition that the Oblate family unite in prayer for vocations during the Oblate Novena Prayer beginning on May 21, the feast of St. Eugene de Mazenod, through May 29. This year, we are proposing a novena prayer with Mary Immaculate, in commemoration of the 200 years of the experience of the...
Funeral Mass of Jeremiah O’Donovan OMI
The death has occurred of Jeremiah Donovan OMI. Fr. Jeremiah Donovan (OMI), Inchicore, Dublin, native of Kilcrohane, Bantry, Co. Cork and a founding member of the Anglo-Irish Province with the OMI Congregation in Brazil has passed away peacefully at Talbot Lodge Nursing Home, Malahide, Co. Dublin on April 26th, 2022, in his 89th year. Very...
Photos: Easter Triduum and Celebrations in Sacred Heart
Please see photographss of the events of the Easter Triduum which took place in the Oblate Parish of Kilburn from the 14th-17th of April 2022. At the Easter Vigil, four adults were baptised into the church, and thirteen adults received the sacrament of confirmation. Warm wishes to these new members of our faith community. Please...
Wednesday “Lenten Lunches” in St Mary’s Parish, Holyhead
For many years, St Mary’s parishioners in Holyhead, have organized “Lenten Lunches” on the Wednesdays during the holy season of Lent. The Lunches consist of some bread and cheese along with a bowl of soup. There is an entry fee to the lunch along with the purchase of raffle tickets. The prizes in the raffle...
Palm Sunday in Quex Road
See photos and a short clip of the vibrant parish community celebrating Palm Sunday in the Oblate Church of Sacred Heart, Quex Road in Kilburn, London. Also pictured below are the donations from the young people at mass today Palm sunday, for the foodbank at Quex Road – Faith in Action! What an amazing community....
‘You are not alone’ – a reflection during covid times
Over the last two years, we have all experienced feelings of uncertainty, loneliness and “aloneness” due to the global pandemic. At times, it has felt like we have carried our grief and our joys, our ups and our downs all by ourselves, but when we reflect on our global covid reality, we were never really...
Easter Triduum Times in Oblate Parishes
Find below Easter Vigil services times for each Oblate Parish and mission near you. We have included details of how to access these services online if you are at present unable to attend in person. Be assured that each of you are in our prayers during this Holy Season of Lent and we are aware...
Mother’s Day Kilburn : Photos of the celebration in Sacred Heart Church
Some photographs from the Sunday Mass on Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday in the Oblate Parish of Sacred Heart, Quex Road in Kilburn, London. There were over 300 families present in the church which was full to capacity. During the mass, the RCIA* (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults ) group received the bible before...
