Celebrating 200 Years On Trinity Sunday 1820 the Holy Family of Bordeaux was founded by Pierre Noailles, a priest of Bordeaux, a contemporary of St Eugene De Mazenod. Fr Noailles was a man seized by God’s love and full of passion for the reign of God.  We are an International, Spiritual and Apostolic Family comprising all...

An Ancient Piece of the Christian Heritage of Ynys Môn Christianity came to Anglesey from the influence of the early Welsh Saints and the Romans. It was continued by the local courts of Welsh Princes. In one or their churches the Holy Water Stoup the image of which you see below was used.  Archaelologists from...

Oblate Novena for Vocations May 21st – 29th VIDEO: The First Day, May 21st VIDEO: The Second Day, May 22nd VIDEO: The Third Day, May 23rd VIDEO: The Fourth Day, May 24th VIDEO: The Fifth Day, May 25th VIDEO: The Sixth Day, May 26th VIDEO: The Seventh Day, May 27th VIDEO: The Eighth Day, May...

OBLATE COVID-19 EMERGENCY APPEAL Covid-19 affects all of us. To a greater or lesser extent we are, and will be, changed by the suffering our planet is presently experiencing. All around us there is pain and tragedy the like of which we have never before lived through. Yet despite all of this, we are the...

Dear Fellow Pilgrim, It is with regret and disappointment that we have no option but to postpone our 2020 Pilgrimage to Lourdes until 2021, due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Government and health authorities, both in Ireland, Britain, and France, have placed restrictions on the movement of people and have introduced physical distancing as a means...

Sunday Mass times in Oblate Parish and links to live-stream videos on facebook: Mass from Sacred Heart Church, Kilburn, London at 10.00am https://www.facebook.com/OblateParishesKilburn/live   Mass from Our Lady of the Wayside, Bluebell, Dublin at 10.15am https://www.facebook.com/OLOWParishBluebell/live/ Mass from St Mary Star of the Sea, Leith Edinburgh, Scotland at 10.30am https://www.facebook.com/stmarysstarofthesea/live/ Mass from St Joseph’s, Colwyn...

Waiting in Joyful hope: from Easter to Pentecost A Reflection by Br Michael Moore for our current time during this Coronavirus Pandemic It goes without saying that we all had a very strange and unusual Easter. We didn’t do the usual things we always did; we didn’t visit our friends and family, we didn’t go...

Belcamp College suffered a devastating fire last night. Belcamp has been part of the story of our Province since 1893. It held fond memories for so many who were there as pupils or as members of staff.    Shortly before 9pm we were called to a fire in #Belcamp College. Over 20 firefighters attended and...

Each month on the 17th, the Oblate family prays in a particular way for an increase in vocations to our community, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Join Fr Dominick from the Oblate Communications Team for this month’s episode of the Social Oblate and a reminder that the Oblate Novena for Vocations takes place each year from the...

Fr John Nolan OMI 1936 – 2020 A native of Wexford Town, John Nolan was born on 1 March 1936. Sadly, his mother died when he was child, leaving John and his sister, Marie, the older of the two. They were reared as part of their aunt’s family; their father had to find work in...