Oblate News
Bee8 – We’ve been buzzing to tell you how we celebrated world Earth Day.
Our pollinating friends in the gardens at Mary Immaculate in Dublin have been working away with gardener Aisling O’Connor and the team at Bee8 in keeping the grounds looking superb. During Aprils update the Bee8 team shared how Earth Day is always a special day as it’s around now when the flowers, trees and...
37th Annual Overland Oblate Pilgrimage to Lourdes
We are very excited to announce that our 37th annual Overland pilgrimage to Lourdes is set to join in the 140th-anniversary celebrations this year. Organiser Patrick Denning, is proud to be able to run the coach trip again this year, allowing pilgrims an alternative route to Lourdes. Although this may be a slightly longer option...
Join the Oblate Pilgrimage to Knock: Ireland’s International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine
Dear friends, you are warmly invited to join the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and our Oblate family on our annual pilgrimage to the Marian and Eucharistic Shrine of Knock in County Mayo in the West of Ireland. If you would like to book a seat on a pilgrimage bus travelling from our Dublin parishes...
Corpus Christi Procession at Mary Immaculate Parish
View the photos from this Sunday’s Eucharistic procession:
Reflection on the Feast of Corpus Christi
Please join Fr Terry Murray OMI of Sacred Heart Church, Quex Road, for a short reflection on the gift of the Body and Blood of Jesus on this feast of Corpus Christi.
May 2023 Edition of Oblate Connections is out now
Please find attached the May 2023 issue of Oblate Connections in PDF format and a new interactive format called Epub which is used for digital books and is supported by many e-readers, and compatible software is available for most smartphones, tablets, and computers. When you open the PDF version, you may be given an option...
Invitation to join the Novena for Oblate Vocations 2023
You are invited to join us in our Novena of Prayer for Oblate Vocations. 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. In the days that are to follow, we...
Feast of Saint Eugene de Mazenod, May 21st
St. Eugene – a saint for our times and our age Happy Feast Day to all involved with the Oblate Mission!!! And yes, that is everyone who is involved with the Oblates of Mary Immaculate all over the world. Little did Eugene de Mazenod know when he gathered a small group of like-minded men in...
Eugene de Mazenod – 10 reasons why you should get to know him
Check out these 10 reasons why you should get to know Saint Eugene de Mazenod. 1.) His life is an example of overcoming sinful inclinations. From an early age, Saint Eugene de Mazenod struggled with his temper. When he was four years old, his uncles took him to the theater where they sat in boxed seats....
Watch: Chat with Bishop Edwin Regan of Wrexham – Parts Two & Three
“Joy is contagious is a very good disease to have! The only way we can spread joy is to be joyful ourselves.” We welcome Bishop Edwin Regan who, for 17 years, was the Bishop of Wrexham in North Wales, and we look forward to listening to what he has to say about the joy of...