Reading #2:
From the writings of Saint Eugene de Mazenod,

Founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate

Every religious congregation in the Church has a spirit all its own; it is inspired by the Spirit of God to respond to the needs of the Church to work for the salvation of souls. By our particular vocation we are involved with the redemption of humanity… May we, by the sacrifice of our whole being, so cooperate as not to render His redemption fruitless for ourselves and for those we are called upon to evangelize.

Prayer

Holy Father,we come to you because Jesus asked us to pray that you send workers into your harvest. Therefore, send us generous young men, passionate for Jesus,willing to make of their whole life a total oblation to you,to become close to the poorest and most abandoned,
and to proclaim the Gospel.May they burn with the same fire that you enkindled in Saint Eugene;may they come to be part of his familyand, with all the Oblates, may they continue the work of Redemption.Mary Immaculate,Who first gave Jesus to the world, be with us as we pray.
Amen.

Saint Eugene de Mazenod… Pray for us
Blessed Joseph Gerard… Pray for us
Blessed Joseph Cebula… Pray for us
Blessed Francis Esteban and his Companions… Pray for us
Blessed Oblate Martyrs of Laos …Pray for us

Praised be Jesus Christ … and Mary Immaculate.

Invitation to join the Novena for Oblate Vocations 2023