OMI World Live from Rome: Celebrating 200 Years
We’re getting close to February 17, the anniversary of our papal approbation, and committees have been working for months to make these celebrations possible for the whole Oblate family.
OMI World January 25, 1816: A Story Begins. And What a Story!
This past Saturday, January 24, on the eve of the anniversary of our foundation, the Oblates at the General House commemorated 210 years of our Congregation’s history with a solemn Eucharistic celebration. This celebration accelerates the pace of preparations for the Bicentennial of our Pontifical Approval, leading up to the formal opening of the Jubilee Year on February 17, 2026.
OMI World Letter on the 210th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Congregation
About ten years ago, when we celebrated the bicentenary of the foundation of the Missionaries of Provence, the General Chapter chose the theme Evangelizare pauperibus misit me. This year, as we mark the bicentenary of the approval of our Book of Life, the Constitutions and Rules of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, that same phrase returns to us with clarity.
OMI World The Oblate Charism, then and now
A fire lit once does not survive by accident. It lasts only if someone carries it, protects it, and dares to pass it on.
OMI World 10th Plenary Session: Discerning our Mission in a Post-Jubilee World
As the Jubilee Year comes to a close and the Church pauses to take stock, Rome still echoes with the footsteps of millions of pilgrims. At this special time, the Central Government is preparing to meet in Rome, carrying with them the joys, concerns, and hopes of the Oblate Charismatic Family.
OMI World On Being Grateful, and Saying It…
One of the privileges I have as a General Councillor is meeting Oblates all over the world and learning about their witness to the Gospel, especially in service to the poor and most abandoned. Whether these visits take place before a Joint Session of a Region or while consulting for new Major Superiors and Councils, I am consistently humbled by many of the Oblates I meet and challenged to live my own Oblate identity more fully.
OMI World Te Deum: Gratitude for the Gift of a New Pope
On June 26 of this year, I was granted an unexpected joy. I had a personal encounter with Pope Leo XIV. As we began, I said to him quite simply, “I am an Oblate of Mary Immaculate.” That was the starting point of my first act of gratitude in this year-end Te Deum.
OMI World TE DEUM That the Constitution and Rules are Alive and Well in the Congregation!
We are grateful that the Constitution and Rules are alive and well in the Congregation! Thanks to the many animation activities, publications, and shared reflections of this year, many in the Oblate Charismatic Family have been helped to rediscover the riches of this treasure, which is the living of the Gospel according to our spirit.
OMI World Te Deum : A Year Lived in Grace, Mission, and Communion
As 2025 comes to a close, we pause to reflect on and give thanks. We thank God for the gift of time and for the many experiences we have lived during this year.
OMI World Christ Our Hope: A Christmas Greeting from the Superior General
May the birth of Christ, the only Hope that doesn’t disappoint, fill your heart this Christmas. With Mary, let us carry this hope into the world!
OMI World Superior General’s Homily marks 100 years of Oblates in Paraguay
On the Third Sunday of Advent, the Superior General joined the Oblate Charismatic Family to celebrate the centenary of the Oblates’ arrival in Paraguay. Below is the homily he delivered in Caacupé during this historic celebration.
OMI World Advent: Waiting for God, the Great Missionary Who Gives Hope to the World
For those of us who have reached a certain age and who lived through the years after the Second Vatican Council, Advent awakens memories of childhood. It also carries echoes from adolescence. This year marked sixty years since the close of the Council, on December 7. For many, that period shaped how faith was first encountered and lived.
