Daily Inspirations

Quote of the day

Adorn your souls with the finest virtues.

St. Eugene de Mazenod

Reflection of the day

June 9 – The Lord is here to help me

“Difficulties have not been lacking, quite the contrary, but the Lord is here to help me. This is the First Friday of the month and the Sacred Heart has given me this grace.”

Blessed Mario Borzaga OMI

Weekly anecdote

From the Devil to God

The collaboration of lay people in the apostolate of the Oblates in the Canadian Northwest was priceless. White and Métis were very often invaluable helpers of the missionary in spreading the Gospel. They were essential guides in his dangerous voyages, his masters in the study of the Amerindian languages, sometimes even the rescuers of his life. Among these precursors of our current lay associate missionaries, one figure stands out above all the others. He is a Métis of the Dene nation who, after his conversion, won the recognition of all the missionaries of Athabaska-Mackenzie. He was an old man with long white beard, quite unusual for a Métis. He was known as “Patriarch Beaulieu”. His many and extraordinary feats could be the scenario for a captivating western entitled: From the Devil to God. (more…)

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DURING OUR PAUSE WILL YOU CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO SAINT EUGENE DE MAZENOD AS HE HAS BEEN SPEAKING TO US IN THESE REFLECTIONS FOR THIRTEEN YEARS?

The daily reflection will pause until July 10, when1 we will begin to journey again with the writings of Saint Eugene. Our journey began on May 1, 2010 and in the subsequent 13 years, over 2900 entries have been published … Continue reading

Weekly photograph

(Chaclacayo, Lima) The Oblates of the OMI delegation of Peru. Deacon John Kuks Sampa, OMI from Zambia recently joined them to have a missionary experience. Peru is the only delegation of the Congregation that functions directly under the purview of the General Administration.

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