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Oblates Daily Prayer November 10th, 2025
Every day the Oblate Community and Family in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales publish a short reflective morning prayer video, created by members. Please join in daily from where you are.
Visit their Youtube channel for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOblates
Beyond Borders: Experiencing the Oblate Mission in Bangladesh November 7th, 2025
One of the most memorable aspects of their time there was meeting people from 16 of Bangladesh’s 53 tribal communities, which opened their eyes to the richness of local culture and the universality of faith. Reflecting on their experience, they shared:
“From the moment we arrived, we were embraced by the warmth of the Oblates and the communities they serve. Our missionary journey took us through Boreleka, Lokhipur, Katadanga, Gopalpur, Lokhonpur, and Khadim. In each of these places, we were invited to share life in its simplicity, teaching, guiding, assisting in pastoral ministry, and being present with families in their daily joys and struggles. Every encounter reminded us that mission is not only about what we give, but also about what we receive.”
READ FULL ARTICLE: https://www.omiworld.org/2025/11/06/beyond-borders-experiencing-the-oblate-mission-in-bangladesh/
Bravo to Fr. Séamus Finn, OMI & Amy Domini, ICCR 2025 Legacy Award Recipients October 24th, 2025
Bravo once more to Fr. Séamus Finn, OMI and Amy Domini, this year’s Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) Legacy Award recipients.
They were honored on October 23, 2025 for their visionary and tireless work in sustainable investing and shareholder advocacy on behalf of people and the planet.
Oblate Prayer for Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation October 20th, 2025
This prayer from “Praying with Laudato Sí: A Retreat Guide for Individuals and Communities,” a resource developed by the Oblate Congregation’s General Service of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (GS-JPIC), invites us to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with the gift of creation.
May we “leave nothing undared” in our ministry for Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation.
DOWNLOAD PRAYER: https://bit.ly/4qkgkMr
RETREAT GUIDE: https://bit.ly/3L0fbJD
2025 Season of Creation: Sacred Heart Church, Oakland, CA Celebrates October 9th, 2025
(Contributed by Fr. Jack Lau OMI, Sacred Heart Church, Oakland, CA)
The last weekends of the Season of Creation were one of pilgrimage, planting and blessing. On Saturday, September 27th members of the Green Team at Sacred Heart Church, Oakland, joined the Laudato Si California Pilgrimage from the Newman Hall/Holy Spirit Parish at U.C. Berkeley to St. Mary Magdalen Parish to celebrate a Mass presided by Fr. Wilson Adelakasami SVD, cousin of Fr. Martin Savarimutu, OMI (India), who gave a sermon/class on Laudato Si and the prophet Amos.
On October 4th, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, we had a relic of St. Francis at the weekend Masses at Sacred Heart and that evening watched the movie “Brother Sun Sister Moon“. On Sunday, October 5th we hosted the annual blessing of animals and the planting of native milkweed seeds.
From beginning to end, we remained mindful of our vocation to care for our common home as we listened to the cry of the poor and of Mother Earth.
