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US Provincial Letter & Prayer on the 200th Anniversary of the Approval of OMI Constitutions & Rules February 16th, 2026
Fr. Raymond Cook, OMI, US Provincial
Grace and peace to you in Jesus Christ, our Savior and the source of our mission.
As we gather in spirit across our communities around the globe, I invite you to pause with me and mark—gratefully and boldly—the 200th anniversary of the approbation of our Constitutions and Rules.
This is not merely a historical milestone; it is a moment of grace, a call to remember who we are, to thank the Lord for His fidelity, and to renew the flame of our shared missionary vocation.
As many of you know, on February 17, 1826, Pope Leo XII officially approved the Constitutions and Rules written by St. Eugene de Mazenod and his small band of missionaries. Guided by the Holy Spirit, they had crafted not only a rulebook, but a way of life deeply rooted in the Gospel and in the needs of the poor.
The first Constitution reminds us that “the call of Jesus Christ, heard within the Church through people’s need for salvation, draws us together as Missionary Oblates” (C1). This remains our starting point.
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