The new pope has been very wonderful. I can now understand why he has never ceased to ask for prayers in all his public appearance. He has never passed a day without making a thought provoking decision. I mean decisions that are worth making and are necessary for todays demand of the petrine ministry. We have heard him change the “norms and uses” in the Vatican city, starting from greeting all those…
As the Petrine seat remains vacant waiting for the next Pastor of the flock of God, people of God all over the world keeps on praying for the continuous presence of the Holy Spirit among the princes of the Church as they are preparing for the election of a new Successor of Saint Peter. As they start their congress tomorrow for the eventual commencement of the Conclave, which likely might not start…
The departure of Pope Benedict XVI VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL On 28th February 2013, Pope Benedict XVI put into action a thought provoking decision he made on 10th February 2013. This was the day he made public his decision to resign from the seat of Saint Peter. It was around 16:55, hour of Rome that Pope Benedict XVI started baring farewell to all his close collaborators at the Vatican City. It…
Do not forget to visit: Eugene de Mazenod speaks to us. Just a click and you are there! In our exploration of the 1818 Rule , we have seen how Eugene set out the goals of the Missionaries: preach the Gospel to the most abandoned, make up for the loss of the Orders and to correct the ravages caused by corrupt priests. Then 15 pages follow on the preaching of parish missions.…
Do not forget to visit: Eugene de Mazenod speaks to us. Just a click and you are there! Having enthused about the lofty ideals of the Missionaries and having drawn up the plan of action to achieve them, Eugene now returns to reality. The Nota Bene was written in response to the havoc being caused in the Church by priests who were not living up to the ideals of their vocation, who…
The first article of the Constitution of any group is always the one which defines the purpose and juridical nature of the group. Eugene’s first paragraph does exactly this. The purpose of the Institute of the Missionaries of Provence Until 1826 we were known as the Missionaries of Provence, before changing the name to Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. is first of all to form a group of priests who live together…
This afternoon twenty-two Missionary oblates of Mary Immaculate and one laity were beatified in Madrid, Spain. The Superior General and many other members of the congregation were present while thousands of oblates were either in union of prayer or in contact through the modern means of communications (Facebook, Twitter and Live streams of the event). Even before the D-day, many oblates and friends were already in the mood of feast. There were…
On this very day, 17th December 2011, at the Cathedral of Madrid, Spain shall be beatified 22 missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate who were killed during religious persecution in Spain. These twenty-two oblates, priests, scholastics and brothers were martyred alongside another lay catholic just because of their believe in Jesus-Christ. This honour has brought to our dear congregation more members in our heavenly community (to use the expression of the Founder, Saint…
Join Fr. Thomas Rosica in this exclusive interview with one of America’s great religious leaders, Cardinal Francis George, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago. During his tenure as President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal George earned the reputation of thinker-in-chief. A philosopher, theologian, and pastor with a great missionary spirit, Francis George offers reflections on some of the pressing challenges before Catholics in North America today. Source: http://saltandlighttv.org/witness/cardinal-francis-george.php ”The truth…
