When I worked in education it used to intrigue me how each year a new intake of about a hundred and twenty students would start their Secondary School journey. They would be fresh-faced and innocent looking and, of course, resplendent in brand new uniforms. What intrigued me was that by lunchtime it was clear that...

Friends, we celebrate Mass for all Deceased Oblates tomorrow at 12noon in Mary Immaculate, Inchicore, remembering all the members of our community who have died this year. Our CC&RR encourages us to pray for the deceased members of the Oblate Community: “We will keep alive the memory of our deceased and not fail to pray...

Celebrate All Saints Day with this inspiring reflection on the lives of the saints, the road to Emmaus, and how we can find God among His people today. What does it mean to be a saint? And where can we encounter God in our everyday lives? In this reflection for the Feast of All Saints,...

All of us, without too much effort, can probably remember the first simple prayers we were taught as children. I can certainly call to mind a prayer to my ‘Guardian Angel’ and a ‘Morning Offering’ prayer. Funnily enough, more central prayers like the ‘Lord’s Prayer’ and the ‘Hail Mary’ I do not remember learning. I...

At the beginning of September 2026, Fr. Bonga Thamsanqa Majola OMI, the General Service of Oblate Communications, invited representatives from some of the Communications Teams to the General House in Rome for a couple of days of sharing and learning on priorities for communications and to deepen our knowledge and expression of the Oblate Charism...

Each year on the 7th of October, the Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, allowing us to rediscover one of the most cherished prayers of the Christian tradition. In a reflection recorded in Lourdes, Fr Ray Warren OMI describes the Rosary as far more than a set of beads. While the...

We invite you to join the Oblate Family Rosary for Peace, starting today Sunday October 4th at 9pm and continuing each evening throughout the month of October. Fr Ray Warren OMI will lead us the prayer this week. Pope Leo XIV has urged Christians to pray the Holy Rosary during the month of October for...

Watch back the Mass of St Eugene. Recap the Torchlight Procession: Take a look at our pilgrimage photos: Click Here To See Lourdes Photos 2026

Opening Mass (Watch back Live Stream Video:) Listen to Bishop Eamon Walsh preach at the Opening Mass: Watch back: Stations of the Cross Watch back:  Vigil of Prayer – Remembering Our Dead Take a look at our pilgrimage photos: Click Here To See Lourdes Photos 2026