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There are several religious orders (i.e., living the consecrated life according to church law) that use the word "oblate" in their name, or in an extended version of their common name. These are not oblates like the oblates (secular) and (regular), and should not be confused with them. Examples include the: Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
The women did not take vows, or did they wear any special religious habit, but placed themselves under the spiritual direction of the Olivetan Benedictine monks. As Benedictine oblates, they continued to live in their family homes, maintaining additionally a routine of prayer and service. [2]
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded on January 25, 1816, by Eugène de Mazenod, a French priest later recognized as a Catholic saint. (Oblate means a person dedicated to God or God's service.)
The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales offer an Associate Program, designed to help young men discern a possible call to religious life and priesthood during their college years. The Postulate period lasts for a year, during which the candidate with and participates in the life of an Oblate community, in order to smooth the transition from his ...
The Oblates of Saint Joseph (Latin: Congregatio Oblatorum S. Ioseph; abbreviated OSJ) is a Catholic religious institute founded on 14 March 1878 by St. Joseph Marello and dedicated to Saint Joseph. The institute has provinces or delegations in Italy, the Philippines, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, India, Poland, and Nigeria.
The Scapular of Saint Benedict rests upon the Holy Bible and Book of Common Prayer. The Scapular of St. Benedict is a Christian devotional scapular.This scapular is worn most often by the votarists and oblates belonging to the Order of Saint Benedict, who most often come from the Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran, and Methodist Churches. [4]
The Oblates of the Virgin Mary began their first foundation in the United States in 1976. As of 2010, the congregation has expanded into Massachusetts, [5] Colorado, [6] Illinois, California, [7] and Florida, plus a new seminary and retreat center in the Philippines. Specifically, the Oblates of the Virgin Mary in the United States of America ...
Two Oblates show their excitement at their fellow sisters’ ceremony of vows. The Oblates of Jesus the Priest is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of sisters.Founded in Mexico in 1924, it is now represented in Mexico, the United States, Italy, and Ecuador.