Seal of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church.
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church founded on January 25, 1816 by Saint Charles Joseph Eugene de Mazenod, a French priest from Marseille. It was first recognized by Pope Leo XII on February 17, 1826. Originally established to revive the Church after devastation by the French Revolution, the religious order now serves in various countries around the world. In 1938, Pope Pius XI called them "specialists in difficult missions". One of the more famous members of the OMI is Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago. This work is copyrighted. ... A religious order is an organization of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with religious devotion. ... The Roman Catholic Church is the largest religious denomination of Christianity with over one billion members. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Saint Charles Joseph Eugene de Mazenod (*1. ... Marseilles redirects here. ... Leo XII, né Annibale della Genga (August 22, 1760- February 10, 1829) was Pope from 1823 to 1829. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... His Holiness Pope Pius XI, born Achille Ratti (May 31, 1857 - February 10, 1939), reigned as Pope and sovereign of Vatican City from February 6, 1922 until February 10, 1939. ... Cardinal George is the current Archbishop of Chicago. ... The seal of the Archdiocese of Chicago. ...
Oblates of MaryImmaculate, founded in France in 1816.
Their first work was to bring Christianity to the natives, but in the West especially this led to a large role in bringing about reconciliation between the native peoples and the European settlers and civilization; Father Albert LACOMBE was particularly important in this area.
From the time of Alexandre TACHÉ, one of the first 2 Oblates to come to the West, and later second Bishop and first Archbishop of St-Boniface, Oblates provided the first bishops for most of the dioceses of western Canada.
As the Oblates' work became very successful in the area and with the establishment of the Oblate Community canonically under the official title of St. John the Evangelist, it was only natural to extend the activity of the Oblates in the United States.
In 1983, the 100th Anniversary of the Oblates of MaryImmaculate in Tewksbury, St. William's Church commemorated the Oblates' presence in the Town of Tewksbury.
This celebration was held to honor and to thank the Oblates who have given generously of themselves to preach the gospel message in serving the town and in ministering to the needy at the Tewksbury Hospital.
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