Oblates of the Virgin Mary
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The Oblates of the Virgin Mary is a religious institute founded by the Venerable Bruno Lanteri, who was born on 12 May 1759 in Cuneo in northern Italy and died on 5 August 1830.
Lanteri grew up in a religious household and developed a strong love for the Virgin Mary at the age of four, after his mother's death. His attraction to what he called "silence and seclusion" prompted him to enter the Carthusians at the age of seventeen.
Lanteri founded the Oblates of Mary Most Holy in 1816, as a diocesan right congregation. Subsequently, the same organization became "The Oblates of the Virgin Mary" (Congregatio Oblatorum Beatae Mariae Virginis), and received papal approval from Pope Leo XII on 1 September 1826, upon the publication of the papal brief Etsi Dei Filius, almost four years before Lanteri's death.
The Oblates of the Virgin Mary came to the United States in 1976. As of 2010, the congregation has expanded into Massachusetts,[1] Colorado,[2] Illinois, California,[3] and a new seminary and retreat center in the Philippines.
St. Ignatius Province
The Oblates of the Virgin Mary in the United States of America serve in:
- Boston, Massachusetts:
- OMVUSA.org - The seat of the Province
- Saint Clement Eucharistic Shrine
- St. Francis Chapel
- St. Joseph House of retreat in Milton, MA
- Alton, Illinois
- Denver, Colorado
- Hawaiian Gardens, California
- St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church (Read about St. Peter Chanel)
Around the world
The Oblates serve in many countries around the world; the Generalate House is in Rome, Italy. [4]
External links
Oblates of the Virgin Mary official websites
- Oblates of the Virgin Mary Template:Link language Official Website of the Congregation
- Oblates Of The Virgin Mary, USA
- St. Clement's Eucharistic Shrine, Boston, MA USA
- St. Francis Chapel, Boston, MA USA
- St. Mary's Catholic Church, Alton, IL USA
- Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Denver, CO USA
- Lanteri Center for Ignatian Spirituality, Denver, CO USA
- St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church, Hawaiian Gardens, CA USA
- OMV Asia - the mission in the Philippines
- Venerable Bruno Lanteri
Writings
Social media
References
- ^ "Pilot Catholic Directory, Archdiocese of Boston Saint Clement Eucharistic, Boston". Archdiocese of Boston. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "PARISHES Holy Ghost". Archdiocese of Denver. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Parish of St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church". Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "OMV-USA: Where We Serve - International". Retrieved 17 October 2013. "OMV Le Case della Congregazione" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 October 2013.