“As they strive for holiness, the Oblates shall look upon Our Who are the Apostolic Oblates? Secular Institute of the Lady of Trust as the Mother Apostolic Oblates are women who who sustains, and see her as the desire to respond to Jesus’ thirst for exemplar to imitate.” souls. Consecrated to the redemp- Apostolic Oblates Constitution #21 tive love of Christ, Apostolic Ob- Consecrated to Redemptive Love lates spend their lives striving to the maximum, so that all people may know the infinite love of the Father.
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The Apostolic Oblates are an international, pontifical institute with centers in Italy, India, Latvia, Canada, and the United States. “The Oblates shall strive to make of their lives a continuous Please contact us for more information about Poverty the Institute of the Apostolic Oblates: response of maximum love to Chastity the infinite love with which Je- [email protected] sus the Redeemer, perfect image Apostolic Oblates Obedience of the Father, has loved us.” www.prosanctity.org Promise of Apostolate Constitution #10 “I am and want to remain in a state of What is a Secular Institute? complete availability to Your redemptive A secular institute is a form of conse- love. What I ask of You, Heart of Christ crated life in the Catholic Church. Mem- bers are in the world, but by dedicating the Redeemer, is that I may be Your docile their lives to God through vows and an instrument in the work of redemption.” apostolate, they are not of the world. Servant of God Bishop Giaquinta Unlike religious orders whose charism Founder of the Pro Sanctity Movement What is the Prayer Life of the Oblates? includes being a visible reminder of and the Institute of the Apostolic Oblates “The core of the Oblates’ efforts toward God’s presence, secular institutes are perfection is a profound interior life that called to be like leaven, hidden, trans- Do the Oblates Live in Community? leads them to continual union with God forming the world from within. Members of the Apostolic and shapes their life of prayer.” Constitution #37 Oblates are either Internal or External Oblates. Internal Ob- Daily Life of Prayer includes: lates live in community (the Bethany) and are available as Daily Mass missionaries for the Institute. Morning, Evening, and Night Prayer External Oblates live on from the Liturgy of the Hours their own, infusing the structures of soci- ety, especially through their profession, Meditation with the presence of Christ through their consecration in the world. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament “The life of the Bethany shall be for every Rosary Oblate and for anyone coming into con- Spiritual reading tact with it, a paschal experience.” Constitution # 101 “Eucharistic Jesus, “The mission of the Oblates is to promote the universal call to holiness and encourage people to show me Your face, deepen their interior life, that is, to adhere unconditionally to the demands of God’s love.” welcome me into Constitution #32 Your Heart, Though their work is abundant and varied, the primary apostolate of the Apostolic Oblates is the reveal the Father Pro Sanctity Movement, an international movement in the Church dedicated to spreading the uni- to me.” versal call to holiness. The apostolate includes: retreats, summer camp for girls, college & young Servant of God adult ministry, parish work, secular jobs, spiritual direction, and family formation. Bishop Giaquinta