The apostolate
Practices of the Oblate
Daily prayer, Eucharistic Adoration on Thursdays and Holy Mass on the first Sunday of the month, offered for the holiness of priests and for many holy priestly vocations.
The practices
Three simple gestures,one unceasing prayer.
Begin with one of them and add the others in your own time.
Daily
Prayer to the Divine Redeemer
The prayer of the apostolate, prayed every day for the Church of today and of tomorrow.
Weekly · Thursday
Eucharistic Adoration
A visit to the Blessed Sacrament, on the day of the institution of the Eucharist and of the priesthood, to intercede for priestly vocations.
Monthly · First Sunday
Holy Mass
To offer the Holy Mass, Eucharistic Communion and Adoration for priestly vocations.
A true story
323 vocationswere born from a single prayer.
In 1881, some mothers of Lu Monferrato, a small village in northern Italy, began gathering on Tuesdays before the Blessed Sacrament to ask God to call their children. Decades later, 323 priestly and religious vocations had come from that village of a few thousand inhabitants.In 1881, some mothers of Lu Monferrato, a small village in northern Italy, began gathering on Tuesdays before the Blessed Sacrament to ask God to call their children.
Could this story repeat itself in your family?
Discover the storyDaily practice
Prayer to the Divine Redeemer for Priestly Vocations
Divine Redeemer, with great confidence I ask You, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy, and of the Glorious Saint Joseph, to grant to the Church of today and of tomorrow the gift of numerous and holy priestly vocations, that Your mercy may accompany everywhere, protect, and sanctify all those who have been ordained priests.
Amen.
The heart of the apostolate
Divine Mercyand Priests
Every first Sunday of the month, at 3 p.m., during the Hour of Divine Mercy, the apostolate gathers to adore the Blessed Sacrament and pray for priestly vocations and for the whole world.
When
First Sunday of the month, at 3 p.m.
Where
Parish of São Pedro do Mar, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilParish of São Pedro do Mar, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jesus institutes the priesthood, derived from his own and destined to perpetuate, until the end of the ages, his gesture of power and mercy.
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United in the communion of saints.
Join us on this path of faith and prayer for the holiness of priests and for many holy priestly vocations.