What is a Novena?
Category: Spiritual Guidance
A Novena is a nine-day period of prayer to ask God for special graces, offer petitions or pray for a specific intention. Learn how to pray one and hear a personal story.
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Giving Something Up for Lent: Can You Begin Again?
Category: Spiritual Guidance
When giving something up for Lent, what should you do if you break your Lenten promise? Get our tips on how to begin again and grow closer to God during Lent.
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Finding Inspiration This Lent: Fr. Peter Grover’s Lent 2025 Daily Reflections
Category: Spiritual Guidance
“Like New Year’s, we often make resolutions for our forty days of Lent, only to be broken after the first week. We then get discouraged and think that the season is a loss. We will have to wait a whole year to get it right. We wonder what Easter would look like if we had…
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Anchored in Hope: Trusting in Divine Providence for the OMV Annual Gala
Category: News and Events
The OMV Annual Gala is coming soon, and this year we celebrate God’s guidance while remaining anchored in hope for the future.
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Catholic Holy Days of Obligation: The Complete List
Category: News and Events
Learn the six Catholic Holy Days of Obligation for 2025 and get the calendar to be sure you don’t miss Mass on those special feast days.
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Begin a Healing Journey This Advent
Category: Pray With Us
As we prepare to celebrate the love and peace that Jesus brought to our world at Christmas this year, consider first embarking on a healing journey with us this Advent. Participate in our virtual workshop, The Path to Healing Our Broken Hearts.
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God Answered My Prayers By Guiding Me to the Oblates of the Virgin Mary
Category: Oblate Communities
Carolyn Lyon’s isolation after the pandemic highlighted her reliance on community and faith. Struggling with mobility, she found renewal through the Oblates of the Virgin Mary’s digital resources. Through online Mass, podcasts, and spiritual direction, she found vital spiritual nourishment and reconnected to faith amidst challenges.
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New Book Release: Consuming Love
Category: News and Events
We are excited to announce the release of Consuming Love: Discovering Christ the Bridegroom in Holy Communion, the latest book by Fr. Gregory Cleveland, OMV!
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5 Catholic Spirituality Books to End Your Summer
Category: Oblate Communities
These five deeply moving spirituality books from the OMV Bookstore offer rich insights and practical guidance for anyone seeking to deepen their faith this summer or in any season.
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Celebrate the Priestly Ordinations of Fr. Jonathon and Fr. Jorge
Category: News and Events
The Oblates of the Virgin Mary are pleased to announce the Ordination of our brothers Deacons Jonathon Hank and Jorge Sanchez, OMV to the Order of Priesthood through the laying on of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit.
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Beloved Lover: The Priesthood in the Song of Songs
In the context of the mystical love poetry of the Song of Songs, Beloved Lover explores how the priest is the living image of Jesus Christ, the Spouse of the Church.
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