​OBLATES OF THE HOLY FACE

To boost our fundraiser to purchase a home for the Sisters, they made this short video. You can watch the video also on my Odysee...

Dear friends of the Oblate Sisters, On the second week of June, I attended the annual priests’ retreat, which Bishop McGuire led at Saint...

Dear friends of the Oblate Sisters, On Easter week I had to make a trip to Washington D.C. to the Finnish Embassy to renew my passport....

Dear friends of the Oblate Sisters, On February 13 Father Simpson said the school High Mass of the Holy Face, after which St. Gertrude...

I published this short defense of the Holy Face devotion on the Sodality of Charity website three years ago. Tuesday, February 13, is the...

Dear friends of the Oblate Sisters, After the feast of Epiphany, January 6, the Sisters and I commenced the daily routine in St. Gertrude...

Dear friends of the Oblate Sisters, I wish you a blessed season of Christmas. The four Sundays of Advent refer to the four thousand...

Dear friends of the Oblate Sisters, I hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving. We had a pleasant and peaceful one here at St. Gertrude’s,...

Dear faithful, Thank you to all of you who answered the fundraiser call for the Sisters. I said Mass in thanksgiving to all our...

Dear faithful, On the feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, September 12, 2023, our two Oblate Novices made their final Oblation and...

Dear faithful, On September 12, God willing and Our Lady interceding, our two Oblate Novices, Sister Eulalia and Sister Ulrica, will make...

Dear faithful, In July I had my first real vacation since Bishop Dolan died. I went to visit Finland and Sweden, for the first time in...

Dear faithful, In mid-June, on the Sacred Heart weekend, Bishop McGuire and I gave a retreat for the Sisters and one other attendant. The...

The Oblate Sisters are asked to pray daily this Rosary for all priests. Prayer for Priests O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear my humble...

Dear faithful, On Tuesday, September 12, the feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, our two Oblate Sisters of the Holy Face will, God...

Dear faithful, April 26, the feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel, is the first anniversary of the death of Bishop Daniel Dolan, the founder...

Dear faithful, On March 25 our parish celebrated the feast of the Annunciation. After the morning ceremonies, the Sisters, our...

Read this letter from the February Newsletter Dear faithful, On Tuesday, February 21, our parish celebrated Shrove Tuesday, also known as...

Dear faithful, Have a happy and blessed New Year! The year 2022 was truly a year of changes. We lost our dear pastor, Bp. Daniel Dolan,...

Dear faithful, We have started the season of Advent. This is also a penitential season, though less severe than Lent is. Our Lord’s birth...