Oblates
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Oblates are encouraged to draw life from the following practices:
The Divine Office - Liturgy of the Hours
Growing out of the desire to pray without ceasing and to have the love for God always flowing from our hearts, Benedictine oblates pray some form of the Divine Office (also known as the Liturgy of the Hours, or Opus Dei — "Work of God") when they visit a monastery, at their home, or in a Benedictine gathering with other people.
Divine Reading - Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina (Latin for divine reading) is a traditional Benedictine practice of scriptural reading, meditation, prayer, and contemplation. It is intended to promote personal communion with God, knowledge of God's Word, and spiritual transformation. It does not treat Scripture as texts to be studied, but as the Living Word of God.
If you are interested in joining an oblate meeting, please check the tabs below for meetings dates:
The Divine Office - Liturgy of the Hours
Growing out of the desire to pray without ceasing and to have the love for God always flowing from our hearts, Benedictine oblates pray some form of the Divine Office (also known as the Liturgy of the Hours, or Opus Dei — "Work of God") when they visit a monastery, at their home, or in a Benedictine gathering with other people.
Divine Reading - Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina (Latin for divine reading) is a traditional Benedictine practice of scriptural reading, meditation, prayer, and contemplation. It is intended to promote personal communion with God, knowledge of God's Word, and spiritual transformation. It does not treat Scripture as texts to be studied, but as the Living Word of God.
If you are interested in joining an oblate meeting, please check the tabs below for meetings dates:
OBLATE MEETING SCHEDULE
2017-2018
Bristow
Contact: Sister Charlotte Lee, OSB and Kathy Frick, OblSB, co-directors oblates@osbva.org
Deepening Our Benedictine Values Through
Prayer, Scripture and the Rule of Saint Benedict
Meeting Agenda
9:50 AM Welcome – Announcements
10:00-10:30 Presentation
10:30-10:45 Discussion
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-11:30 Lectio Divina
September 9, 2017 Prologue – S. Joanna
October 14, 2017 Chapter 22 (The Sleeping Arrangements for Monastics) – Kathy Frick
November 11, 2017 Chapter 72 (The Good Zeal of Monastics) – S. Charlotte Lee
December 9, 2017 Chapter 69 (The Presumption of Defending Another in the
Monastery) – Paul Golder
January 13, 2018 Chapter 61 (The Reception of Visiting Monastics) – S. Andrea W.
February 17, 2018 Oblate Retreat (Bristow) – S. Cecilia
March 10, 2018 Chapter 49 (The Observance of Lent) – Pam Butler
April 14, 2018 Chapters 33 (Monastics and Private Ownership) and Chapter 34
(Distribution of Goods According to Need) – S. Julia
May 12, 2017: Oblation Ceremony
Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina
Michael Casey
Attendees should read the assigned chapters in preparation for discussion the
following month. It will be helpful if attendees highlight portions of the text,
along with any questions, that they wish to discuss at the meeting. Please come
to the September meeting having previously read the Preface of the book.
Reading and Discussion Schedule
September Preface
October Chapter 1, pp. 3-20
November Chapter 1, pp. 20-32
December Chapter 2, pp. 35-47
January Chapter 3, pp. 51-76
February No assignment (Oblate Retreat this month)
March Chapter 4, pp. 79-100
April Chapter 5, pp. 103-127
2017-2018
Bristow
Contact: Sister Charlotte Lee, OSB and Kathy Frick, OblSB, co-directors oblates@osbva.org
Deepening Our Benedictine Values Through
Prayer, Scripture and the Rule of Saint Benedict
Meeting Agenda
9:50 AM Welcome – Announcements
10:00-10:30 Presentation
10:30-10:45 Discussion
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-11:30 Lectio Divina
September 9, 2017 Prologue – S. Joanna
October 14, 2017 Chapter 22 (The Sleeping Arrangements for Monastics) – Kathy Frick
November 11, 2017 Chapter 72 (The Good Zeal of Monastics) – S. Charlotte Lee
December 9, 2017 Chapter 69 (The Presumption of Defending Another in the
Monastery) – Paul Golder
January 13, 2018 Chapter 61 (The Reception of Visiting Monastics) – S. Andrea W.
February 17, 2018 Oblate Retreat (Bristow) – S. Cecilia
March 10, 2018 Chapter 49 (The Observance of Lent) – Pam Butler
April 14, 2018 Chapters 33 (Monastics and Private Ownership) and Chapter 34
(Distribution of Goods According to Need) – S. Julia
May 12, 2017: Oblation Ceremony
Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina
Michael Casey
Attendees should read the assigned chapters in preparation for discussion the
following month. It will be helpful if attendees highlight portions of the text,
along with any questions, that they wish to discuss at the meeting. Please come
to the September meeting having previously read the Preface of the book.
Reading and Discussion Schedule
September Preface
October Chapter 1, pp. 3-20
November Chapter 1, pp. 20-32
December Chapter 2, pp. 35-47
January Chapter 3, pp. 51-76
February No assignment (Oblate Retreat this month)
March Chapter 4, pp. 79-100
April Chapter 5, pp. 103-127
Sunday Afternoons 2:30-5:00 followed by Vespers at 5:30
Oblate Candidates meet 1:30-2:25 before regular meetings
Oblate Candidates meet 1:30-2:25 before regular meetings
Benedictine Oblates
Affiliated with St. Gertrude Monastery
Ridgely, MD
Sister Mary Lou Robino, O.S.B., and Sister Mary DiMeglio, O.S.B., Co-Directors, Oblate Program,
St. Gertrude Monastery,
14259 Benedictine Lane Ridgely, MD 21660
(302)478-3754 (during the week) and 410-634-2497 (two weekends a month)
2017 – 2018
Regular Meetings – 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. meet in Community Room followed by 10:00 a.m. Praise, Eucharist, Dinner, and Meeting
Novice Class of 2018:
“HOLY RULE of St. Benedict” – Theme for September 2017 through May 2018
Sept.10, 2017 Prologue of The Rule - Listen (Audire) – Cynthia Ingram
Celebration of Oblation of Carmen Nieves & Barbara Ryan
October 8, 2017 Preferring Christ – Chapters 21-30
November, 4-10, 2017 4th Oblate World Congress “A Way Forward”
Anne Sanders & Kathy Penniston-Smith will attend
November 11, 2017 Day of Reflection
Saturday Chapter 66 of The Rule – The Porter of the Monastery – Kathy Frick
December 10, 2017 World Congress Sharing – Anne Sanders & Kathy Penniston-Smith
Renewal of Oblation
January 13, 2018 Chapters 5, 6, & 7 of The Rule – Obedience, Restraint of Speech, & Humility
Saturday, St. Benedict – Kathy Penniston-Smith Beginning with Mass in the Chapel (Go in door to
Church, Ridgely, MD Family Life Center on Central Avenue)
February 11, 2018 DVD
March 10, 2018 Stability – Bob Jacobs
Saturday, St. Benedict Beginning with Mass in the Chapel (Go in door to
Church, Ridgely, MD Family Life Center on Central Avenue)
April 8, 2018 Chapters 8 through 19 of The Rule - Divine Office – Anne Sanders
May 19, 2018 Saturday Day of Reflection - Mercy and The Rule – Sister Johanna Burley, Bristow, VA
June, July, August, 2018 Summer – no meetings scheduled
Rev 10/7/2017 cai
Affiliated with St. Gertrude Monastery
Ridgely, MD
Sister Mary Lou Robino, O.S.B., and Sister Mary DiMeglio, O.S.B., Co-Directors, Oblate Program,
St. Gertrude Monastery,
14259 Benedictine Lane Ridgely, MD 21660
(302)478-3754 (during the week) and 410-634-2497 (two weekends a month)
2017 – 2018
Regular Meetings – 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. meet in Community Room followed by 10:00 a.m. Praise, Eucharist, Dinner, and Meeting
Novice Class of 2018:
“HOLY RULE of St. Benedict” – Theme for September 2017 through May 2018
Sept.10, 2017 Prologue of The Rule - Listen (Audire) – Cynthia Ingram
Celebration of Oblation of Carmen Nieves & Barbara Ryan
October 8, 2017 Preferring Christ – Chapters 21-30
November, 4-10, 2017 4th Oblate World Congress “A Way Forward”
Anne Sanders & Kathy Penniston-Smith will attend
November 11, 2017 Day of Reflection
Saturday Chapter 66 of The Rule – The Porter of the Monastery – Kathy Frick
December 10, 2017 World Congress Sharing – Anne Sanders & Kathy Penniston-Smith
Renewal of Oblation
January 13, 2018 Chapters 5, 6, & 7 of The Rule – Obedience, Restraint of Speech, & Humility
Saturday, St. Benedict – Kathy Penniston-Smith Beginning with Mass in the Chapel (Go in door to
Church, Ridgely, MD Family Life Center on Central Avenue)
February 11, 2018 DVD
March 10, 2018 Stability – Bob Jacobs
Saturday, St. Benedict Beginning with Mass in the Chapel (Go in door to
Church, Ridgely, MD Family Life Center on Central Avenue)
April 8, 2018 Chapters 8 through 19 of The Rule - Divine Office – Anne Sanders
May 19, 2018 Saturday Day of Reflection - Mercy and The Rule – Sister Johanna Burley, Bristow, VA
June, July, August, 2018 Summer – no meetings scheduled
Rev 10/7/2017 cai