Our heart is truly filled with inexplicable joy of love when we look back on the nostalgic memories of our experiences during the last nine months at this wonder place called ‘’SIDUPIYANILA’’- which means a ‘House of Achievement’ or a ‘Home of Joy’, where we were strongly rooted and widely connected while undergoing the initial … Read moreCODEX HISTORICUS OF INITIAL FORMATION – From the Novitiate
Through the guidance of our shepherd Lord Jesus Christ, after completing the first step of our formation in our Juniorate, we came to another “Gethsemane” to spend six months with Jesus while developing our skills and talents for our better future with the intention of becoming great Oblates one day. Though we are from two … Read moreCODEX HISTORICUS OF INITIAL FORMATION – From Pre-Novitiate
As our country experiences a continuous lockdown, it affects our daily routine and our programmes. This situation does not pave the way to organize ourselves, because, we do not know what would happen in the next moment. However, we need to organize ourselves because the missed opportunities are missed forever. During the lockdown, after consulting … Read moreCODEX HISTORICUS OF INITIAL FORMATION – News from the Juniorate
Rev. Fr. Francis Daniel, OMI is a pioneer in the Oblate Province of Jaffna. He has etched his history as an Oblate who celebrates sixty years in his Religious Profession. He has served in several capacities as Parish Priest, Superior, Missionary, Lecturer at the Major Seminary, and Jaffna University, Chaplain and Formator as well. He … Read moreLife @ OMI – Diamond Jubilee Bells Ring (An Interview with Rev. Fr. Daniel, OMI)
18th of May marks the commemoration of the victims of the Sri Lankan civil war, commonly known as “Mullivaikal Remembrance”. It was back then in 2009 when the armed conflict in Sri Lanka came to an end; thousands of lives perished in the narrow strip of the land called Mullivaikal. While the Sri Lankan government … Read moreThe Remembrance that never ends…