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An "oblation" is an offering or gift to God. Oblates are men and women who offer their lives to God. Oblates are faithful to an oblation promise of seeking God through a monastic lifestyle patterned in the ancient 1,500-year-old Rule of St. Benedict. Oblates draw on deep spirituality by praying the Divine Office as their schedule permits.
Oblates pursue
lectio
divina (divine reading),
and silent contemplative
prayer, and oblates strive for the
monastic
lifestyle
as their state in life allows. |
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| Oblates maintain a stable and life-long spiritual union with one monastery. Oblates live outside a monastery, wear regular clothes, and often have a spouse and job. | |
