Year of the Priest
Monday, October 19th, 2009 Posted in History, Missionary Oblates, Museum, Shrine | 15 Comments »We remember the priests of the church. We are mindful of the sinful actions of a few priests and grieve for those who were abused by this violation of trust. We must always keep in prayer the victims for their ...
Pilgrimages/Tours
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in History, Missionary Oblates, Museum, Shrine | No Comments »Visitors on pilgrimage are most welcome and they come from various parts of New England and beyond. Catered lunches are available on request. Space in front of the Shrine is reserved for buses. Contact 978-458-6346 or email us ...
The Oblates and the City of Lowell
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in History, Missionary Oblates, Museum, Shrine | No Comments »As a lasting tribute to Father Andre Garin, OMI, first pastor of St. Joseph Church, the citizens of Lowell on October 22, 1896 dedicated a statue in his memory in front of St. Jean Baptist Church, his last building. Over the ...
Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in Missionary Oblates, Shrine | No Comments »The Oblates are a worldwide missionary congregation of priests and brothers founded in France in 1816. We live together in community as brothers and bring the good news of the Gospel to all-but especially the poor. The dictionary defines Oblate ...
The Shrine Church
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in History, Missionary Oblates, Museum, Shrine | No Comments »A large section of the present building housing St. Joseph the Worker Shrine was used by a Protestant group, the Unitarian Society, beginning in 1850. In 1868, this former Protestant church was purchased by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate to ...
