About the Oblates of St. Joseph
We are the Oblates of St. Joseph, a religious order of priests and brothers founded by St. Joseph Marello in 1878. It was his inspiration to gather together a group of young men who desired to consecrate themselves to the love and service of Jesus in imitation of St. Joseph.
He envisioned a family of priests and brothers living lives of of chastity, poverty and obedience, in imitation according to the humble and hidden example of St. Joseph. In the United States of America, our Province is united under the patronage of the Holy Spouses, Mary and Joseph.
Our Work
From our founding, we have always understood that a fundamental part of being an Oblate of St. Joseph is to be ready to serve Jesus in whatever work and whatever place we are called, without seeking to draw attention to ourselves, but working solely out of our love for Christ.
Both priests and brothers, while living in a fraternal community, seek to serve Christ through: loyalty to the Holy Father and the teachings of the Church, spreading devotion to St. Joseph, pastoral work in areas suffering a lack of clergy, Christian formation and guidance of young people, along with solid Religious Education, caring for the elderly, immigrants and the poor, spiritual direction and retreats, and foreign missions.
