Showing posts with label Interesting Benedictine Thing of the Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Interesting Benedictine Thing of the Day. Show all posts

Monday, August 10, 2009

Interesting Benedictine Thing of the Day. A Benedictine oblate blog


Here is a list of the nations and their numbers of oblates (defined) according to the Vatican's web site for International Benedictine Oblates.

As of January 1, 2008, there were 25,481 oblates 50 countries.

1 Chile [1]
2 Lietuvos [1]
3 Balgarija [3]
4 Martinique [4]
5 Sverige [11]
6 Isra'il [14]
7 New Zealand [15]
8 Danmark [15]
9 Côte d'Ivoire [15]
10 Hrvatska [17]
11 Malta [22]
12 Suid-Afrika [25]
13 Bangladesh [27]
14 Czechia [28]
15 Senegal [30]
16 Viet Nam [31]
17 Éire [32]
18 Ghana [32]
19 Taiwan [32]
20 Burkina Faso [32]
21 Colombia [37]
22 Bharat Juktarashtra [38]
23 Uganda [40]
24 Luxemburg [70]
25 Guatemala [75]
26 Trinidad Tobago [80]
27 Togo [82]
28 Polska [96]
29 Magyarország [100]
30 Tanzania [100]
31 Nihon [146]
32 Nederland [179]
33 Argentina [190]
34 Schweiz [222]
35 Portugal [300]
36 España [317]
37 Österreich [368]
38 México [375]
39 België [376]
40 Nigeria [470]
41 Pilipinas [527]
42 Australia [575]
43 Daehan Minkuk [613]
44 Canada [654]
45 Brasil [953]
46 Deutschland [1420]
47 Italia [1615]
48 United Kingdom [1850]
49 France [2337] — 9.1 %
50 USA [10889] — 42%
TOTAL 25,481 OBLATES

By Region, the numbers are as follows:
Central America [159]
Oceania [590]
Africa [826]
South America [1181]
Asia [1428]
Europe [9379]
North America [11918]
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Footnotes:

The picture is a Wordle of all the nations in the world where oblates live.

The information is from the Vatican web site

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Interesting Benedictine Thing of the Day. A Benedictine oblate blog


Oblates do not make a vow when they become oblates, they make a promise. Vows are made by monks, nuns, or sisters.

The oblate promise is often written, signed, and left on the altar in a simple ceremony in the monastery church.

Here is a written example of a final oblation ceremony.

The spiritual association of the oblate with the monastery is life-long.

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The photo is St. Bernard Abbey Church. Although I am not sure, I think this is the one in Cullman, Alabama, USA. The picture was taken by House of Sims.