Your Faith Helps Carry the Cross—Every Day, Everywhere

This Lent, you are invited to walk alongside Jesus, and with the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, as we accompany those carrying heavy burdens around the world. From the ashes of Ash Wednesday to the light of Easter morning, your compassion brings hope, healing, and the presence of Christ to those most in need.

Let Us Pray for You and Those You Love

Your intentions will be lifted up in daily Masses throughout Lent at:

  • Lourdes Grotto and Tepeyac de San Antonio, Texas
  • National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois
Place Intentions Here
Votive Candle being lit at the Our Lady of Snows Shrine

Light a Candle of Hope

For a gift of $25 or more, a Lenten Votive Candle will be lit in your honor at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows.

Your light will shine in sacred spaces—and in the lives of those who need it most.

Light a Candle Today

Your Compassion Travels Far

Your support helps the Missionary Oblates serve the poor, the forgotten, and the spiritually hungry in 70 countries. This Lent, your gift brings light to places where hope is fragile but faith is strong:

In Zambia
You walk hand-in-hand with Oblates serving remote parishes and theological students. Your generosity supports retreats, Eucharistic celebrations, and pastoral care in communities facing poverty and isolation.

In Tijuana
You help restore dignity in neighborhoods marked by displacement and hardship. Your Lenten gift sustains home visits, healing services, and moments of prayer for migrants, families, and the elderly.

Even after the ashes fade, your compassion endures. This Lent, may your faith carry others from sorrow to hope, from suffering to resurrection—one prayer, one act of love at a time.

Make Your Lenten Offering