The Oblate martyrs are standing in a field of wheat. We should remember Jesus’ words from Luke’s Gospel: “The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his harvest.” Looking at this new painting we can say: “The harvest is still plentiful but workers that we repreparing for the harvest were cut down in their youth.”
As we pray the Novena of the Immaculate Conception let us also turn to those young Oblates who dreamed about becoming missionary priests but were martyred before they had a chance to be ordained, to share their passion for the Oblate missionary way of life with the young men today.
This is a YouTube clip presenting the story of those Oblate Martyrs.