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Religious Life
Faithful to the charism of their Founder, the Oblates of Saint Joseph are called to reproduce in their
lives the mystery of Christ as lived by Saint Joseph. In this way they fulfill the invitation of Saint
Joseph Marello to "follow closely the Divine Master by the observance of the Evangelical Counsels
[in the] House of Saint Joseph (Letter 108). Withdrawing therein with the resolve to remain hidden
and silently active in imitation of that great Model of a poor and obscure life, they will have an
opportunity to become a true disciple of Jesus Christ (ibid)." In their lives they are to be continually
inspired by their Patron, "who always had his eyes fixed on the Divine Exemplar, whom the Eternal
Father mercifully willed to send into the world to teach us the way to heaven (Rules of 1892)."
OSJ C ONSTITUTIONS, ART. 3