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At the              ORIGINS


                      of the                CONGREGATION


                      of      OBLATES of


                      the
                                  ST. JOSEPH

                                                      LAY DIMENSION
                                                                                  Fr. Severino Dalmaso, OSJ



          1  –      particularly important period in the life of Saint Joseph Marello was the birth and first
                     years of the Congregation of the Oblates of St. Joseph. This is a period which remains
                      in the shadows due to a lack of information and of writings from the Founder, except
          for  the  three  letters  from  the  Fall  of  1877  in  which  the  basis  for  the  Congregation  was
          established. Paradoxically, we have more information about the life of the Congregation from
          the years in which Saint Joseph Marello was Bishop of Acqui (1889 – 1895), than we do from
          1878 to 1888, which are the most important and decisive years for its future development. That
          is  due  to  the  numerous  letters  which  Bishop  Marello  wrote  to  his  Oblates,  letters  which
          constitute a true treasure for knowing his spirituality and how much he loved his Sons.














                                            First Vatican Council

                                                        (ca. 1869)
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