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Our sense of family as Oblates of St. Joseph depends on God who creates, who orchestrates
and sustains all this reality. It depends on our heeding the call and becoming a willing and
effective family member. It depends on a perspective that makes sense of all we are part of
and feel drawn to do – a perspective granted only by faith.

Points to Ponder

1. Can I say that I live by faith? How do I know that I do? In what does it show in my life?
2. Can I clearly see the hand of the Lord in my calling and all that derives from it?
3. Can I clearly see the hand of the Lord in creating and guiding the Oblates of St. Joseph?
Can I see my place in, the calling of others to be there too, the direction the Lord wants
us to go in?
4. Am I confident God will sustain me as part of it?
5. Have I meditated on the faith of St. Joseph or invoked him to help me grow in it?
6. How can I grow in faith to be a better part of this family?

Community Reflection

1. Are we Oblates seen as a community, a family, inspired and brought together by God?
2. Are we individually seen as men of faith as members of our family?
3. Does our community inspire others to seek and live out of faith?

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