The Congregation of the Oblates of Saint Joseph is composed of religious priests and brothers who, in faithfulness to the charisms of our Founder, St. Joseph Marello, are called to serve the interests of Jesus like St. Joseph. By virtue of his ordination, the Oblate priest is “at the service of the ecclesial community and to live not for himself but for others” (C 13). Likewise, every Oblate religious brother dedicates himself to “a great variety of apostolic and social services” (C 14). Both priests and brothers, “with equal rights and obligations, with the exception of those which stem from Holy Order” (VC 61), carry out their apostolate according to the Oblate spirit.
For the Oblates of Saint Joseph, Christian formation is identified with the ideal of the Founder: to follow the Divine Master and to dedicate oneself to the interests of Jesus in imitation of Saint Joseph.