The Oblate Rule booklet contains formation guidance and information for those enquiring about becoming a Camaldolese Oblate. It is offered to all who feel drawn to share in the Camaldolese charism as oblates across Australia, Singapore, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Sit in your cell as in paradise. Put the whole world behind you and forget it. Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish. The path you must follow is in the psalms never leave it. -St Romuald

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What is an Oblate?

Oblates are lay men and women who associate themselves with a monastic community, drawing on its spiritual tradition to deepen their own Christian life. Camaldolese Oblates are formed in the spirit of St Benedict and St Romuald — a contemplative way of solitude, community, and mission woven into the rhythms of everyday life. The Oblate Rule provides the practical and spiritual framework for living this vocation in the world.