Oblates of St. Joseph Seminary

05/30/2026

HAPPY & BLESSED FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH MARELLO, Founder of the Congregation of the Oblates of St. Joseph
Masses today at 8am & 12 Noon.

05/29/2026

FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH MARELLO
Founder of the Oblates of St. Joseph
Tomorrow, Saturday - May 30th
Masses at 8:00 AM & 12 Noon
Social will follow the Noon Mass.

05/26/2026

05/26/2026

PREPARATION FOR THE FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH MARELLO (Saturday, May 30)
Three days of Masses (Triduum) at 8:00 a.m. & 12 Noon - May 27-28-29.

05/23/2026

The Oblate Fathers wish to express their gratitude to all who offered prayers & expressed condolences since the passing of their brother, Fr. Dan Schwebs, OSJ. Father Dan was laid to rest this morning at the Oblates Chapel with a Mass of Christian Burial & his cremated remains buried at St. Rocco's Cemetery, Pittston Twp. Deepest appreciation to all who attended & participated in the Liturgy. May the Risen Lord grant eternal rest to Fr. Dan; and, blessings upon all of you, the extended family of the Oblates of St. Joseph.

05/21/2026

Mass of Christian Burial
Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 10 AM
Oblates of St. Joseph Chapel

05/12/2026

REV. DANIEL L. SCHWEBS, O.S.J.

Reverend Daniel L. Schwebs, O.S.J. passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2026, following a lengthy illness at the Nazareth House, Fresno, CA. A native of Garden City, Michigan, he was born on March 2, 1955, the only child of the late Clarence & Lillian (Perlini) Schwebs and a Roman Catholic priest of the Congregation of the Oblates of Saint Joseph.

He entered the Oblate Order of the Pennsylvania Province in 1978, receiving a Bachelor's Degree from King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Upon graduation in 1981, he went to Italy to continue his seminary formation for religious life and priesthood. He completed his year of novitiate in Pontremoli (Tuscany region), then went to Rome for theological studies at the Pontificial Urbaniana University. Completing his required preparatory studies, he returned back to Pittston, PA and was ordained a priest on May 24, 1986 by the late Bishop James C. Timlin of the Diocese of Scranton.

Following ordination, Father Schwebs served as assistant pastor at St. Rocco's Parish, Pittston, from 1986-1990; then as assistant pastor at St. Sebastian's Parish, Middletown, CT, from 1990-1998, later appointed pastor from 1998-2001. He returned to Pennsylvania where he was appointed pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Exeter, from 2001-2006; then again at St. Rocco's Parish as pastor from 2006-10, while also serving as Administrator pro tem at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Pittston, from 2009-10. Following these pastoral assignments, he took up residence at the Oblates of St. Joseph Seminary, Laflin, until 2014, then assigned as Resident Priest at Holy Annunciation Parish, Hazleton. In 2019 he was granted permission to return to his family home in Garden City, MI to assist his elderly parents. Following their passing, he returned back into religious community with a brief stay in Pittston, PA, followed by his final transfer to Oblate religious houses on the west coast in Loomis & Madera, CA. Besides these various roles, he also served the former PA province as vocation director, director of Oblate Laity, and a member of the provincial council.

Father Schwebs is survived by various relatives and members of his religious family.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at the Oblates of St. Joseph Seminary Chapel, 1880 Route 315, Laflin. Very Rev. John D. Shearer, O.S.J., Provincial Superior of the Oblates of St. Joseph, will serve as principal celebrant; and Rev. Paul A. McDonnell, O.S.J., as homilist. Final interment will be in the plot of the Oblate priests at St. Rocco's Cemetery, Pittston Twp., PA.

05/10/2026

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Fr. Dan Schwebs, O.S.J. He passed peacefully this afternoon in Fresno, CA. Funeral services are pending in both California and Pennsylvania. May the Risen Lord grant him eternal rest and peace after 40 years of Priesthood.

05/07/2026

Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter
May 7, 2026