Oblate life is centered on a reverance for prayer. Oblates practice prayer both publically with the Liturgy of the Hours and privately. Oblates also have a love for holy reading, or lectio divina . Part of oblate life is the desire to be obedient to the Will of God. Oblates fulfill this desire with humility, by patiently bearing the everyday trials of life, by appreciating silence, by keeping one's speech under control, and by viewing all work as holy.
Oblate life is formed in and around Benedictine community.
The oblate is affiliated spiritually with Saint Meinrad and thus shares in the prayer, work, love and commitment of the community. The oblates also form community in chapters and among their family, friends and church. By being part of the Benedictine community, the oblate is able to live more fully the Christian life.