Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Padraig Corcoran, from Dublin. The Gospel reading today is from the book of Matthew. Padraig reflects on the importance of loving God and loving ourselves. We are meant to be a people, a community, a faith of love. Let us wear our love on our sleeves, bringing...

Dear friends, happy feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes to you all! We have completed our 9 days of prayer in honour of Our Lady and today we celebrate her feast day. We join Mary O’Brien of the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage Team for morning prayer in Sanctuary of Lourdes, and today Mary reflects on...

Welcome to morning prayer, with Fr Terry Murray OMI, from Sacred Heart parish, in Kilburn, London. Today is also the third day of the Lourdes novena. Terry reflects on a passage from Luke, and states that Mary is a woman on the move – she’s often travelling to different places, all part of her journey...

Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Sr Anne, from London. The Gospel reading today is from the book of Mark. It is of the time when Jesus and the apostles were on a boat during a storm. However, it is not just about the weather and a boat trip; it is a story...

Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Pat, from Birkenhead, England. The Gospel reading today is from the book of Mark. Pat reflects on how she dislikes winter and the lack of light. In a way, this is what God is saying – to allow ourselves to show the light of Christ, to be...

Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Fr Irvin, from Tower Hill, London. The Gospel reading today is from the account of Matthew. It is from when Jesus told his apostles to go and make disciples of all nations. Today is the 207th anniversary of the foundation of the Oblates. Fr Irvin goes into...

Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Patsy, from Anglesey. Today is the memorial of Saint Francis of Sales. Patsy talks about his life and what he did, including a prayer, which she reads. The Gospel reading today is from John. In this reading, Jesus tells his disciples that they are his friends. He...

Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Patsy, from Anglesey. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Mark. Jesus describes loyalty to the Holy Spirit, and rejection of Satan, as the underpinnings of unity. Patsy reflects that a house divided cannot stand, and describes a story from her childhood and how Christian unity has...

Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Kirk, and his sister Andrea, from India. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Matthew, and is about the time when Jesus called his first apostles. Jesus chose fishermen as his first apostles, and by the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee. Fittingly, Kirk and Andrea are...

Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Olga Slater, from London. Today’s short reading is from the Gospel of Mark. It speaks volumes of the life of Jesus and how he is perceived by his family members. Olga discusses how we think of others, including our family members. The compassion Jesus showed in his...