Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer for March 23rd

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Kirk, from London. Like the people of Israel in the desert, who were liberated and shown the promised land and yet rejected the love and grace of God by worshiping false gods, we sometimes abandon the love of God and build up false gods of selfishness,...

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Morning Prayer for March 22nd

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Aira, Kristal and Danielle, from Youth of El Shaddai, London. Danielle says that today’s reading is particularly beautiful coming after Mothering Sunday, where, for a whole day, we appreciated and thought about the love our mothers have for us. The reading is a clear message that...

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Morning Prayer with March 21st

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Chaher, from De Mazenod House, London. Today, the Scripture gives us a glimpse on a vital aspect of our lives, and that is ‘healing’. Just like the sick man in the Gospel reading today, we are also in need of healing, and this can happen at...

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Morning Prayer for March 20th

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Iola and Br Michael Moore, from Colwyn Bay, Wales. Today, we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph. When we hear the word ‘annunciation’, we automatically think of God calling Mary, and her response. But the gospel for the feast of St. Joseph is exactly the same....

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Morning Prayer for March 19th

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Paul Evans, from Wales. A story that Paul recounts today seems to him to be so relevant to our Lenten reflections, on our pathway to Easter. It prompted him to think if there’s anyone we don’t particularly like or are struggling to like – whether it’s...

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Morning Prayer for March 18th

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Br Michael Moore, from Ireland. There’s a little bit of the Pharisee from today’s reading in all of us. During Lent, God calls us to change our ways that cause us to dismiss others who we may look down on. During Lent, God says to each...

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Morning Prayer for March 17th – St. Patrick’s Day 2023

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Br Michael Moore, in Ireland. Today is Saint Patrick’s Day. We’re all familiar with the tradition of Patrick, who, after being kidnapped and sold as a slave, managed to escape and returned to Ireland to proclaim the Gospel. Patrick heard and responded to God’s call. He...

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Morning Prayer for March 16th

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Joyce, from Scotland. Today’s Gospel reading is from Saint Luke. Jesus cures a man who is dumb and is able to speak once again. Could you imagine for a moment yourself witnessing a person cured by Jesus that you had perhaps known all your life? On...

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Morning Prayer for March 15th

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Tina, from Scotland. Today’s Gospel reading is from Saint Matthew, and is about when Jesus said that he has come to fulfil the law. Tina reflects on this reading, and how, without Jesus, the law is incomplete. Thank you for joining us in prayer today.

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Morning Prayer for March 14th

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Veronica, from Scotland. Today’s Gospel reading is from Saint Matthew, and is about the time when Peter asked Jesus how often we should forgive others. Today’s reading may seem to demand a great deal from us with regards to the number of times we must forgive....

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