Morning Prayer
Morning prayer with the Oblate Family – Sunday October 23rd
Good morning friends, this Mission Sunday we join Fr Frank in Colwyn Bay. As we approach the month of November it is good to remember and pray for all those gone before us. In a particular way we remember all those who dedicated their lives to the mission of Jesus. This is the this morning’s...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family, Saturday October 22nd
Good morning, everyone! We invite you to join Br Michael, from Dublin, for morning prayer today on Saturday October 22nd. Today’s reading comes from the Gospel according to Luke. It is of the parable of the fig tree. If we are truly honest with ourselves, we do things that hurt our relationship with God. But...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family, Thursday October 20th
Good morning, everyone! We invite you to join Fr Dominik, from Inchicore, Dublin, for morning prayer today on Thursday October 20th. Today’s reading comes from the Gospel of Luke. Jesus talks about how he has come to bring division, which, at face value, sounds like an unexpected message and may leave us with questions. Dominik...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family, Wednesday October 19th
Good morning, everyone! We invite you to join Fr Dominik, from Inchicore, Dublin, for morning prayer today on Wednesday October 19th. Fr Dominik leads today’s prayer with a prayer written by Saint Teresa of Avila. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke. The parable of the burglar might seem like a difficult one at...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family, Tuesday October 18th
Friends, we invite you to join Angela McCullough in London for morning prayer today on Tuesday October 18th. Today is the Feast of Saint Luke, the evangelist, and is where today’s reading is from. Luke is sharing the message of peace. God is sending his disciples to bring peace and has people carrying this message...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family, Monday October 17th
Friends, we invite you to join Angela McCullough in London for morning prayer today on Monday October 17th. Reflecting on today’s gospel, Jesus could be teaching us the danger of greed. How easy is to become consumed with material gains? The pursuit of more acquisitions and fear of losing them. That it dominates our lives,...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family, Sunday October 16th
Dear friends, we join Fr Dermot Mills OMI, an Oblate based in St Michael’s Parish, Inchicore for morning prayer again this morning. This Sunday morning, the gospel today tells us of an unjust judge who was asked by a widow to give her justice. He refuses. And so she continues to annoy him and pester...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family, Saturday October 15th
Dear friends, we join Fr Dermot Mills OMI, an Oblate based in St Michael’s Parish, Inchicore for morning prayer. Have you ever wondered about all of the characters in the gospel stories? The minor ones, those who seem to play a small part. But in fact, it turns out to have been essential in what...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family, Friday October 14th
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to morning prayer. Today, we are joined by Caroline, from Cumbria. Today’s reading is from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Caroline reads the passage twice, from two different versions, and discusses her technique for reading from the Bible. Her method involves, among other things, getting a pen and paper...
Morning prayer with the Oblate Family: Friday October 7th
Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Fr Alex, in Tower Hill, London. Today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, which Fr Alex explains in a little more detail. The reading today is from the Acts of the Apostles, in which we hear that, after the Ascension, the followers of...