Good morning, welcome to our Oblate Family Morning Prayer. Today we join Jenny Forti from the Oblate Communications Team in Crewe, on Saturday 22nd February 2025, the feast of Saint Peter’s Chair.  Gospel Matthew 16:13-19 ‘You are Peter, and I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven.’ Jenny reflects:  “This moment is...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer – today we revisit the prayer for this day in 2023 with Fr Irvin Morastil and the youth of El Shaddai, in London. Gospel | Mark 8:34-9:1 ‘Anyone who loses his life for my sake will save it’ The Gospel reading today comes from the account of...

Good morning, dear friends. Welcome to today’s morning prayer on Wednesday 19th February 2025 in Week 6 of Ordinary Time. Our prayer is brought to us by Dominic from his home in Kent. Dominic works with Kairos Community Trust and has been a member of the Oblate Pilgrimage, helping the assisted pilgrims in Lourdes. Gospel...

Good morning, dear friends. Welcome to today’s morning prayer on Wednesday 19th February 2025 in Week 6 of Ordinary Time. Our prayer is brought to us by Martina, a member of Kairos Community Trust in Peckham, London and is also part of the Friends of Saint Eugene group there. Gospel | Mark 8:22-26 ‘The blind...

Good morning and welcome to today’s morning prayer on Tuesday 18th February 2025 in Week 6 of Ordinary Time. Our prayer is brought to us by Rob, a member of Kairos Community Trust in Peckham, London and is also part of the Friends of Saint Eugene group there.  Gospel | Mark 8:14-21 ‘Be on your...

Good morning, dear friends. Welcome to today’s morning prayer on Monday, 17th February. Today we celebrate the Oblate Day: 199th anniversary of the Papal Approbation of our Congregation.  Our special edition of our morning reflection comes from the Oblate General House in Rome with Fr Fabio and Fr Diego OMI.  Saint Eugene De Mazenod “If...

Good morning, dear friends. Welcome to today’s morning prayer on Sunday, 16th February, the sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Our prayer is brought to us by Pauline Thomas from Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales.  Gospel | Luke 6:17,20-26 ‘Blessed are you who are poor, who are hungry, who weep’ Pauline reflects: “Pope Francis, during the Angelus on...

Good morning, dear friends. Welcome to today’s morning prayer on Saturday, 15th February, during the fifth week in Ordinary Time. Our prayer is brought to us by Elspeth Smith from Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales.  Gospel Mark 8:1-10 ‘They ate and were satisfied.’ Elspeth reflects: “So this is obviously quite a famous story, often referred to as...

Good morning, dear friends. Welcome to today’s morning prayer on Thursday, 13th February, during the fifth week in Ordinary Time. Our prayer is brought to us by Christine Hunt from Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales.  Gospel Mark7:31-37 ‘He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.’ Christine reflects: “Are we spiritually deaf at times? We do...

Good morning, dear friends. Welcome to today’s morning prayer on Thursday, 13th February, during the fifth week in Ordinary Time. Our prayer is brought to us by Christine Hunt from Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales.  Gospel Mark 7:24-30 ‘The dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.’ Christine reflects: “It is a wonder she had the...