Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Frankie MacDonald. Today’s Gospel reminds Frankie of one word: mission – referring to the mission Jesus has given his followers and that he’s given his authority to them. It reminds us that authority has been vested in the apostles by Jesus, and he reminds us that...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Pat Hughes, from Birkenhead. Today is the feast of Saint Philip and Saint James the Lesser. Just as James and Philip had a close relationship with Jesus, we too are called to the same closeness and friendship with him, to spread the Good News. Thank you...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Pat Hughes, from Birkenhead. Pat does a visualisation experiment with today’s Gospel reading. Watch today’s reflection, and join her in this guided meditation on the scriptures. Wherever we are today, however busy we become, however many voices are talking to us, let us take a few...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Fr Irvin Morastil, of English Martyrs parish, in Tower Hill, London. Every fourth Sunday of Easter is dedicated as Good Shepherd Sunday, and at the same time it has been declared as the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, continues to choose...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Kay Curran, of the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage Team. Today we read about the people building their lives and living in peace again after the resurrection of Jesus. Kay is sure they were honoured to have lived in that time – although they may not have realised...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Laurita, from Apostles of the Interior Life. Laurita says that in this Gospel reading, the dialogue gets a little heated and the Jews are confused. Up to this point, Jesus has compared and contrasted himself with Moses, trying to bring the Jews to realize that there...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Padraig Corcoran. Today’s Gospel reading comes from John, where Jesus says that he is the bread of life – everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. Padraig reflects on how this passage connects with him, and talks about his son’s First Holy Communion. Thank...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Kate Cropp, from Apostles of the Interior Life. In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus tells us that if we come to him, asking him to satiate us, he will not send us away. For those of us who have been baptised, we have received a seal, a...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Kay Curran, of the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage Team. Reflecting on today’s Gospel reading, we see Mark telling us how Jesus spoke to the apostles before he assumed into heaven. Jesus is telling them to go out and spread the news of His death and resurrection to...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Mary O’Brien, of the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage Team. Today’s reading comes immediately after the feeding of the 5,000, and the first few lines are full of activity and searching. The crowd is looking for Jesus, perhaps hungry again and hoping for another miracle. Or maybe they...