Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Rosemary, from Scotland. For today’s morning prayer, Rosemary has chosen a selection of verses taken from Psalms 23 and 24: “Like the deer that yearns for running streams, so my soul is yearning for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for God, the light of...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Joyce, from Scotland. Today’s reading is from Saint Paul’s letter to the Romans. In this chapter, we hear about wonderful gifts that we have all been given through the Holy Spirit. Faith, peace, grace, love and hope. The love of God has been poured into our...

Good morning and welcome to morning prayer with Fr Simon Peter, from Denmark. Today’s reading is from Isaiah. Fr Simon talks about the invitation in the reading, and expands upon its words and purpose. Watch his reflection here. Thank you for joining us in prayer.

Good morning and welcome to morning prayer with Fr Joy Fernando, from Denmark. Today’s Gospel reading is from Saint Luke, where we read about the merciful Father. Fr Joy says that we, as the children of God, need to resemble the Lord’s powerful image and likeness. Jesus is the merciful face of God. Let us...

Good morning and welcome to morning prayer with Fr Paul Marx, from Denmark. Today, on the second Sunday of Lent, the Gospel reading is of the Transfiguration. Peter, James and John were very much afraid when they heard God’s call on the mount, telling them that “This is my beloved son, in whom I am...

Good morning and welcome to morning prayer with Angel, from Dublin. Today’s Gospel reading is from Saint Matthew, in which Jesus challenges us to love our enemies and to pray for those who persecute us. Angel is reminded of all the ways in which God has forgiven her. It is a profoundly healing experience that,...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Angel, from Dublin. Today’s Gospel reading is from Saint Matthew, where Jesus challenges us to repent and reconcile. Why is it so difficult to ask for forgiveness? Acknowledging that we’ve made mistakes isn’t easy. It involves a letting go of the self, and is an act...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Fr Frank Ryan, from Colwyn Bay, Wales. Today’s Gospel reading is from Saint Matthew. Jesus said to his disciples, “Ask, and you shall receive”. There is wisdom in knowing that you don’t know everything, and in knowing that they are things out there which are spiritual...

Good morning and welcome to morning prayer with Sr Lumay, of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, Dublin. Lumay explores today’s reading, saying that the things we are asked to do are so simple: give food and drink to Jesus in those who are hungry and thirsty; to clothe Jesus in those who are naked, and...

Good morning everyone! Today, as we approach the one-year anniversary of the conflict in Ukraine, we’re re-sharing Fr Martin’s morning prayer from this time last year. The Gospel reading speaks of the father coming and praying that whatever little bit of faith they have, Jesus will work a miracle. Sometimes our faith can feel weak,...