Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family: Saturday September 24th
Good morning, everyone! Today’s morning prayer is brought to you by Sister Magret, of St. Joseph’s in Colwyn Bay. Today’s Gospel reading recounts the time when Mary was at the foot of the cross as she watched her son die. Let us pray for all mothers at the foot of the cross, who have children...
Morning prayer September 22nd: Final Morning in Lourdes
Good morning everyone. Today we prepare to leave Lourdes and return to our homes. Our pilgrimage is over. We will take Lourdes home with us in our hearts and are looking forward to next year. Let us join Martina Cooley from London for this morning’s prayer. She offers a very thought-provoking reflection on today’s reading....
Lourdes Day 5: Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family
Good morning friends, we invite you to join Rachel and Alex, both members of the Oblate Youth Service, for this morning’s prayer for Day of the pilgrimage to Lourdes. Later this morning we will have the Mass of the Anointing and we remember that Lourdes is a place of healing, and so we reflect on...
Day 4 in Lourdes: Morning Prayer with Fr Liam Griffin OMI
Good morning everyone and welcome to Day Four of our pilgrimage! This morning’s prayer comes from a very busy and vibrant Lourdes and is led by Fr Liam who spent over 10 years working here in Lourdes as chaplain. This morning he speaks to us about the message of Lourdes and Bernadette means for each...
Morning Prayer on Day 3 of the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage
Friends, we invite you to join Fr Terry Murray OMI who is a priest in the Oblate Parishes of Kilburn, and Ify who travelled from the USA via Kilburn to Lourdes for the pilgrimage, for this morning’s time of prayer. Seated opposite the beautiful Grotto of Lourdes, we spend a short time in prayer and...
Lourdes Day 2: Morning Prayer in the Sanctuary
Friends, Day Two of our pilgrimage is upon us and we invite you to begin this day with a short morning prayer and reflection with Mary O’Brien of the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage Team at the statue of the Crowned Virgin in the Sanctuary of Lourdes. Our reflection today focuses on the gospel reading from our...