Dear friends, good morning and we invite you to join Fr Frank Ryan OMI in Colwyn Bay, North Wales for our morning prayer today Monday August 8th. Fr Frank is in the Oblate Parish of Saint Joseph’s, Colwyn Bay. Today is the feast day of Saint Dominic. “This great saint reminds us that in the...

Good morning, everyone! Today, we join Heidi Schofield, from Holyhead, for our morning prayer together. Today’s Gospel reading is from Luke, in which Jesus tells his followers that for those to whom much has been given, much will be expected. Heidi then goes on to quote C. S. Lewis, from his book ‘Mere Christianity’, on...

Good morning, everyone! Today, we join Heidi Schofield, from Holyhead, for our morning prayer together. Today’s Gospel reading is from Luke, and is of the transfiguration of Jesus. May we someday see the splendor of Jesus as Peter, John and James did on top of the mountain. Perhaps we’d react in a similar way to...

Today we join a group of young people and members of the Oblates who are currently attending the Mission with Youth Experience in the place where Saint Eugene de Mazenod and friends began our community – the place where it all began. We hope you enjoy this morning’s short experience and spend a few moments...

Good morning, everyone! Today, we join Pádraig Corcoran, a Youth Worker from Inchicore, Dublin, for our morning prayer together.   Today’s Gospel reading is from Matthew, when Jesus asks his disciples who he is. Peter answers correctly, that he is the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. Jesus then gives Peter the keys to...

Good morning, everyone! Today, we join Pádraig Corcoran, a Youth Worker from Inchicore, Dublin, for our morning prayer together. Today’s Gospel reading is from Matthew, and details the time in which a Canaanite woman asks Jesus to help his daughter, who is tormented by a demon. In the end, it is her persistence and sure...

Good morning, everyone! Today, we join Christine Hunt from Holyhead for our morning prayer together.   Today’s Gospel reading is from Matthew, and focuses on when Jesus walked on the water of the Sea of Galilee during a storm. Peter was able to walk on the water too for a moment, before becoming frightened and...

The 37th General Chapter of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate will be held in Nemi, Italy, from September 14 to October 14, 2022 The general chapter of a religious community or congregation is the largest decision-making gathering of representatives of a community from its various locations around the globe. In our case, representatives from...

Good morning, everyone! Today, we join Christine Hunt from Holyhead for our morning prayer together. Today’s Gospel reading is of the feeding of the 5,000. Sometimes we feel as though we have little to offer, or that we cannot make an impact in this world. But, in fact, we can do great things with the...

Good morning, everyone! Today, we join Mary O’Brien of the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage Team for our morning prayer together. Today’s Gospel reading is from Luke. It is focused on the parable of the rich man who had a good harvest and wanted to store it all and live an easy life. But God rebukes him,...