Fr. Michael Hughes O.M.I (Cardiff and Inchicore) went to his eternal reward on September 17th, 2022, peacefully at St. James’s Hospital. Predeceased by his parents Lillian and John Hughes and his brother John. Deeply regretted by his brother William, his nieces and nephews Timothy, Clare, Helen, Zoe, Ann and Michael, all the staff of the...

We join Frank Bond in Colwyn Bay for today’s morning prayer. Faith and action, prayer and good works. The main characteristics of Christianity. This week, the first readings are all from the Book of Job. You might be familiar with the phrase, “to have the patience of Job”. “The Lord gave and the Lord taketh...

With Liz Markey who is a member of the Oblate Parish of Saint Joseph’s, Colwyn Bay in North Wales. It takes time and reflection to listen to what God’s word means to each one of us personally, and we invite you to listen to Liz’s personal reflection on today’s gospel reading. ‘Anyone who welcomes this...

Good morning, everyone! Today’s morning prayer is brought to you by Sister Joy, of St. Joseph’s in Colwyn Bay. Today’s reading comes from St Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians. Sr Joy focuses on a few lines – namely, “Rejoice always, pray continually and give thanks in all circumstance.” If we could live by these words,...

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...

Good morning, everyone! Today’s morning prayer is brought to you by Sister Mary Catti, of St. Joseph’s in Colwyn Bay. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Matthew. It is also the feast day of Padre Pio – a saint much beloved by many people. Let us pray with his intercession and may we be...

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....

And like that, it was all over! At least, that is what it felt like. The days have gone by so quickly here and this evening, we had our closing ceremony, placed our pilgrimage candle opposite the Grotto, said our goodbyes to our friends – old and new – and began to put our mind...

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...

In the weeks leading up to this pilgrimage, we spoke frequently about how different this pilgrimage was going to be in so many ways. To be sure, not having been in Lourdes with the pilgrimage after an absence of three years, we knew that being back would have a different sense about it. A year...