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Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family: Saturday July 2nd
Good morning friends, today we join Lorraine of Our Lady of the Wayside parish, Dublin. Fasting, along with prayer and almsgiving, is among the main spiritual practices we undertake in order to get closer to God. It is an ancient custom, observed especially by the prophets like Moses and the Israelites. Knowing this, we can...
A View from Crewe of OLAC 2022
25 years on from the first meeting, the second Oblate Lay Associations Congress (OLAC) recently took place, from 27-29 May 2022. In a remarkable feat, regions from around the world came together, united by their Oblate charism, for an event that was years in the making. After two and a half years of preparation, we...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family: Friday July 1st
Good morning friends, today we join Fr Dominik of Our Lady of the Wayside parish, Dublin. Bishop Oliver Plunkett was born in County Meath in 1625. Later, he was elected as the Archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland in 1668. At that time, when the country was in a state of civil and...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family: Thursday June 30th
Good morning friends, today we join Aidan Pidgeon from Bluebell parish, Dublin. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Matthew. It shows a man who has become crippled because of his sins. Sin can prevent us from seeing the truth and hearing what God wants. But God cares for each and every one of us....
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family: Wednesday June 29th
Good morning friends, today we join Mary Murphy of the Legion of Mary, Dublin. Today is the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Mary explains that the Legion of Mary has a particular devotion to Peter, being the first Pope and the beginning of the papacy. Listen to her thoughts on this special feast day!...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family: Tuesday June 28th
Good morning friends, today we join Fr Dominik of Our Lady of the Wayside parish, Dublin. In today’s reading, from the Gospel of Matthew, we hear of the time when Jesus and his disciples were on a boat rocked by a storm. Jesus was sleeping at the time, when the fearful disciples woke him up,...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family: Monday June 27th
Good morning friends, today we join James from London, England. In today’s reading, from the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells one of his disciples to follow him, and “leave the dead to bury their dead.” Jesus is perhaps telling us here of the importance and urgency of following him. His mission is so vital, that...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family: Sunday June 26th
Good morning friends, today we join Robert Altman, a chaplain in Belvedere College, Dublin. In today’s reading, from Saint Paul to the Galatians, Paul points out that it is for freedom that Christ has set us free. We are called to be free, and to use that freedom not to be selfish, but to serve...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family: Saturday June 25th
Good morning friends, today we join Fr Terry Murray OMI, from the Sacred Heart parish in Kilburn, London. Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Today’s Gospel reading is from Luke, and focuses on the time when Mary and Joseph lost Jesus for three days. He had been in Jerusalem, in...
Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family: Friday June 24th
Good morning friends, today we join Fr Terry Murray OMI, from the Sacred Heart parish in Kilburn, London. Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. And today’s Gospel is from Luke, which focuses on the parable of the lost sheep. One of the messages from this story is that regardless of...
