Friends, we join Olga Slater in London for morning prayer. Today, Olga reads the passage of the gospel in which Jesus offers an extremely – maybe impossible(!) – challenge to his disciples and also to us in these times: that we must “love our enemies” and be “perfect” like God… Many such people do succeed...

Dear friends, we join Margaret Hughes, a member of the Oblate Parish Community of Darndale-Belcamp and principal of Darndale Junior School, for today’s morning prayer. Today’s reading is the encounter of Jesus and the woman at the well. Jesus displays respect for the woman at the well, despite her history and being a Samaritan, demonstrating...

“Living as Oblate People” Published on Thursday 19 May 2022 (with thanks to www.omiworld.org for providing us with this information)  2nd Oblate Lay Associations Congress (2OLAC) Recommended by the 2016 General Chapter, it is now nearly 3 years since 2OLAC was officially launched at the 2019 Interchapter in Obra, Poland. Even with the COVID situation that forced...

Good morning everyone, today is Trinity Sunday and we join Pádraig Corcoran for morning prayer. On this day we reflect on hoe we remember the Trinity each time we make the sign of the Cross – In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit – and we think...

Good morning everyone! Today, we join Fr Eduardo Nunez OMI, from the Oblate parish of Darndale-Belcamp, for the Oblate Family Morning Prayer on Saturday June 11th. Today’s Gospel reading is from Matthew 10. Fr Eduardo reflects that Jesus wants us to be free of calculation, to be open and share, inviting us to give, offer...

Dear friends, we join Aoife Breen, of Our Lady Immaculate school, Darndale, for today’s morning prayer. Today’s reading is from 1 Kings 19, which continues the story with Elijah, “The Lord said to him, ‘Go take the road back to the desert near Damascus. When you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael as king of Aram....

Dear friends, we join Margaret Hughes, a member of the Oblate Parish Community of Darndale-Belcamp and principal of Darndale Junior School, for today’s morning prayer. Today’s reading is from 1 Kings 18, and tells of Elijah going to the top of a mountain. “But the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, who girded up...

Dear friends we join Margaret Hughes, a member of the Oblate Parish Community of Darndale-Belcamp and principal of Darndale Junior School. We are reminded of who God is and we can take reassurance in this – God;s provision displayed powerfully and beautifully. “Answer me, Lord, answer me, that these people may know that you, Lord,...

We join Fr Michael O’Connor OMI in the Oblate Parish of Darndale-Belcamp for the Oblate Family Morning Prayer on Monday June 7th. Today’s first reading tells the story of the widow who gives food to Elijah. Fr Michael leads us in a reflection for widows and widowers who are very often forgotten people or discriminated...

We join Fr Michael O’Connor OMI for the Oblate Family Morning Prayer on Monday June 6th, the Feast of Mary Mother of the Church. “O Lord, our God how majestic is your name in all the earth!” – Psalm 8 The psalm today gives us glimpses of God’s presence. Today maybe spend a bit of...