Dear friends, we invite you to join Alexa Davies in London for morning prayer. Gospel | Matthew 25:1-13 © The wise and foolish virgins Alexa reflects: “This is a very important parable which serves as both a warning and encouragement for believers to live in constant readiness for Christ’s return. And this really begs a...

Good morning dear friends. We join Caroline Shevelan from West Cumbria, England on Thursday, 29th August 2024, in the 21st Week of Ordinary Time. Psalm 70(71):1-6,15,17 © My lips will tell of your help. Caroline reflects: “The authorship of Psalm 71 is unknown. However, there does seem to be a general agreement that it is...

Good morning. We join Fr Dermot Mills of St Michael’s parish, Inchicore once again today, Wednesday August 28th, in the 21st Week of Ordinary Time. Gospel | Matthew 23:27-32 © “You are the sons of those who murdered the prophets”  Fr Dermot reflects on today’s challenging Gospel message: “Law and tradition are very important for...

Good morning. We join Fr Dermot Mills of St Michael’s parish, Inchicore on Tuesday August 27th, in the 21st Week of Ordinary Time. Gospel | Matthew 23:23-26 Clean the inside of the cup first, so that the outside may become clean Fr Dermot reflects on today’s challenging Gospel message: “So in this gospel passage with...

Published on Monday 26 August 2024 at www.omiworld.org “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 5:3 What was truly unique about St. Francis of Assisi’s contribution to the renewal of the Church and its mission in the 13th century? It wasn’t the introduction of a mendicant spirituality,...

Good morning. We join Ros Appleby once again in Birkenhead, England on Monday August 26th, in the 21st Week of Ordinary Time. Gospel | Matthew 23:13-22 Alas for you, blind guides! Ros reflects on today’s challenging Gospel message: “Looking at ourselves as overseers is a sobering thought, but looking at how we serve our brothers...

Good morning, we revisit moving prayer from a few years back. We join Ros Appleby in Birkenhead, England on Sunday August 25th, the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time. Gospel | John 6:60-69 Who shall we go to? You are the Holy One of God Ros reflects: “I love Peter; his doubts, his fears, his wondering,...

Good morning, we revisit moving prayer from a few years back. We join Fr Michael Brady OMI in Dublin, on the banks of the river Liffey, for our morning prayer on Saturday August 24th of Week 20 of Ordinary Time. In today’s readings, we hear about how Nathanael was called by Phillip who said to...

Good morning. We join Frankie MacDonald, a member of the Oblate Lourdes Hospitalité, in Scotland for our daily few moments of prayer and reflection on Friday, 23nd August 2024, in the 20th Week of Ordinary Time. Gospel | Matthew 22:34-40 © The commandments of love Frankie reflects: “Today’s reflection is focuses on the qualities one...

Good morning. We join Mary Ryan from the Sacred Heart Parish in London on Thursday, 22nd August 2024, in the 20th Week of Ordinary Time. Gospel Luke 1:26-38 ‘I am the handmaid of the Lord’ Mary reflects: “A momentous event, as the poet Mary Oliver says, calling it the Annunciation doesn’t really capture the enormity of...