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Morning Prayer, Feast of the Annunciation March 25th
Dear friends, good morning, on this feast day of the Annunciation we invite you to join Mary O’Brien, a member of the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage Team for our morning prayer. As the first disciple of Christ, Mary shows us by her example that we must listen to and do God’s will. Living with a heart...

Pope Francis invites all to pray with him for Ukraine & Russia
Today, Friday 25 March, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Pope Francis will lead a ceremony of prayer in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, to consecrate and entrust Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Let us join the Holy Father in prayer as we pray for peace and end to violence. “On...

Morning Prayer, Thursday March 24th
Good morning! Today we invite you to join June Craig, a member of the Oblate parish of St Joseph’s, for our time of reflection and prayer together, centred on today’s Gospel reading: “Unless each of you forgives your brother and sister, the Father will not forgive you.“ Today also marks the two-year anniversary of the...

Morning Prayer, Wednesday March 23nd
Good morning, today we invite you to join Leanne Bell, a member of the Oblate parish of St Joseph’s, Colwyn Bay in North Wales for our time of reflection and prayer together. Springtime and Lent are all about new beginnings, doing things differently, a time of reflection as spring unfolds. “Therefore, whoever breaks one of...

Morning Prayer, Tuesday March 22nd
Good morning, today we invite you to join Tom Macclean, a member of the Oblate parish of St Joseph’s, Colwyn Bay in North Wales for our time of reflection and prayer together. Words: how do we use our words? They have such power and meaning. A kind word can mean so much, as can a...

Oblate Family Morning Prayer: Monday March 21st
Today we invite you to join Wendy Spillane, a member of the Oblate parish of St Joseph’s, Colwyn Bay in North Wales for our morning prayer. Now we are in the third week of Lent. In today’s gospel story of healing, we find care for the outsider – the outsider by nationality and also by...

Morning Prayer, Sunday March 20th
Today we invite you to join Sr Joy Christine Elder, of the Oblate Parish of St Joseph’s, Colwyn Bay, North Wales for our morning prayer on the 3rd Sunday of Lent. Spring is a time of joy, hope and gratitude as we see the signs of new life appearing around us. In today’s scripture we...

Feast of Saint Joseph: Oblate Family Morning Prayer
Today we invite you to join James Wilkinson, Head teacher at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Colwyn Bay, North Wales for our morning prayer as we celebrate Saint Joseph on his feast day. Since March 2020 our lives seem to have involved an endless series of difficult decisions. Like Saint Joseph we are challenged to...

Morning Prayer, Friday March 18th
Today we invite you to join Wendy Taylor-Eardley, a member of the Oblate parish of St Jospeh’s, Colwyn Bay, Wales for our morning prayer. March 18th is the memorial of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem who was bishop of Jerusalem in the 4th century and is a Doctor of the church who fostered the development of...

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Oblate Family Morning Prayer, March 17th
Good morning friends, today we invite you to join Rebecca from the Oblate Communications Team for morning prayer and reflection on Saint Patrick’s Day at an ancient pilgrimage site associated with Saint Patrick in County Mayo, Ireland. Saint Patrick spent 40 days and nights in prayer and fasting on this mountain, and with the help...