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Oblate Morning Prayer, Sunday January 16th
Good morning, welcome to our morning prayer. Join Fr Frank Ryan OMI in St Joseph’s Parish, Colwyn Bay in North Wales for our prayer today, Sunday January 16th, 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time. Today Pope Francis has asked us to pray for peace throughout our world. He has asked that this conversation take place between...

Oblate Morning Prayer, Saturday January 15th
Good morning, we invite you to join Fr Frank Ryan OMI who is based in St Joseph’s Parish, Colwyn Bay in North Wales for our prayer today, January 15th. “The Lord chooses Saul as king; Samuel anoints him.” Today’s reading from Samuel in the Old Testament is a wonderful part of scripture. In his heart...

Oblate Morning Prayer, Friday January 14th
Hello dear friends, this morning we join Mary Ryan once again in Sacred Heart, Quex Road in Kilburn for our time of prayer together. “So he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!” While they all watched, the man got up, picked up his mat,...

Oblate Morning Prayer, Thursday January 13th
Hello dear friends, this morning we join Mary Ryan in The Oblate Parish of Sacred Heart, Quex Road in Kilburn for our time of prayer, “Be clean!” At once the disease left the man, and he was clean. Then Jesus spoke sternly to him and sent him away at once, after saying to him, “Listen,...

Oblate Morning Prayer, Wednesday January 12th
Good morning friends, we join Patsy Thomas in her home in Beaumaris on the Island of Anglesey, Wales for our morning prayer. Two things from today’s gospel stand out – firstly, healing and the other is the need for quiet prayer. “That evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and those...

Oblate Morning Prayer, Tuesday January 11th
Good morning friends, we join Patsy Thomas in her home in Beaumaris on the Island of Anglesey, Wales for our morning prayer. As the people were spellbound about Jesus and his new teaching and his special authority we too are invited to give Jesus our full attention each day – how hard that can be!...

Oblate Morning Prayer, Monday January 10th
Please join with Sr Anne Petit in London one again for our short morning prayer and reflection. Sr Anne is a member Congregation of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and their convent is in St John’s Wood, London As we begin Ordinary Time of the Church Year, we reflect on the...

Oblate Morning Prayer, Sunday January 9th
You are welcome to join Sr Anne Petit in London for our morning prayer. Sr Anne is a member Congregation of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and their convent is in St John’s Wood, London Today, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, is an opportunity for all of us to...

Oblate Morning Prayer, Saturday January 8th
Good morning, we join Olga Slater in London for morning prayer. The gospel reading today brings to mind the word ‘purpose’. How easy and uncomplicated life would be if, from the word go, we knew what exactly we were born for, what our life’s mission on earth is, like John the Baptist, who was a...

Oblate Morning Prayer, Friday January 7th
Good morning, we join Olga Slater in London for morning prayer. But now more than ever the word about Jesus spread abroad; many crowds would gather to hear him and to be cured of their diseases. But he would withdraw to deserted places and pray. – Luke 5:12-16 Jesus withdrew to deserted places to pray....