Good morning, for our prayer today we go to Olga Slater in London on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. On this very special feast day, we are reminded in our readings of the extremes that God has gone to to keep reaching out to us. God never gives up on us....

The Exaltation of the Cross   Today in union with the whole Church we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. The cross is central to our faith as followers of Jesus. It is through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus that that we are saved and forgiven. It is through his...

We join Fr Vimal for morning prayer. We ask the Lord for his blessing on all of us as we start this day. Today is feast day of St John Chrysostom, an early church father, who was a gifted preacher. Lord bless us today as we listen and receive your message. “Give the word, and...

Thank you Lord for giving us another beautiful day to experience your love. We join Fr Vimal in the Oblate Parish of St Joseph’s, in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. Lord, bless us today as we listen and receive your message. Jesus and his disciples left for the villages round Caesarea Philippi. On the way he...

We join Sr Bernadette again for this morning for our prayer. Bernadette is a member of the Presentation Sisters and is chaplain in TU Dublin (Technical University Dublin). Again, Jesus uses some well known images from the garden to make his point: “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree...

We join Sr Bernadette Purcell for today’s prayer. Bernadette is a member of the Presentation Sisters and is chaplain in TU Dublin (Technical University Dublin).  Sr Bernadette reflects on our gospel today, and the parable Jesus tells us, which tries to get his audience to see in a new way. What prevents us from seeing...

Good morning friends. Fr Johnson of the Oblate Parishes in Kilburn, London, leads us in our daily morning prayer today, Thursday September 9th. In today’s gospel, Jesus invites us to love our enemies, and to do good to those who persecute us, pray for those who treat us badly, to give to others without any...

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, September 8th, is the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. “The virgin will...

Friends, please see some images from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate of the Mediterranean Province in Italy of the reception of Novices. Included in the event is Carl Lanigan, who comes from Darndale in Dublin. We wish Carl every blessing as he continues his faith journey in this time of discernment.   Carl says: “It...

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. During this time of prayer let us remember especially the people fleeing from their countries because of...