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Morning Prayer: Monday 4th October, Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi
We join the Oblate parish of St Joseph’s, Colwyn Bay in North Wales for our morning prayer. Today’s prayer is presented by Sr Joy and Amy. “Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle...
Morning Prayer: Sunday 3rd October, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
For the next number of days we will join the Oblate parish of St Joseph’s, Colwyn Bay in North Wales for our morning prayer. Today’s prayer is presented by Fr Frank Ryan OMI. Today we concentrate on the readings of St Paul from this Sunday’s mass. “For the one who sanctifies, and the ones who...
Morning Prayer: Saturday 2nd October, Feast of The Guardian Angels
For the next number of days we will join the Oblate parish of St Jospeh’s, Colwyn Bay in North Wales for our morning prayer. Today’s prayer is presented by Tom Maclean and he reflects on the changing of the seasons as we look to Christ to guide us. In today’s gospel, Jesus asks us to...
Morning Prayer: Friday 1st October, Feast of St Thérése of Lisieux
Good morning. We join Mary O’Brien once more in Dublin. Mary is part of the Oblate Lourdes pilgrimage team. In much the same way as the disciples brought the word of God alive to the people of that time, Jesus still reaches out to us today in the ordinary day to day challenges of our...
Morning Prayer: Thursday 30th September
Good morning. We join Mary in Dublin, who is part of the Oblate Lourdes pilgrimage team. We thank God that we can continue to gather each morning to pray together, to welcome a new day, and to place in the loving hands of God all those whom we wish to remember in prayer. ‘”Peace to...
Morning Prayer: Wednesday 29th September, Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels
We join members of the El Shaddai Catholic Charismatic Community in Edinburgh once more for today’s prayer. We commemorate the feastday of archangels Gabriel, Michael and Raphael. Gabriel the bearer of good news, Michael our defender, Raphael the healer. We ask their intercession and guidance on all of us. “Jesus said, “Do you believe just...
Morning Prayer: Tuesday 28th September, Feast of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
Today we join members of the El Shaddai Catholic Charismatic Community in Edinburgh. We join them for reflection, music and prayer as we celebrate the feast day of the first Filipino saint, Lorenzo Ruiz, who was martyred in 1637 in Japan and said “I am a Christian and for God I shall give my life.”...
Morning Prayer: Monday 27th September
Today we join Jian and Harold of Youth for Christ (YFC) Community, Edinburgh chapter. We join them for reflection, music and prayer. The gospel tells us how pride can cause us to distance ourselves from God’s intentions for us. Jesus teaches us to handle our faith with humility, to go about our faith with good...
Morning Prayer: Sunday 26th September
Today we join the Aquino family of the Couples for Christ (CFC) Community, Edinburgh chapter. One thing that today’s gospel reveals to us is the power of friendship. Reflect today on your friendships, and on how you influence your friend, and how they influence you. “For whoever is not against us is for us. Anyone...
Morning Prayer: Saturday 25th September
We join Sr Rosario, Sr Clare and Sr Francesca in Aberdeen, Scotland for our morning prayer once again. The sisters are members of the congregation, Apostolic sisters of Saint John. In the footsteps of the Apostle Saint John, also known as the Beloved Disciple, “the Sisters seek to witness in today’s world, to the Love...