Dear friends, we apologise for the audio issues with this morning’s prayer – we have resolved those and now present to you today’s morning prayer albeit at a later time. Thank you for your understanding! Today we find the apostles returning from the missionary works. Worn out and hungry, Jesus invites them to rest in...

Very often in the gospels the writers tell us that Jesus’ actions are fulfilling prophecies from earlier pieces of the scriptures. In today’s gospel, we see that Jesus always has followers – and he always cures and cares for them – and that Isaiah’s prophecies are being fulfilled.   Perhaps like Patsy, you too have...

Friends, join Fr Frank in Colwyn Bay once more for morning prayer on Friday July 16th. We begin our reflection this morning to take a moment to become aware of how we are doing in ourselves today – how is your form for today, what is your attitude when facing the day? We bear this...

Join Fr Frank Ryan OMI who is based in St Joseph’s Parish, North Wales for our morning prayer today, July 15th which is the feast of Saint Bonaventure, an Italian Franciscan priest and theologian who was born 800 years ago in 1221. Fr Frank also shares with us a beautiful prayer written by the Saint....

“You are my friends if you do what I command you… What I command you is to love one another. I chose You…” The gospel of John To be called a friend means to be welcomed, valued and accepted – to feel safe. We will all have experienced at some time the power of welcome,...

We join Pauline Thomas on the island of Anglesey for our morning prayer for Tuesday July 13th. Today, Pauline reflects on the beautiful words of Micah – “to act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with our God.” We contemplate what this means and how much do we trust God in our daily lives,...

Mary suggests that today’s Gospel (Mt10:34-11:1) is, at first reading, difficult to understand. However, the words of a hymn she learned many years ago might give an insight into the message that lies within for all of us: “O Lord, all the world belongs to you, And you are always making all things new. What...

Join Mary O’Brien from Dublin on this, Sunday, July 11 as she leads us in our Morning Prayer. Mary reads from the Gospel of the day, Mark 6:7-13. In the Gospel, Jesus instructs the Apostles as he sends them out two by two. They are to take nothing with them except their sandals. Where they...

Join Pat Hughes, a Friend of St Eugene from Birkenhead, for Morning Prayer on Saturday, July 10 Our Gospel today is from Mt 10:24-33, and Pat points out that it includes phrases and sentiments with which we are all familiar, such as, “be not afraid” reminding us that “even the hairs on your head have...

Join with Pat Hughes, one of the Friends of St Eugene from Birkenhead for Morning Prayer on Friday, July 9. Pat takes as her theme the Psalm from the readings of today’s Mass. Psalm 37 tells us that, “the salvation of the just comes from the Lord” and in response, Pat poses the question: “who...