The feeding of the 5,000 is one of the best known gospel stories, showing Jesus’ care for the whole person, body as well soul. It seems so human and natural to feed the hungry but we also realize there are so many who don’t have access to adequate food. Jesus replied, ‘There is no need...

The Bread of Life: the Gift of the Eucharist We join Frankie once more in Scotland for our morning prayer where we contemplate the words of Jesus “I am the Bread of Life”. Let’s all try to remember our own first holy communions and approach the Blessed Sacrament every time with that same reverence that...

Morning Prayer with the Oblates: Saturday July 31st Dear friends, we welcome you to our morning prayer today with Frankie MacDonald in Scotland. Frankie is a member of the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage Team. How often have we seen someone in a position of influence let us down? How many media reports have there been reporting...

Good morning everyone! We join Irene on the Island of Anglesey in Wales for morning prayer. Today is the feast day of Saint Martha, who is only mentioned 3 times in the bible. In this morning’s reading we see the depth of Martha’s faith: “I know whatever you ask of God will be granted.” She...

Dear friends, today we join Fr Dominik of Our Lady of the Wayside Parish in Bluebell, Dublin. Today we conclude our 8 days of prayer and meditation on the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. The parishioners of Bluebell and members of the Legion of Mary hope that these few days have helped us deepen...

Lourdes: Bringing us together Our Lourdes pilgrimage will take place online from the 17-22 of September 2021. This year, as we did last year, we will participate virtually in all our Pilgrimage events, most of which will be broadcast from the “Irish Lourdes” – the replica Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at the Oblate...

Dear friends, today we join Patricia Hannon, who is a parishioner of Our Lady of the Wayside Parish in BlueBell, Dublin. Patricia leads our morning prayer on Tueday, July 27th. We continue our 8 days of prayer on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Each day is an invitation to rediscover and deepen our understanding...

Sylwia Prokopiak is a parishioner of the Oblate parish of Lady of the Wayside, Bluebell, Dublin. This morning we invite you to join Sylwia for our morning prayer, this Sunday July 25th, as we continue our 8 days of meditation on the gifts of the Holy Spirit with members of Bluebell parish. The gift of...

We join Aidan Pidgeon, from Clondalkin, Dublin, at the Oblate parish of Lady of the Wayside in. Bluebell, Dublin. We continue our 8 days of meditation on the gifts of the Holy Spirit with members of Bluebell parish. The gift of the Holy Spirit for today is counsel – to warn us of the deceits...

Mary Murphy has been a parishioner of the Oblate parish of Lady of the Wayside in. Bluebell, Dublin for 50 years and is also a member of the Legion of Mary. Today we join Mary for our morning prayer and we continue our 8 days of meditation on the gifts of the Holy Spirit with...