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Morning Prayer 23rd September, Feast of St Pio of Pietrelcina
Good morning, we join Chris Rolland, a Parishioner from St. Mary, Star of the Sea Parish in Leith, in Edinburgh. Chris is an Altar Server and a member of the Parish Pastoral Council. A warm welcome to our Oblate Morning Prayer this 23rd of September. And today we commemorate the Feast of St Padre Pio...

Morning Prayer 22nd September
Good morning everyone. Join Joshua Williams, a Parishioner from St. Mary, Star of the Sea Parish in Leith, Edinburgh and a Member of the Parish Finance Committee. Joshua shares with us some of hte favourite prayers of his grandparents and reflects on the gospel of today. Welcome to our Oblate Morning Prayer this 22nd September....

7pm: Final Liturgy of our Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage 2021 – Closing Ceremony
Welcome to the final liturgy of our Oblate pilgrimage – a service of thanksgiving and missioning. Despite the many challenges of the last year, let us remember we are not alone. As christians, we are called to be a people of faith and hope. As we know all it takes to banish the darkness is...

Mass from Curragh Lawn Nursing Home (With the of the Anointing of the Sick)
Thank you friends for joining us on the final day of our pilgrimage. This morning’s mass comes to you from Curragh Lawn Nursing Home in Kildare, with the Anointing of the Sick. We extend a huge thanks to all at Curragh Lawn for their warm welcome to their home. The mass is celebrated by...

Morning Prayer on the final day of our Virtual Pilgrimage, Tuesday September 21
Join Yvonne Gonda for Morning Prayer on the final day of our of our Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage. Yvonne is a nurse and has been going to Lourdes as part of the Pilgrimage Medical team for the last number of years. The gospel today is one of many that shows the love and healing power of...

The Way of the Cross 7pm Monday 20 September
Dear friends, we invite you to join the community and members of the Oblate Parish of Darndale-Belcamp in North Dublin. This Way of the Cross is illustrated with images of the Low Stations from Lourdes, images from our past pilgrimages and some that reflect all that we have been through during this time of pandemic....

Join Robert for Morning Prayer on Day 4 of our Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage
Join Robert Altman for Morning Prayer on Day 4 of our Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage . Robert has, for the last number of years, been part of the team for the Oblate pilgrimage to Lourdes with the Oblate Youth Service and the students from Belvedere college. He is Chaplain in the college. This morning, he reflects...

Watch Back: Online Pilgrimage Events so far
Watch back all pilgrimage events from our Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage: Lourdes, Bringing Us Together here on the Oblates website. If you would like to donate to support the pilgrimage, you may do so here: Donate to support the Pilgrimage: If you wish to donate in € Euro, click the button below to donate online on...

Day 3 Online Pilgrimage: Morning Prayer with Frankie MacDonald
Thank you for joining us for our morning reflection and Day 3 of our pilgrimage. Frankie reflects this morning about how we journey to Lourdes has changed over the years, since 138 years ago in 1883, when the Oblate Pilgrimage began. Boat, ship, train, plane. The means of travel has changed so much but the...

Join us for the Holy Rosary and Virtual Torchlight Procession at 7pm
Usually, at this time during our Lourdes Pilgrimage, our pilgrimage group would be joining thousands of others as we embarked on the beautiful and moving torchlight Rosary Procession through the Sanctuary grounds of Our Lady of Lourdes, raising our candles and singing the Ave, and finishing in Rosary square before the Rosary Basilica. It is...