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Bringing Lourdes Home: Virtual Pilgrimage
We are delighted to present a Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage beginning Saturday 19th of September to Wednesday 23rd of September. Even though Covid-19 has prevented our pilgrimage from travelling to Lourdes this year, the Oblate Pilgrimage invites you to join with us online. Using the theme “Bringing Lourdes Home”, we will use these few days to prayerfully...
Morning Prayer: September 14th
Good morning once again – join Fr Vimal OMI for our reflection today on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Wirings”Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life. For God sent...
Morning Prayer: September 13th
September 13th: Good morning, please join Fr Vimal OMI in Colwyn Bay, North Wales for a reflection on the main theme of today’s scripture – forgiveness. What is forgiveness and what does it mean to forgive? “Peter went up to Jesus and said, ‘Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs...
Morning Prayer: September 12th
Join Mary Ryan in the Sacred Heart Church, Quex Road for our morning prayer today. Reflecting upon the metaphor used by Jesus in today’s gospel, Mary shares how her experience building in central America has helped her realise how Jesus is the foundation of our faith, and has helped her pass that faith onto others...
Morning Prayer: September 11th
Join Fr Michael once again this morning for our prayer at 8.30am. “So though I am not a slave of any man I have made myself the slave of everyone so as to win as many as I could. I made myself all things to all men in order to save some.” – Saint...
Morning Prayer: September 10th
Love your enemies: “Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I say this to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who treat you badly.” Join Fr Michael Brady OMI for morning prayer.
Morning Prayer: September 9th
Kirk’s Morning prayer is focused on Gospel quote: ‘Rejoice when that day comes and dance for joy!’ (Luke 6:23). The reflection is accompanied by a liturgical mime in accompaniment of spiritual song ‘O my soul’ by Don Moen – a text from the Prophet Isaiah. It is person’s soul being raised up as if being...
Morning Prayer: September 8th, Feast of the Nativity of Mary
Jason is a support worker with the Kairos community trust and has been a volunteer with the Oblate pilgrimage in Lourdes for six years, helping the sick and assisted pilgrims. Jason, who is in recovery from addiction, shares with us his remarkable experiences of how he discovered hope, strength and faith. Today, on the...
Watch: How the Oblates became home to the Lourdes Grotto of Dublin
Did you know that there is a replica of the famous Grotto of Lourdes – where Our Lady appeared to Saint Bernadette – here in Dublin? It was built by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate after the very first pilgrimage from Ireland and the UK to Lourdes in France . As travel was more...
Morning Prayer: Sunday September 6th
“You must love your neighbour as yourself. Love is the one thing that cannot hurt your neighbour; that is why it is the answer to every one of the commandments.” – St Paul Join Kay Curran in Dublin again this morning for our prayer and reflection.