Good morning dear friends, and welcome to this morning’s prayer led by Jenny from Crewe. We are asked to remember the young pilgrims attending World Youth Day both in person and virtually in our prayers. During today’s gospel The Transfiguration, God officially reveals that Jesus is his son to Peter, James and John.  But this is...

Good morning. Join Paige live from World Youth Day to bring us this morning’s prayer.  Today’s gospel is about the tragic beheading of John the Baptist. Although horrific, we can still relate that to our current day. John the Baptist was called by God to be a servant of God, to fulfil his command and...

Today has seen another jam-packed World Youth Day (WYD) full of Rise Encounters and finished off with the Way Of The Cross with Pope Francis this evening.  The Oblate Youth team took the opportunity to attend a talk from Bishop Barron, as well as other speakers and to explore the town of Lisbon with the...

Thursday 3rd August 2023, saw the official opening ceremony with Pope Francis. It is estimated that 500,000 young people turned up to Park Eduardo to greet and listen to him.  Our Oblate Youth from the Anglo-Irish province along with many others arrived two hours early to get a good spot and enjoy the live performances....

Good morning, friends. Today, Thursday, the 3rd of August, Pat Hughes welcomes us to our Morning Prayer. Wherever and whenever you are listening, we hope wherever you are, it is a beautiful day. Let us welcome the day in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord, we thank...

Olivier Giroud, a professional French soccer player and faithful Christian, shared a video message on Tuesday 1st August addressing the 40,000 young French people at the “Time of the French” event during the first day of World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon, Portugal. “You 40,000 French people, united by faith in Jesus, how beautiful you are! You...

  Our youth from the Anglo-Irish province have arrived in Lisbon for World Youth Day 2023 and taken the first day by storm.   The morning saw them joining the worldwide community of Oblates to meet with Superior General, Fr Chicho.  Around a thousand of the Oblate youth gathered in Parque de Jogos 1º de...

Good morning, friends. Join Pat who is praying with you today,Wednesday, the 2nd of August from Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, England. Pat is a Friend of St Eugene, Lord, we pray this morning for you to help us be aware of your spirit and lead us in any decisions we make, in the conversations we have...

Good morning, dear friends and welcome to our morning Prayer. Sr Anne Donnelly DHS, from Wistaston Hall: Oblate Retreat Centre, leads us today in our prayers. Today’s gospel demonstrates Jesus’s patience when it comes to helping us understand.  Jesus is willing to keep teaching the disciples over and over again. He knows they are slow learners...

Good morning, dear friends and welcome to our morning Prayer. Sr Anne Donnelly DHS, from Wistaston Hall: Oblate Retreat Centre, leads us today in our prayers.   Today’s gospel reminds us that even the smallest things can give glory to God, such as a mustard seed. So let us ask ourselves how today, in the...