This evening, we join The Kairos Community Trust to bring us our Christmas Eve Reflection. We understand that Christmas time can be a difficult time for many, therefore in this reflection, we take the time to focus on ‘the light in the darkness’, the hope that Christmas can bring. Kairos Community Trust, is dedicated to...

Good morning. You’re very welcome to this Oblate morning prayer on this, the fourth Sunday of Advent. Just a few more hours before we celebrate the great Feast of the Incarnation of Jesus into our world.   For Christmas week we join some the Oblate Parishes of Inchicore/Bluebell for morning prayer. Today, Fr Martin Moran...

Good morning and welcome to morning prayer. We join once again the Singles for Christ Community in London,  to pray as a community of faith and hope together and reflect on today’s gospel. The Gospel today tells us about the birth of John the Baptist, the cousin of Jesus. We reflect together on the extraordinary nature...

2023 marks the 800th anniversary of Saint Francis of Assisi constructing the first Christmas crèche in a cave in Greccio, Italy.  To mark this special anniversary in our faith history, we invite everyone to share a picture, or video, of their crib whether it is at home or in the workplace. As every crib has...

Good morning and welcome to morning prayer. We join the Singles for Christ Community in London,  to pray as a community of faith and hope together and reflect on today’s gospel. Today, we explore the profound connection between praising God and experiencing joy. Drawing inspiration from the opening line of the Magnificat, the Blessed Mother’s song...

Please find attached the December 2023 issue of Oblate Connections in PDF format and a new interactive format called Epub which is used for digital books and is supported by many e-readers, and compatible software is available for most smartphones, tablets, and computers. When you open the PDF version, you may be given an option...

Gospel Reflection for Sunday December 24th 2023 | Fourth Sunday of Advent Let me begin with two quotes, from two different people with radically different backgrounds. Firstly, Mahatma Ghandi, Indian mystic and activist who said, “Love is the strongest force the world possesses, yet it is the humblest imaginable.” Secondly, Albert Einstein, possibly the greatest...

Good morning all, and welcome to morning prayer. We join the Youth of El Shaddai, London, once more to pray as a community of faith and hope together and reflect on today’s gospel. People who are in tune with the will of God are profoundly connected with one another because they are directed by the...

Good morning all, and welcome to morning prayer. We join the Youth of El Shaddai, London, to pray as a community of faith and hope together and reflect on today’s gospel. On this Advent Day and at this Advent time, we pray with longing and waiting for your coming. Our hearts are inspired by the...

Good morning all, and welcome to morning prayer. We join Fr Ray Warren, OMI, in De Mazenod House, London to pray as a community of faith and hope together and reflect on today’s gospel. In Advent we are preparing to greet the Christ-child, to welcome God into our world, our homes and our lives. As...