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...

We join Superior General, Luis Ignacio ROIS ALONSO, OMI, for this year’s Christmas Message:   Merry Christmas: “May your heart be filled with peace, love and joy; let glad tidings be your reason to smile!” “Dear Brother Oblates, Lay Associates and the entire Charismatic Family, As we come together in the warmth of this Christmas...

We invite you to join Alexa from the Kairos centre in London today’s prayer. Today we reflect on the gospel from Matthew 1:18-20. Let us learn from St Joseph’s life and story today. That when we say yes to God, we say Yes to a very important work. To expanding His kingdom in this world. May this...

We invite you to join Alexa from the Kairos centre in London  today’s prayer. In a particular way, in this season of Advent – as we prepare to welcome the Christ-child, the reason for our hope – we pray for an increase in faith, hope and love throughout the world. We pray especially for healing...

Dear friends, we invite you to join Christine Hunt, a member of St Mary’s worshipping community on the island of Anglesey (Ynys Môn), North Wales, for today’s prayer together. “Take care of this vine, and protect what your right hand has planted. The son of man who you yourself make strong.” – Psalm 80 We...