Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Chaher, from De Mazenod House, London. Today, the Scripture gives us a glimpse on a vital aspect of our lives, and that is ‘healing’. Just like the sick man in the Gospel reading today, we are also in need of healing, and this can happen at...

Flame Congress 2023 The youth of St Joseph’s OMI RCC in Colwyn Bay were incredibly happy to attend this year’s Flame Congress and youth co-ordinator and volunteer Julie Butcher was honoured to attend with them. Our Youth travelled with Richard Gwyn School in Flint to Wembley, on a coach together. For some of our youth...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Iola and Br Michael Moore, from Colwyn Bay, Wales. Today, we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph. When we hear the word ‘annunciation’, we automatically think of God calling Mary, and her response. But the gospel for the feast of St. Joseph is exactly the same....

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Paul Evans, from Wales. A story that Paul recounts today seems to him to be so relevant to our Lenten reflections, on our pathway to Easter. It prompted him to think if there’s anyone we don’t particularly like or are struggling to like – whether it’s...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Br Michael Moore, from Ireland. There’s a little bit of the Pharisee from today’s reading in all of us. During Lent, God calls us to change our ways that cause us to dismiss others who we may look down on. During Lent, God says to each...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Br Michael Moore, in Ireland. Today is Saint Patrick’s Day. We’re all familiar with the tradition of Patrick, who, after being kidnapped and sold as a slave, managed to escape and returned to Ireland to proclaim the Gospel. Patrick heard and responded to God’s call. He...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Joyce, from Scotland. Today’s Gospel reading is from Saint Luke. Jesus cures a man who is dumb and is able to speak once again. Could you imagine for a moment yourself witnessing a person cured by Jesus that you had perhaps known all your life? On...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Tina, from Scotland. Today’s Gospel reading is from Saint Matthew, and is about when Jesus said that he has come to fulfil the law. Tina reflects on this reading, and how, without Jesus, the law is incomplete. Thank you for joining us in prayer today.

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Veronica, from Scotland. Today’s Gospel reading is from Saint Matthew, and is about the time when Peter asked Jesus how often we should forgive others. Today’s reading may seem to demand a great deal from us with regards to the number of times we must forgive....

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Rosemary, from Scotland. For today’s morning prayer, Rosemary has chosen a selection of verses taken from Psalms 23 and 24: “Like the deer that yearns for running streams, so my soul is yearning for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for God, the light of...