Good morning and welcome to morning prayer with Sr Lumay. In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus teaches his disciples the Lord’s Prayer. Prayer is not a magic formula, but a trusting relationship between God and oneself. It can take many forms, but, at heart, it is a conversation of mutual listening, and a loving encounter as...

Good morning and welcome to morning prayer, with Sr Anne from Wistaston Hall, in Crewe. Today’s Gospel reading is from Saint Matthew, and recounts the time when Jesus was out in the wilderness, being tempted by Satan. Jesus was tempted by the Devil to put three values above the love of God: pleasure, power and...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer, with Sr Anne, from Wistaston Hall Oblate Retreat Centre, in Crewe. Today’s Gospel reading is from Saint Luke, and is about the time when Jesus invited the tax collector Levi/Matthew to follow him, much to the disapproval of the Pharisees. When Levi is called with love, he...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Christine, from Holyhead, Wales. We can all wear a cross on a chain around our neck, attach the fish to the back of our car, or even carry a Bible wherever we go. Real faith, however, has to do with how we treat our neighbours and...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Christine, from Holyhead, Wales. The first psalm reveals the key to a blessed life, and the happiest life in the world. The happiest life that we can get is to be in the world, but not of the world. The word ‘blessed’ is used often in...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Rebecca Roughneen, from Ireland. During the Lenten season, we are asked to do three things: to pray, to fast and to give alms. These traditions, which we hear about in today’s Gospel, predate the time of Jesus. And, just as in the Old Testament, where these...

Good morning everyone! Today, as we approach the one-year anniversary of the conflict in Ukraine, we’re re-sharing Fr Martin’s morning prayer from this time last year. The Gospel reading speaks of the father coming and praying that whatever little bit of faith they have, Jesus will work a miracle. Sometimes our faith can feel weak,...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Kirk Jacob and his friend, Joe O’Connell. Today’s Gospel reading comes from the account of Saint Mark, and covers a time when Jesus cured a boy of an unclean spirit. Joe discusses the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine and the lives affected. He talks...

Good morning and welcome to morning prayer, with Br Carl Peter, in Rome. Today’s Gospel reading comes from Saint Matthew. It is of the time when Jesus taught his disciples to love their enemies. Carl focuses on this word, “enemy”. Let us endeavour not to have enemies, but rather love everyone, as Jesus taught us....

Hello everyone and welcome to morning prayer with Petru, an Oblate scholastic in Rome. Today’s Gospel reading focuses on the Transfiguration of the Lord. Petru reminds us that the transfiguration offers us a message of hope – this is how we will be with him. It helps us to reflect on the importance of detaching...