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Morning Prayer for January 11th

Good morning friends. We invite you to join Mary, from the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage Team, for morning prayer today. The Gospel reading for today comes from Mark, which details Jesus healing many people, including Peter’s mother-in-law. Mary focuses on the line that Jesus needed to find his own quiet time, alone with his father. Mary...

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Morning Prayer for January 10th

Good morning friends. We invite you to join Padraig, from Dublin, for morning prayer today. Today’s reading comes from the Gospel of Mark, and is about a time in Capernaum when Jesus went into the synagogue to teach the people. There was a man with an unclean spirit, who Jesus healed. Padraig explores this reading...

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Morning Prayer for January 9th

Good morning friends. We invite you to join Caroline, from Cumbria, for morning prayer today. Today’s reading comes from the Gospel of Matthew, and catapults us from the manger to the start of Jesus’ ministry, with the baptism of the Lord. Jesus is baptised to bring good news to the suffering; he is sent out...

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Morning Prayer for January 8th – Baptism of the Lord

Good morning friends. We invite you to join Caroline, from Cumbria, for morning prayer today. Today’s reading comes from the Gospel of Matthew, and focuses on the visit of the wise men to the baby Jesus. Caroline explores in greater detail the account of the Magi’s journey to see the new-born king. She then goes...

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Morning Prayer for January 7th

Good morning friends. We invite you to join Fr Martin, in Inchicore, for morning prayer today. Today’s reading comes from the Gospel of Luke. It talks about being ready for the Son of Man coming in an hour we do not expect. Fr Martin shares some words of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, for you to...

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Morning Prayer for January 6th – Feast of the Epiphany

Good morning friends. We invite you to join Fr Martin, in Inchicore, for morning prayer today. Today is the the Feast of the Epiphany, and the Gospel reading recounts the time when the wise men from the east journeyed to see the new-born king. Today’s great feast is about God revealing himself to everyone –...

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Morning Prayer for January 5th

Good morning friends. We invite you to join James, from London, for morning prayer today. Today’s reading comes from the Gospel of John and focuses on Nathaniel’s encounter with Jesus. James reflects on how creative media portrayals of the Gospels can draw us deeper into the lives of the people mentioned in the Bible, helping...

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Funeral Mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Pope Francis will preside at the Requiem Mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Thursday 5th January. The Mass can be watched live from 8.30am here:  The Booklet for the Funeral can be downloaded here https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/libretti/2023/20230105-libretto-esequie-sepoltura_pont-emerito.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1o8PfJ9_GlHCFDUbDQQl_1j9uIMqI5PIUD1z_xrmDZ6kgo4Bgg4uCNVu4

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Morning Prayer for January 4th 2023

Good morning friends. We invite you to join James, from London, for morning prayer today. According to his secretary, Archbishop George Ganswein, Pope Benedict’s final words before he died were, “Jesus, ich liebe dich” – “Jesus, I love you”, in English. At the end of the day, that’s what it’s all about. Whilst it’s good...

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Morning Prayer for January 3rd 2023

Good morning friends. We invite you to join Jason O’Reilly, of the Kairos Community Trust, for morning prayer today. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of John, where John the Baptist testifies about Jesus. John was sent to the world, so that the world could repent and prepare for the arrival of Jesus. As John...

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