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Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family: Trinity Sunday 2023
Dear friends, we join Christine once more for morning prayer. Today, on Trinity Sunday, we celebrate the mystery of the Holy Trinity, one God in three persons. This is one of my most inspiring feasts. The family is a great analogy for the Trinity. The family is united in love and a three persons of...
Morning Prayer June 3rd – with Christine
Jesus’ authority is questioned. Try to put yourself in the temple written about in today’s gospel where Jesus was speaking. What would our reaction be like? Would we ignore him? Would you be curious about him? Would you be agitated by him or envious? Or would we recognise something of his divine power, love and...
Morning Prayer Friday June 2nd
Dear friends, we invite you to join Alexa Davies in London for morning prayer. According to scholars, in Palestine the fruit appears before the leaves. When they saw the tree from a distance the natural assumption would be that since it had leaves it also had fruit. This would not be surprising even if it...
Oblate Family Morning Prayer June 1st
Then Jesus spoke, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ ‘Rabbuni,’ the blind man said to him ‘Master, let me see again.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your faith has saved you.’ And immediately his sight returned and he followed him along the road. Like Bartimaeus, we don’t have to be blinded anymore....
Morning Prayer May 31st: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today we celebrate the visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin, Elizabeth. Mary has just received news that she is to become the mother of God’s son, but she doesn’t take time out to rest but goes to visit Elizabeth. and actually remains with her for three months. The Magnificat, also known as...
Oblate Family Daily Morning Prayer – Tuesday May 30th
Friends, Olga from London leads us in our prayer this morning – remembering that the great feast of Pentecost – the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and Mary – is relevant to us in our daily lives. We also reflect on the generosity of God when Jesus reminds us in today’s gospel...
Oblate Novena for Vocations: May 29th Day 9
Dear friends welcome to Day 9 and the final day of our 2023 Novena of prayer for Oblate Vocations. We join our Oblate Parish of Our Lady Immaculate, Darndale-Belcamp for today’s prayer. Thanks to Fr Eduardo for leading today’s novena prayers. Thank you all for joining and praying with us this novena for Oblate vocations...
Oblate Novena for Vocations: May 28th Day 8
Dear friends welcome to Day 8 of our 2023 Novena of prayer for Oblate Vocations. We join our Oblate Parish of St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Colwyn Bay, North Wales for today’s prayer. Thanks to Br Michael, Joseph, Wendy, and Fr Vimal for leading today’s novena prayers. The eighth day VOCATION – THE CHARISM Prayer...
Novena for Oblate Vocations: May 27th Day 7
Dear friends welcome to Day 7 of our 2023 Novena of prayer for Oblate Vocations. We join our Oblate Parish of St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Llangerfin, Angelsey, Wales for today’s prayer. Thanks to Fr Joe Daly, Pauline Thomas and Paddie Lloyd for leading today’s novena prayers. The seventh day VOCATION – THE RESPONSE Behold...
Oblate Novena for Vocations: May 26th Day 6
Dear friends welcome to Day 6 of our 2023 Novena of prayer for Oblate Vocations. We join our Oblate Parish of St Mary’s Help of Christians, Holyhead on Angelsey, Wales for today’s prayer. Thanks to Fr Frank, Christine, and Sister Miranda for leading today’s novena prayers. Day Six: Vocation the Ideal Jesus said: “If someone...