Good morning and welcome to St Mary’s, Star of Sea. We join Trudy Shaw who is a parishioner at St Mary’s, this Saturday 19th of August. “The people answered Joshua, ‘It is the Lord our God we choose to serve; it is his voice that we will obey.’” – Joshua 24:14-29 “But Jesus said, ‘Let...

The funeral mass and celebration of the life of Oblate Fr Gerry Kenny OMI took place on the 2nd of August 2023 at 12-Noon in the Oblate Mary Immaculate Church, Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 Gerry Kenny was born in Ballymacward, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway on 27 February 1936. He attended primary school in Arklow, Co....

Good morning dear friends. We join Tina Doherty in Leith, Edinburgh for morning prayer. In today’s world, there is a strong tendency to see commitment as good as long it is going well. But difficulties can and do arise… Today Jesus calls us to take our personal relationships and commitment seriously. ‘Have you not read...

Dear friends, we join Veronica for this morning’s prayer from St Mary’s Star of Sea, Leith, Edinburgh. Today’s reading demands a lot from us. Read the many times we must forgive, yet the Gospels tell us that our Lord himself forgave on many, many occasions. Our Lord Himself shows us the ultimate act of forgiveness....

Good morning and welcome to Morning Prayer for today, August 16th, the Feast of Saint Stephen of Hungary. We join Rosemary Gillon, a member of St Mary Star of the Sea Parish in Leith, Edinburgh. Saint Stephen of Hungary converted his country to Christianity and set up many monasteries and abbeys. He looked after the...

Let us walk together listening to the call to care for the common home. DOWNLOAD PDF LJC et MI Dear Brother Oblates and members of our Charismatic Family, September 1st is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. It is an initiative of Pope Francis who has also written the Encyclical Laudato...

Good morning and welcome to this time of prayer and reflection with Kathy Barclay from the parish of St Mary’s Star of the Sea, Leith.  Today is the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  Reflecting on today’s gospel we reflect on Mary’s wholehearted willingness to participate in God’s purpose that makes her bodily assumption...

Good morning and welcome to this time of prayer and reflection with Kathy Barclay from the parish of St Mary’s Star of the Sea, Leith.  Today is the feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr.  Reflecting on today’s gospel we remember that we have to put the kingdom of God first and address the rest of life...

Good morning and welcome to this time of prayer and reflection with Veronica Halloran from the parish of St Mary’s Star of the Sea, Leith.  Reflecting on today’s gospel we remember that in our lives, we may have moments of doubt. We do not always understand why things happen. When trials, disappointments and disasters come over us,...

Good morning and welcome to this time of prayer and reflection with Joyce Fegan from the parish of St Mary’s Star of the Sea, Leith.  During today’s gospel, we are offered hope. Jesus tells us that, if our faith is only as small as a mustard seed, we can grow strong in our faith, and through time we can, too, move...