Good morning and welcome to morning prayer on Thursday November 3rd. Today’s reading comes from the Gospel according to Luke. It is about Jesus telling the parable of the lost sheep. Padraig relates his own life to the story in the parable and explores the themes in greater detail in today’s video. Thank you for...

Good morning and welcome to morning prayer on Wednesday November 2nd.   Today is All Souls Day, and Kirk is at the grave of a particularly significant soul – Fr Robert Cooke, the first provincial of the Oblates here. Kirk goes into more detail about the significance of All Souls Day.   Thank you for...

Good morning friends, we invite you to join Mary Tyrrell of the Oblate Partners in Mission Team for today morning prayer, on the feast of All Saints Day. “Think of the love the Father has lavished upon us.” Lavish – What a beautiful, extraordinary word this is. It is seldom used today in daily conversations....

Good morning friends, we invite you to join Mary Tyrrell of the Oblate Partners in Mission Team for today’s morning prayer, on the eve of All Saints Day. Today’s reading is Psalm 130. It is very short, very clear and very gentle. There is nothing to fear. Trust in God. “Keep my soul in peace...

Hello and welcome to our time of prayer and reflection on this Sunday morning. Today we join Fr Lorcan O’Reilly OMI, who is the director of the Oblate Retreat Centre at Wistaston Hall, Crewe on Sunday October 30th. At this time of year, we can see the colours of Autumn all around us, and there...

Good morning friends we join Mary, a member of the Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage Team in Dublin for morning prayer this Saturday October 29th. Today’s gospel reading makes me think that we live in a world where positions of importance seem to be sought and cherished. Further temptation to popularity seems to be the only value...

Good morning friends we join Bruna in London for morning prayer this Thursday October 28th. Today’s gospel raises two important points. First, is the fact that Jesus was praying all night – this could remind us of the importance of prayer and to make sure to set a time in our day to spend with...

Good morning friends we join Kirk Jacob in London for prayer. On reflecting upon today’s reading I couldn’t help but feel that Saint Paul was waging some deep battles as a soldier, both within and outside himself, especially in his soul. He uses strong metaphors related to a soldier. We can draw much hope that...

Good morning, friends! Today, we join Fr Irvin, from Edinburgh, Scotland, for morning prayer. Today’s reading is from the Gospel according to Luke. It describes Jesus discussing who will enter heaven. Jesus reminds us that if the kingdom of heaven is important to us then we must do what he teaches us to do. Fr...

Good morning, friends! Today, we join Fr Irvin, from Edinburgh, Scotland, for morning prayer. Today is the feast of the Six Welsh Martyrs and Companions. Today’s Gospel reading is from Luke, where Jesus compares the Kingdom of God with a mustard seed and the yeast a woman took to make bread. Fr Irvin explains further...