Good morning, everyone, and welcome to morning prayer. Today, we are joined by Patsy, from Anglesey. Today is the optional memorial of Saint John XXIII, who opened the Second Vatican Council – where today we remember the 60th anniversary. The Gospel reading today is from Luke, where a Pharisee invites Jesus to dine with him....

Dear friends, this reflection on the pilgrimage theme took place during our recent pilgrimage to Lourdes. Many people have requested to view the recording of this very special prayer and reflection service so we are delighted to share it with you now. With very some sincere and vulnerable input from the members of Kairos Community...

Dear friends, we join Ros in Birkenhead once more for morning prayer. In today’s gospel we hear Jesus speak about the people of Ninevah who repented and turned their lives around to worship and serve the Lord their God again. Jesus says to them, ‘You’ve witnessed greater things before your own eyes, in your own...

Friends, please join Ros in Birkenhead for today’s prayer. We all like to be thanked for what we do for one another, and we make sure our children say thank you too. We tell them how important it is to recognise the kindness and the service that others do for us. In today’s Gospel, Jesus...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Fr Alex, in Tower Hill, London. Today’s short reading is from the Gospel of Luke, where a woman in a crowd says Happy is Mary to be the mother of God. Jesus replies that those who keep the Word of God will be even happier. All...

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE GENERAL CHAPTER OF THE MISSIONARY OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE Dear brothers, good morning and welcome! I am pleased to meet you, on the occasion of your General Chapter. I thank the Superior General – poor thing, taken from the desert and brought here to Rome!...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Fr Alex, in Tower Hill, London. Today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, which Fr Alex explains in a little more detail. The reading today is from the Acts of the Apostles, in which we hear that, after the Ascension, the followers of...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Judy-Anne, from Pimlico, London. “Ask and you shall receive.” How does this work? God has so many ways to communicate to us, so we have to always be alert to the ways in which he is working in our lives. Judy-Anne goes into more detail about...

Pope Francis met on Monday with members of the Oblate Community during our 37th General Chapter meeting which is currently taking place in Nemi, Italy. In Pope Francis’ address to members of the Congregation, he offered greetings to Fr. Luis Ignacio Rois Alonso, who was elected last Thursday as the new OMI Superior General for...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Fr Ray, in Tower Hill, London. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke. In it, one of the disciples asks Jesus to teach them how to pray. Jesus then teaches them the Our Father. Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy...