Good morning! Today we join Jason O’Reilly in London. Jason works with Kairos Community Trust, a charity dedicated to helping homeless men and women with drug and alcohol problems. First reading 1 Corinthians 9:16-19,22-27 © We go into strict training, like fighters at the games Jason reflects on the reading from St Paul: ‘In this...

Good morning! We invite you to join Ciarán Leonard in Brazil for morning prayer on Thursday September 12th. This morning prayer is coming to you from our local community church here. It’s called in Our Lady Queen of Peace, in the wider parish of Saint John the Baptist, which was, over the years, served by...

Good morning! We invite you to join Ciarán Leonard in Brazil for morning prayer on Wednesday September 11th. Gospel | Luke 6:20-26 © Happy are you who are poor, who are hungry, who weep Ciarán reflects: ‘Why are people still dying of hunger? Why are people suffering the effects of war in our world today?...

Good morning! We invite you to join Fr Michael Brady OMI in the parish of Saint Michael’s in Inchicore for morning prayer. Luke 6:12-19 © Jesus chooses his twelve apostles Fr Michael reflects: ‘Jesus called these people to be with him in the mission. “Apostle” means to be sent and on a mission.In the reading,...

Dear friends, we invite you to join Fr Michael Brady OMI in the parish of Saint Michael’s in Inchicore for morning prayer. Gospel | Luke 6:6-11 © Is it against the law on the sabbath to save life? Fr Michael reflects: “When reading, Luke we are conscious of his introduction to his gospel in chapter one –...

Dear friends, we invite you to join Joseph Briggs from the parish of Saint Joseph’s in Colwyn Bay for morning prayer on the start of the Season of Creation. Gospel Mark 7:31-37 ‘He makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak’ Joseph reflects: “So Jesus takes him aside. Does Jesus want to avoid this publicity? To try...

Dear friends, we invite you to join Patricia Giles from the parish of Saint Joseph’s in Colwyn Bay for morning prayer on the start of the Season of Creation. Gospel Luke 6:1-5 The Son of Man is master of the sabbath Patricia reflects: “The two greatest commandments are firstly, to love God with all our hearts, with all...

We’d like to invite those who aren’t able to join us in Lourdes to send us your prayer intentions. So we may present them to Our Lady at the Grotto where she appeared to Saint Bernadette so long ago. You can do so by: Emailing them to lourdes@oblates.ie Or filling out the form below: Send...

Dear friends, we invite you to join Darwin Caubang from the parish of Saint Joseph’s in Colwyn Bay for morning prayer on the start of the Season of Creation. Gospel Luke 5:33-39 When the bridegroom is taken from them, then they will fast Darwin reflects: “How do you deal with change in life? If you want to...

Dear friends, we invite you to join Paul Evans from the parish of Saint Joseph’s in Colwyn Bay for morning prayer on the start of the Season of Creation. Gospel Luke 5:1-11 They left everything and followed him Paul reflects: “This image of God inside us is energy, fire, memory. We recognize goodness and truth outside of...