Good morning everyone, we invite you to join Fr Dermot Mills OMI once again for our daily prayer on Tuesday January 31st. This is a phrase we often come across in the gospel about a crowd. Crowds followed him. The crowd stayed with him. He was surrounded by people. What was it that attracted them?...

Good morning everyone, we invite you to join Fr Dermot Mills OMI for our daily prayer on Monday January 30th. In today’s reflection we hear about the example Jesus gives us in how to practice the virtue of mercy. What does it mean to you? Jesus shows us that God’s mercy is open to everyone....

Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Sr Anne, from London. The Gospel reading today is from the book of Matthew. It is the Beatitudes. Sr Anne says that they are a descriptive vision of God’s mind and Jesus’ heart. They are kingdom values and reveal what the kingdom is like. They shape and...

Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Sr Anne, from London. The Gospel reading today is from the book of Mark. It is of the time when Jesus and the apostles were on a boat during a storm. However, it is not just about the weather and a boat trip; it is a story...

Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Pat, from Birkenhead, England. The Gospel reading today is from the book of Mark. Pat reflects on how she dislikes winter and the lack of light. In a way, this is what God is saying – to allow ourselves to show the light of Christ, to be...

The past weekend, Sacred Heart church, in Kilburn, London, was home to the Sinulog 2023 celebrations. The Sinulog-Santo Niño Festival is a big festival held on the third Sunday of January every year in the Philippines and, as you can see from these photos, was well-celebrated by the Filipino communities here!

Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Fr Irvin, from Tower Hill, London. The Gospel reading today is from the account of Matthew. It is from when Jesus told his apostles to go and make disciples of all nations. Today is the 207th anniversary of the foundation of the Oblates. Fr Irvin goes into...

Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Patsy, from Anglesey. Today is the memorial of Saint Francis of Sales. Patsy talks about his life and what he did, including a prayer, which she reads. The Gospel reading today is from John. In this reading, Jesus tells his disciples that they are his friends. He...

Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Patsy, from Anglesey. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Mark. Jesus describes loyalty to the Holy Spirit, and rejection of Satan, as the underpinnings of unity. Patsy reflects that a house divided cannot stand, and describes a story from her childhood and how Christian unity has...

Good morning, friends. We invite you to join Kirk, and his sister Andrea, from India. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Matthew, and is about the time when Jesus called his first apostles. Jesus chose fishermen as his first apostles, and by the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee. Fittingly, Kirk and Andrea are...