Dear friends, the time has finally arrived! Welcome to the official opening of our 2023 pilgrimage. Our Pilgrims have gathered together finally after months of preparation from Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales and Jersey. Tonight’s service was an opportunity to gather for a quiet time of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament to thank the Lord...

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time A(I) “Myopia Diagnosis” Friends, to be short-sighted, is one thing. We can get lenses, some comfortable frames, sometimes even a laser treatment – everything is clear then. But how to treat Myopia which affects our souls – our inner selves? How to see and feel deeper, that what is not...

The theme of the 2023 pilgrimage is “Pilgrims of Hope”. Join Fr Liam Griffin for morning prayer from the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, France. During the Oblate general meeting last year in Rome, Pope Francis told us “You have chosen to be pilgrims, to rdiscover and live your condition as wayfarers in this...

Gospel Reflection for Sunday September 17th 2023 | 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time In his adventure/survivor novel, ‘Lord of the Flies’, William Golding introduces us to a group of teenage boys (in fact, a school choir) stranded on a desert island when their plane crashes. They quickly discover that they are the only survivors and...

On many Fridays I am drawn to the mystery revealed on mount Calvary. Our God, Yahweh, frequently chooses mountains as the place where he reveals his mysterious relationship with us humans. We are his creatures and unlike the rest of creation he has freely chosen to enter into a personal relationship with us. This already...

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A  “Ulma family’s legacy – self-giving love” Friends, the Ulma family led an ordinary life against the backdrop of the Second World War. Josef worked in the fields, while Wiktoria managed their home and cared for their six children and another on the way. Through their simple daily routines,...

Some Reflections on my experience of WYD (World Youth Day) – “Mary set out in haste to meet her cousin Elizabeth” and so did our small group to Lisbon! Looking back over my time at WYD (World Youth Day), I have this sense that so much came at my senses from all directions that it...

When asked how our experience of the Lisbon World Youth Day was, in short we would say; Encouraging, inspirational, overwhelming at times, but that it set a better foundation in faith for ourselves. Picture this, it’s Saturday and the evening is drawing in, bringing with it a well welcomed breeze. The day had reached an...

Season of Creation 2023 : “Let Justice and Peace Flow” Published on Thursday 31 August 2023, www.omiworld,org Jean-Hérick JASMIN, OMI (Director JPIC) Every year from September 1st to October 4th, the Laudato Sí Action Plan team invites us to celebrate as a community and throughout the world the “Season of Creation.” The Season of Creation...

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...