Good morning, everyone, and welcome to morning prayer. Today, we are joined by Patsy, from Anglesey. Today’s reading comes from the Gospel of Luke. Jesus speaks to some Pharisees and lawyers, and contrasts how they observed the temple tax while neglecting justice and love. Sometimes the Gospel may seem demanding on what is expected of...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Fr Ray, in Tower Hill, London. Today is the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, who gives us some beautiful prayers on creation. Today, let us recognise and appreciate the gift of God’s creation. “Be praised, my Lord, for Sister Earth, our mother, who nourishes us...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer from De Mazenod House, in Tower Hill, London. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke – it is the parable of the Good Samaritan. When we are generous with others, we bring more joy and love into the world. Chaher, through his art, shows how technology...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer from De Mazenod House, in Tower Hill, London. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke. It is of the story of the mustard seed. Today’s gospel sums up the art of gratitude at its best. Pope Francis says that gratitude a flower that blooms in noble...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer from English Martyrs parish, in Tower Hill, London. Today is the feast day of Saint Therese of Lisieux, the famous little French saint and Doctor of the Church, who is well-known for her autobiography, ‘The Story of a Soul’, and her Little Way. Let us pray this...