Good morning. Welcome to our Oblate Family Morning Prayer on Monday, January 20th 2025, of week 2 in Ordinary Time. Today we join Patsy Thomas in Beaumaris on the Isle of Anglesey to lead us in our time of prayer this morning. Gospel Mark 2:18-22 ‘The bridegroom is with them.’ Patsy reflects: ‘Jesus is accused by some traditionalists that...

Good morning. Welcome to our Oblate Family Morning Prayer on Sunday, January 19th 2025, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today we join Patsy Thomas in Beaumaris on the Isle of Anglesey to lead us in our time of prayer this morning. Gospel John 2:1-11 ‘This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee.’ Patsy reflects: ‘Today...

Good morning. Welcome to our Oblate Family Morning Prayer on Saturday, January 18th 2025 of the first week of ordinary time. Today we join Pat Hughes in Rock Ferry  to lead us in our time of prayer this morning. Gospel Mark 2:13-17 ‘I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.’ Pat reflects: ‘When I was reflecting...

Good morning. Welcome to our Oblate Family Morning Prayer on Frday, January 17th 2025 of the first week of ordinary time. Today we join Pat Hughes in Rock Ferry to lead us in our time of prayer this morning. Gospel Mark 2:1-12 ‘The Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.’ Pat reflects: ‘I...

 Gospel Reflection Sunday 19th January 2025 | 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time | John 2:1-11 If Agatha Christie were to write a novel based on this week’s Gospel, she might well call it, “the strange affair of the wedding at Cana.” Why? Because whenever we see a reading from John’s Gospel, we should immediately presume...

Dear friends, we in the Oblate Community announce with the greatest sadness the death of Fr John McFadden OMI on Wednesday January 15th 2025 at 00:53 in the company of his beloved family in the Holy Rosary care facility of the Little Sisters of the Poor, Greenock in his hometown of Glasgow. Our prayers are...

Good morning. Welcome to our Oblate Family Morning Prayer on Thursday, January 16th 2025 of the first week of ordinary time. Today we join Pauline Thomas on the Island of Anglesey once again to lead us in our time of prayer this morning. Gospel  Mark 1:40-45 ‘The leprosy left him, and he was made clean.’ Pauline reflects: ‘The...

Good morning. Welcome to our Oblate Family Morning Prayer on Wednesday, January 15th 2025 of the first week of ordinary time. Today we join Pauline Thomas on the Island of Anglesey to lead us in our time of prayer this morning. Gospel Mark 1:29-39 ‘He healed many who were sick with various diseases.’ Pauline reflects: ‘This episode takes us...

The Oblate Community are saddened to announce that the  death has occurred of Fr. Joe O’Melia OMI. Fr Joseph O’Melia OMI, of the Oblate House of Retreat, Inchicore Dublin 8 and formerly of Dolphin’s Barn Dublin 8. Fr. Joe passed away peacefully in the compassionate care of the staff of St. James’ Hospital on Monday January...

Good morning. Welcome to our Oblate Family Morning Prayer on Tuesday, January 14th 2025 of the first week of ordinary time. Today we join Frankie MacDonald in Glasgow once more to lead us in our time of prayer this morning. Gospel | Mark 1:21-28 ‘Unlike the scribes, he taught them with authority’ Frank reflects: ‘It is...