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A Celtic Journey with St. John of the Cross

We would like to share with you two beautiful musical reflections in honour of Our Lady and St John of the Cross recorded by Kerrie O’Connor and friends in our Chapel. We vacated the Chapel one afternoon while they did all the hard work!! The first one is available on youtube and the second will be available for the feast of St John of the Cross on 14^thDecember. We hope you will enjoy. https://youtu.be/R2YGDeZ0haE

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Prayer & Reflection
for Women

From time to time we host days of prayer and reflection for women interested in exploring a vocation to Religious life. For further information please contact us at: carmel@roebuckcarmel.com

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Sunday Reflections

4th Sunday of Easter

Good Shepperd

Acts 4:8-12

1 John 3:1-2

John 10:11-18

When Moses asked God for some identification, God replied ‘I am who I am’. And that is how we regard God to this day.

During the past week we read from the Acts of the Apostles how Paul asked Jesus ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting!’ Another time when Jesus is asked for identification is by Pilate: ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ Other occasions when Jesus identifies himself are opportunities for Him to explain to those listening what his mission is and to give them images of himself which will be helpful and reassuring, images that are in themselves salvific.

But when Jesus appears to the disciples after the Resurrection, nobody asked him ‘who are you? They knew very well that it was the Lord’. These were the ones who had heard him describe himself while he was with them – in language that they understood.

In the Gospel of St John Jesus identifies Himself seven times with titles which we now know very well. Each one of these titles help us to see and understand different aspects of His life and His ministry to us.

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Sr. Breda McInerney (1935-2024)

Sr Brida

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Sr Breda McInerney.

Born on 1st February 1935 at Cooraclare, Co Clare. Breda joined the Nazareth Sisters after her secondary school years and taught in their schools in Australia until she decided to be a Carmelite. In 1985 Sr. Breda came to Ireland and joined Firhouse Carmel. In 2017 she transferred to Roebuck after the sad closure of Firhouse.

Sr Breda was always interested in people and their concerns and was very zealous in her prayer for all. We are confident that she will continue to bring our concerns to the Lord on our behalf and that she will intercede for us all.

Always interested in sport she was an avid follower of the GAA and was keenly interested in rugby.

After suffering for years with heart problems it finally gave up on her and she died peacefully and serenely in the Monastery aided by the wonderful care of our doctors and the hospice nurses.

May she rest in eternal peace.

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