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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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St. Teresa’s walking stick: By Land By Sea By Air

St Mark’s gospel account tells us that Jesus sent out the Twelve and instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff – no bread, no haversack, no coppers for their purses. They were to wear sandals, but he added, “Do not take a spare tunic.” It was in this spirit that Brother Noel O’Connor set out on Friday to collect St. Teresa’s walking stick (staff). Sandals on his feet, no spare tunic, no haversack, but with a day return ticket for Spain.

Arrived safely and took possession of the Staff and surprise, surprise he learned that the Staff could only travel by sea!!!!!!!!!!!

No need to worry, Brother Noel is on sea pilgrimage with the staff and will arrive in time for Mass at 7.30am tomorrow.

Somehow Teresa wants us to know some of the hardships she faced when she travelled up and down Spain. There were no airplanes in her day and there was plenty of danger on the high seas but I think she would have liked the adventure if given the opportunity. Maybe she still feels she would like that opportunity.

This means of course that we will have the privilege of being the first to welcome her to Ireland so come along and join us, if not for 7.30 then sometime during the morning.

This entry was posted on July 19, 2015 by Sr. Teresa

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