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 14th December. We hope you will enjoy. https://youtu.be/R2YGDeZ0haE
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
6th Sunday of Easter
Acts 10:25-26
1 John 4:7-10
John 15:9-17
One of the outstanding features of our Liturgies in the time after Easter is the readings from the Acts of the Apostles. This book of the New Testament is the record of the activities of the early Church community and the mission and ministry of Saint Paul and the Apostles. We are struck by their enthusiasm, courage and deep Faith. We can see them as models for all who are called to build up the Kingdom of God. Perhaps we feel that they had an advantage over the rest of us, having walked and talked with the Lord first-hand.
Of course this motivated them and the promises made to them by the Lord assured them beyond description. The message of last Sunday’s Gospel reading – the Vine and the Branches – would have impressed upon them that they were truly part of the Lord himself and that they were drawing energy, sap, from Him, the true Vine. He had sent the Spirit to empower them and they were allowing the Spirit freedom to work in and through them. They were determined to bear fruit because it was the way to prove that they were faithful disciples (John 15:8).
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