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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

3rd Sunday of Easter

Jesus dining at table with disciples

Acts 3:13-15, 17-19

1 John 2:1-5

Luke 24:35-48

Our Gospel Readings for the last two Sundays have been from the Gospel of Saint John. Saint John, the disciple Jesus loved, witnessed more than most of the disciples all the happenings around the time of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. John is known as the theologian of the Apostles and he is able to give us a very deep and authentic insight into the life of the Lord and into the meaning of His mission to redeem and save the world.

Today we read from the gospel of Saint Luke. Luke is known as the ‘Portrait Painter’ evangelist: he portrays real life: he shows us the personalities of the gospels: he speaks of everyday things: he touches on real human emotions. In today’s gospel Luke, while describing the early post-Resurrection Church, touches on many of his favourite themes; Joy in the Lord; table fellowship; fulfilment of prophesies; divine forgiveness; the call to be witnesses.

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12^th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mark 4:35-41

Sea St Marks gospel tells us that Jesus crossed the Lake of Tiberias about six times. Jesus wanted to minister to the Jewish community on one side of the lake and to the Gentile community on the other. The journeys were symbolic of His reaching out to all people. The sea then, was at once, a barrier between the two sides and the crossing between the two. The boat becomes a means of overcoming the distance between peoples and a symbol of the mission of Jesus and of his Church.

Another significant factor is the storm. The early Church was experiencing very stormy waters because of the radical teaching of Jesus and the disagreements between those who went to the synagogue and those who gathered in their homes for the breaking of bread. Our lives can be no less stormy and sometimes we might lose our way. We need security and assistance and the assurance of God’s presence.

The sleep of Jesus represents for the Church the time after His death. Then, as now, he might seem to be sleeping –not present. But his sleep is also an expression of his total confidence and freedom from anxiety. He trusts entirely in the protection of the Father.

We in the Church today can experience stormy nights as individuals and as Church. What Jesus said to the sea he repeats to us today: ‘Quiet now! Be calm.’

In celebrating the feast of Corpus Christi, perhaps we could see Jesus as the sleeping presence in our midst, always ready to calm our storms and steer us through life’s journey.

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