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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 Reflection

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026

Lamb of God

Isaiah 49:3, 5-6

1 Cor 1:1-3

John 1: 29-34

The Gospels are always presenting us with images of Jesus in order to help us understand him and to be open to his presence and his ministry in our lives. During the Christmas/Epiphany liturgical season we are given titles such as Infant King, Messiah, Emmanuel, Saviour – images that comfort us with the reality of the Lord’s presence among us and the assurance of his protection and help. Later in the Gospels we are presented with what is perhaps the most familiar image of the Lord – the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd gives us the comfort of knowing that we are watched over by a loving and caring pastor.

The image that St John the Baptist uses in the event of today’s Gospel reading is that of the Lamb of God. The Lamb who was slain is an image that has a deep meaning in the entire History of our Salvation. In Jewish thought and tradition whenever they wanted to plea with God for what they needed or wanted to make reparation for sins or transgressions or when they wished to make an agreement with God, they sacrificed a Lamb. They prepared it and ate it in ceremonial fashion. This ritual bound them together, made reparation for their faults and gave glory to God.

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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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