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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

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026

The word of God

Isaiah 8:23-9:3

1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 7

Matthew 4:12-23

For the last couple of Sundays John the Baptist has featured as a main character in our Gospel stories. Today’s Gospel brings a close to the ministry of John the Baptist. The one, who prepared the way for the Lord and introduced Him to those gathered at the river Jordan, has been arrested and imprisoned.

The prophecy of Isaiah had been fulfilled, although they did not realise it, “the people that walked in darkness” had “seen a great light”. Without any delay in the narrative, Jesus went back to Galilee, to Capernaum. The fulfilment of the prophecy must not be delayed. We are further impressed by the urgency with which Jesus began his preaching. There is an urgency – ‘The kingdom of heaven is close at hand’!

Essential to the establishment of that Kingdom on earth would be the co-workers of the Lord. So, the first action of the Lord in his ministry is to call Disciples. It seems that the selection of these disciples was very random, even without much care or consideration. But what is very striking again is the sense of urgency in their response – ‘they left their nets at once!’ Perhaps the next group to be called had a little more time for discernment but they too responded without hesitation – ‘At once, leaving the boat and their father, they followed him’.

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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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