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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

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2025

Humility

Ecclesiastes 3:17-20, 28-29

Hebrews 12:18-19

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Saint Luke’s Gospel is addressing the ordinary person on the street. He tells of the everyday events in the life of Jesus in such a way that all of us can identify with them and understand their significance in the life of disciples. Luke loves to recall times of celebration and sharing and so often sets these events at tables and with food. In fact, in every chapter of St Luke’s gospel there is mention of food or meals. That is something that all of us know about! We remember some meals because of how relaxed and convivial they were and others because of the formal setting or the event that they marked. We can imagine either the formal or informal setting of today’s gospel story. It is the Sabbath – a day of rest, a day of relaxation, a day to give time to each other. But it is also set at the table of one of the leading Pharisees. It is an opportunity for Jesus to speak about some important things to his disciples. But also, his words are meant for those who ‘watched him closely’.

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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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