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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

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026

Salt of the Earth

Isaiah 58:7-10

1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Matthew 5: 13-16

When we read Saint Matthew’s gospel of the start of the ministry of Jesus what stands out is his declaration that “the Kingdom of God is very near”. The first major event in his ministry is the Sermon on the Mount. Our Gospel last Sunday put before us the beginning of that ‘Sermon’ with the Beatitudes. The declaration had changed slightly but significantly: “The Kingdom of God IS already among you, within you”. Jesus declared that those who are poor in spirit, those who are peacemakers and those who are persecuted in the cause of right are already signs and evidence of the Kingdom of God.

Today’s Gospel reading continues the Sermon on the Mount and further assures us of the calling of the Lord. But our calling involves duties and responsibilities. Pope Saint Leo the Great reminded us “Christians, know your dignity as Christians”. This dignity is defined by the Lord in the Sermon on the Mount. “You are the SALT of the earth, you are the LIGHT of the world”.

At first it may seem trivial to call us salt. Salt of itself seems useless. Only when it comes in contact with other things does it have any value. In our 1st Reading today the Lord says “Feed the hungry, heal the wounded”. Now we can understand something of the value of salt! Salt adds savour to food: salt heals septic wounds: salt preserves what is worth keeping: salt makes the ocean water stimulating.

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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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