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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

Saints Peter and Paul 2025

Saints Peter and Paul

Acts 12:1-11

2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18

Matthew 1613-19

Three weeks ago we celebrated the Feast of Pentecost, the Birth of the Church. In a sense, today we celebrate something of the Reality of the Church. We are inclined to talk about Church in two ways; the Magisterium of the Church and the People of God. Saints Peter and Paul represent both concepts and provide us with a double-sided view of the Reality of the Church.

It is a shame that too often we divide the Magisterium of the Church into slots of ‘Conservative’ and ‘Progressive’. The gift of the Church given by Jesus is a treasure to be conserved and all of it which is good must be protected and conserved. Of course the Church must be ‘Conservative’ but it must move on also. The stability of what has been conserved will give impetus and protection when the Church moves on to cater for the needs of a particular time or people.

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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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