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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

A Celtic journey

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

Exaltation of the Holy Cross 2025

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Numbers 21:4-9

Philippians 2:6-11

John 3:13-17

Perhaps we have become too familiar with the image of the Crucifix! We take it for granted that this image can be displayed anywhere. It is used as jewellery, as decoration, as the subject of art masterpieces and even as enhancement for the most secular of trade displays.

What if other forms of execution were displayed like this? Regularly we are warned on TV that the images about to be shown ‘might disturb’ us. The image of the crucifix is, of course, meant to disturb us – to remind us of our belief that Jesus died to save us from our sins. It is proper that we feel great shame and sorrow when we look on the crucified Lord. Today we honour the Cross on which he died. St Catherine of Sienna bids us “Look upon the one crucified and know the extent you are loved by 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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