Blogs

Image Gallery

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

_________

Sunday Reflection

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2025

The word of God

Deuteronomy 30:10-14

Colossians 1:15-20

Luke 10:25-37

In his apostolic letter, ‘Aperuit illis’, issued on 30th September 2019, Pope Francis established the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time as ‘Sunday of the Word of God’. This day was to be given over to understanding afresh the relationship between the Risen Lord and the community of believers. Pope Francis says that the sacred Scripture is essential to our identity as Christians. How often do we think that the Scripture readings we hear at Mass are beyond us? Do we sometimes dismiss the Scripture as something for scholars or theologians?

In our first Reading today, from the book of Deuteronomy, Moses tells us that the ‘voice of the Lord, which is the Law of the Lord, is not beyond our strength or beyond your reach’. ‘No, the Word is very near to you, it is in your mouth and in your heart for your observance’

Then there are some, like the lawyer in today’s gospel reading, who feel that they are experts and can interpret the scriptures, sometimes to their own convenience and liking. Of course, we are each called to hear the Word of God in our own hearts and to interpret it as the Spirit leads us and we all need help to open our eyes to the truth.

______________

The canonisation of Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucified

Those of you who joined us for the Holy Hour on 12th January to pray for peace and security for our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land will be interested to know that on Sunday 17th May “The Little Arab” Blessed Mariam Baouardy was canonized in Rome.

Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucified Baouardy was born Maria Baouardy in Abellin, a village in Upper Galilee, near Nazareth, in 1846 of Arab parents. She was baptized in the Melchite Greek Catholic Church. From early youth she experienced many sufferings together with extraordinary mystic phenomena. In France, she entered the Carmel of Pau. She was sent to India to found new Carmel’s, and then to Bethlehem, where she died in 1878. She was beatified by St John Paul II in 1983.

Links that may be of interest:

A YouTube Video made by the Carmelite Nuns in Bethlehem: http://bit.ly/1PeLxdK
Carmelite Sisters of Ireland: http://bit.ly/1FPkkMK
Carmelites Sisters in the Holy Land: http://bit.ly/1GrQEjA

Blogs

Easter Reflections (Footer)

Location Map