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 14th December. We hope you will enjoy. https://youtu.be/R2YGDeZ0haE
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
Baptism of the Lord 2026
Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7
Acts 10:34-38
Matthew 3:13-17
Today the special time of Epiphany ends. This time in the Church’s year includes celebrating the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. This revelation of Jesus was made to the shepherds by the angels. On the feast of the Epiphany Jesus is revealed to the Gentiles as God and King.
During this special time in the Church we are drawn to give special glory and praise to the one who has come as our Messiah. We commemorate the first weeks of the Life of Jesus. And then there is nothing about him until he is twelve years old. When he is twelve years old his parents bring him up to Jerusalem where he gets lost! After finding him in the temple teaching the people, his parents take him back to Nazareth and we hear nothing about him for the next 18 years.
What happened during those 18 years? What did the shepherds and the wise men remember? Did those who heard him in the temple remember him or wonder what ever became of him? Simeon, Anna, Elizabeth and Zachariah had died.
What led John the Baptist out into the desert or to the river Jordan? How aware was John of who Jesus really was?
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