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
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 2025
This Feast-day is all about Nazareth!
An integral part of any family is its home. Nazareth was the Home of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
It was at Nazareth that Mary received the message from Gabriel that she was to be the mother of Jesus. It was at Nazareth that it was revealed to Joseph in a dream that he was to be the father of Jesus. It was in another dream that Joseph was guided by an angel to flee from the cruel Herod and then in turn through the revelation in another dream that he was told to return to Nazareth.
Mary was the mother of the home, the Mother of Nazareth. At Nazareth she grew up, learned of her call to be Mother of God. From Nazareth she would journey into the hill country to minister to those in need. To Nazareth she would return after the trauma of losing her son in Jerusalem.
Pope Paul Vl described the home of Nazareth as the school where we begin to understand the life of Jesus, the school of the Gospel. “The first lesson we learn here is to look, to listen, to meditate and penetrate the meaning – at once so deep and so mysterious – of this very simple, very beautiful manifestation of the Son of God”.
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