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
Palm Sunday 2026
Isaiah 50: 4-7
Philippians 2: 6-11
Matthew 26:14-27, 66
Each year in Holy Week we read two accounts of the Passion of Jesus. These are not different stories but they are accounts of the Passion from two different perspectives – given to us by the Holy Spirit to satisfy, perhaps, different spiritual needs of the same Christian community. The Passion according to John, which is always read on Good Friday, emphasises the Suffering and the Salvific work of Jesus. It prompts us to look at the Cross and consider what Jesus has done.
The Passion read on Palm Sunday is always from one of the Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark or Luke, and it helps us to identify with the events of Holy Week, identify, as far as we are able, with the person of Jesus.
This liturgical year is the year of Matthew. Matthew in his account of the Passion emphasises the royal dignity with which Jesus suffers. His Death is the sacrifice of the New Covenant and His Blood is poured out in order to ratify this New Covenant.
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