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
1st Sunday of Lent 2026
Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7
Romans 5:12-19
Matthew 4:1-11
In modern parlance the word ‘Desert’ may conjure up images of sunshine and palm trees and adventures and safaris. The reality might be very different. In religious terms ‘the desert’ can have two meanings. It can be seen as a land which God has not blessed; a land without water or vegetation; a barren place where evil spirits live; a place where sinners are punished for their sins. The more common biblical view of the desert is of a place (“dreadful land” Deuteronomy 1:19), where God’s people pass through in order to enter a land flowing with milk and honey.
It was to the desert of Mount Sinai that God called Moses to reveal Himself to Moses and give him the commandments. It was to the desert of Mount Horeb that God called Elijah and spoke to him in the ‘gentle breeze’. Their journeys took 40 days and they did not return to the desert because God had fulfilled what was God’s plan.
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