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
3rd Sunday of Easter 2026
Acts 2:14, 22-23
1 Peter 1:17-21
Luke 24:13-35
During Easter-time, the Gospel readings for our Sunday liturgies are from Saint John’s Gospel. This Sunday, the 3rd of Easter, we read from the Gospel of Saint Luke. Saint John was very much a ‘witness’ to the events around the Resurrection and he, being the ‘Theologian’ of the evangelists, helps us to understand how Jesus revealed Himself to the Apostles as the Glorified and Risen Lord.
Saint Luke, who is known as the ‘Portrait Painter’ of the Evangelists, brings the events of this first Easter time down to the level of the ordinary disciples of that time – and indeed to the disciples of our time! Perhaps Saint Luke is portraying what a typical disciple is like.
As we journey along the path of discipleship we experience many of the emotions and sentiments of early followers of the Lord. Surely we can see ourselves in the shoes of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. These two, (Cleopas and perhaps, his wife) are downhearted and confused and even doubting themselves for having been taken-in. They are talking together, sharing their fears, and disappointments, they are slow to notice whatever else is going on around them. It is difficult to concentrate, even on the teaching that is going on from this ‘stranger’ who has joined them.
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