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
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2025
Malachi 3:19-20
2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
Luke 21:5-19
The Gospel of today’s Mass is frightening and upsetting, even for those with the strongest Faith. But when we come to the end of that reading there is comfort for all of us who are disciples because the Lord assures us that not even a hair of our head will be lost. It is the assurance of a merciful God. And for us, who have been given the gift of Faith in our merciful God the assurance of the Prophet Malachi (1st Reading) endures; “the sun of righteousness will shine out with healing in its rays”.
We read this Teaching from Saint Luke’s Gospel, which has been our Gospel of this liturgical Year. In Chapter 6:36 of St Luke’s Gospel the Lord teaches us to ‘Be merciful as your heavenly Father is merciful’ and this seems to be the underlining theme behind all of what Saint Luke records in his gospel. Luke, who seems to be the most ‘human’ of the evangelists, speaks about ordinary people in what always seem very ordinary situations. He addresses our fears and concerns. His is a sort of ‘domestic’ Gospel; e.g. in every chapter of Luke’s gospel there is mention of eating, of food or drink, of meals, of table fellowship. There is always a situation with which we can identify.
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