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
2nd Sunday of Lent 2026
Genesis 12:1-4
2 Timothy 1:8-10
Matthew 17:1-9
It is said that ‘You cannot see the face of God and live’ (Exod 33:20) and that ‘Nobody has ever seen God. Only Jesus, the Son of God has seen God’ (John 1:18). The experience of Peter, James and John was one of ‘seeing’ Jesus transfigured – akin to knowing what God is really like. Our sense of Sight is not mentioned in the Gospels except when Jesus heals those who are blind or when he tells St Thomas “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe”(John 20:29).
Today’s Gospel focuses our attention on our sense of Hearing. The three disciples are instructed to “listen to Him”, listen to Jesus, the Word of God. Our sense of hearing is especially sanctified during the Baptism Liturgy when the celebrant touches the ears of the newly baptised and prays; “The Lord made the deaf hear and the dumb speak. May He soon touch your ears to receive His Word” (Rite of Baptism).
Listening and Hearing fit very well into our Lenten Spirituality of Fasting, Almsgiving and Prayer. During this Holy Season of Lent we are prompted to ‘listen’ to our own selves, to listen to others around us and to listen to God. Listening to ourselves can be very difficult because of all that is going on around us, because of our responsibilities and duties in life and because of the distractions and compulsions that we allow in our lives.
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