A Moment to Pause - a short daily Christmas reflection

You are welcome to the reflection today with Marcellus from the Oblate Parish in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is Tuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time. Welcome to A Moment to Pause reflection. Today we reflect on the Gospel of Matthew, chapter six, verses 1 to 6 and 16 to 18. In this passage, Jesus continues to teach us, his followers, the right way to do things. The gospel admonishes us to do thin...

You are welcome to the reflection today with Marcellus from the Oblate Parish in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time. Today we reflect on the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter five verses 38 to 42. In this passage, Jesus tells the disciples in a way to renew their mind on what they are used to. By going all the way extra mile in all that they do. So Jesus goes on to tell h...

Welcome to our reflection today. I'm Joseph O'Connor from the Friends of Saint Eugene here in Crewe. And, reading today, we as Catholics, we hear this powerful reading of mission. But our mission is rooted in Christ's compassion. Jesus sees the crowds and is moved with pity. Recognising that people are spiritually weary and in need of a shepherd. We pray often for more shepherds to be given to us,...

Good morning. On this feast of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We look at Matthew's gospel, 5:33 to 37.  Jesus teaches his disciples that you are. Yes, yes. And you know me. No. He calls each of us to honesty and integrity. On the feast of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We see this teaching of Jesus perfectly lived out in her life. How was completely united to Go...

Good morning and welcome to our podcast and reflection this morning on Friday June 12th. I’m Joseph O'Connell from the Friends of Saint Eugene here in Crewe. Our gospel today is taken from Matthew 11:25 to 30. In this passage, of course, Jesus thanks the Father for really revealing the truths of the Kingdom of God to the humble, rather than those who rely solely on their own wisdom.  He then invit...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Joe O’Connell, a member of the Friends of Saint Eugene in Crewe.  Thank you for joining us today and our morning prayer here at Crewe. I'm Joseph O’Connor. In Matthew's gospel, ten 7 to 13, Jesus sends his disciple out his disciples out to proclaim that the kingdom of God is at hand. He tells them, obviously, to trust Go...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Joe O'Connell, a member of the Friends of Saint Eugene in Crewe.  Welcome to our reflection today. Coming here from Crewe, I'm Joseph O'Connell. Jesus says in the Gospel of Matthew 5:17 to 19 today, he says, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish them, but to fulfill...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Joe O'Connell, a member of the Friends of Saint Eugene in Crewe.  Welcome to our reflection today. I'm Joseph O’Connell from the Friends of Saint Eugene in Crewe. In a world where fame is sought and pursued, where might is right, where people are regarded as just dispensable, where greed is seen as a virtue - we are remi...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Joe O'Connell, a member of the Friends of Saint Eugene in Crewe.  Good morning. I'm Joe O'Connell. Friends and  I’m a Friend of Saint Eugene in Crewe. Our reading is taken from Matthew 5: 1 to 12. Jesus did three things on mountains; He fed the 5000,  the Beatitudes were preached  at  today's reading and the crucifixion....

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Padraig Corcoran, a member of the Oblate Mission with Youth Team.  On this Feast of Corpus Christi, we celebrate the wonderful gift of the Eucharist—the Body and Blood of Christ. In today's Gospel, Jesus declares: "I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever." These words r...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Padraig Corcoran, a member of the Oblate Mission with Youth Team.  Jesus contrasts the behaviour of the scribes with that of a poor widow. The scribes seek honour, recognition, and places of importance, while the widow quietly places two small coins into the Temple, everything she has to live on. To human eyes, her gift...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Padraig Corcoran, a member of the Oblate Mission with Youth Team.  Jesus asks a question that challenges the crowd's understanding of the Messiah: "How can the scribes say that Christ is the son of David?" He then points to David's own words in Scripture, where David calls the Messiah "Lord." Jesus is helping the people...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Padraig Corcoran, a member of the Oblate Mission with Youth Team.  In today's Gospel, a scribe asks Jesus, "Which is the first of all the commandments?" Jesus answers by placing love at the very centre of faith: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all yo...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Padraig Corcoran, a member of the Oblate Mission with Youth Team.  In today's Gospel, the Sadducees challenge Jesus with a question about the resurrection, hoping to discredit belief in life after death. Jesus responds by revealing that they have misunderstood both the Scriptures and the power of God. He reminds them tha...

  Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Padraig Corcoran, a member of the Oblate Mission with Youth Team.  In today's Gospel, Jesus is confronted with a difficult question: "Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" His opponents hope to trap Him, but Jesus responds with wisdom: "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God." Jesus...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Padraig Corcoran, a member of the Oblate Mission with Youth Team.  In today's Gospel, Jesus tells the parable of the tenants in the vineyard. The owner sends servants to collect the fruit, but the tenants reject and mistreat them. Today we mark International Children's Day and the Global Day of Parents what did the owner...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Sarah Braid, a member of the Oblate Parish of St Joseph's, Colwyn Bay. Today's Gospel is from the Holy Gospel according to the Gospel of John, chapter three, verses 16 to 18. I find this Gospel quite difficult and also very beautiful. What stays with me first is the love within it. For God so loved the world that he gave...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Sarah Braid, a member of the Oblate Parish of St Joseph's, Colwyn Bay. Today's Gospel is from the Holy Gospel according to the Gospel of Mark, chapter 11, verses 27 to 33. In this Gospel, the religious leaders asked Jesus, By what authority are you doing these things? It is actually, I think, a quite an important questio...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Sarah Braid, a member of the Oblate Parish of St Joseph's, Colwyn Bay. Today's Gospel is from the Holy Gospel according to the Gospel of Mark, chapter 11, verses 11 to 26. As I reflected on this Gospel, I found myself moving slowly through the different parts the fig tree, the temple, then prayer and forgiveness. The fig...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Sarah Braid, a member of the Oblate Parish of St Joseph's, Colwyn Bay. Today's Gospel is from the Holy Gospel according to the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 26, verses 36 to 42. I find this Gospel quite upsetting because it shows that the people who love Jesus most could not stay awake and support him, while he was sorrowfu...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Sarah Braid, a member of the Oblate Parish of St Joseph's, Colwyn Bay. Today's Gospel is from the Holy Gospel according to the Gospel of Luke, chapter ten, verses 1 to 9. This Gospel feels unusually direct and clear. Jesus sends out the 72 with simple instructions. He knows they are vulnerable, describing them as lambs a...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Sarah Braid, a member of the Oblate Parish of St Joseph's, Colwyn Bay. Today's gospel is from the Holy Gospel according to the gospel of Mark, chapter 10 verses 28-31. This gospel I feel, can be slightly confusing at first. Peter appears to be showing his loyalty, but perhaps also asking what is in it for them. Peter is...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Sarah Braid, a member of the Oblate Parish of St Joseph's, Colwyn Bay. Today's gospel is from the Holy Gospel according to the Gospel of John Chapter 19, verses 25 to 34. When I think about it and have a moment of reflection and a moment of pause the thing that jumps out of me is Mary's journey. Mary's journey is built o...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today written by Mary Tyrrell. This passage is still pertinent today. Just as the disciples faced fear and uncertainty, millions of people around our world are feeling fearful, confused, anxious, and uncertain about the future. You might be one of them. There are so many threats to life, to health, to relationships and basic huma...

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today written by Mary Tyrrell. What a really interesting passage this is. I was struck by the last few lines. In this gospel of St John Chapter 20 verse 25 reads, ”But there are also many other things that Jesus did; if every one of them were written down, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be...