A Moment to Pause - a short daily Christmas reflection

Hello and good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today, on Friday the 22nd of May, written by Mary Tyrrell. What a lovely scene we are presented with in today’s Gospel, John chapter 21.The disciples eating fish cooked by Jesus on a barbecue beside the Sea of Galilee. Peter must still have been feeling vulnerable knowing he’d denied Jesus three times and wondering if t...

Hello and good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today, on Thursday the 21st of May, written by Mary Tyrrell. In the final part of his priestly prayer Jesus prays for the unity of  his disciples which he describes as the most effective witness for promoting the message of the Gospel .Not unity as thinking the same and agreeing about everything but having the same unit...

Hello and good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today, on Wednesday the 20th of May, written by Mary Tyrrell. Jesus knew his time on earth was coming to its end. He had left himself for his friends to share in the signs of bread and wine. But as we might feel bit anxious when someone we love is leaving us. I’m sure Jesus the man felt the same. We have mixed feelings,...

Hello and good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today, on Tuesday the 19th of May, written by Mary Tyrrell. Today at the beginning of chapter 17 we hear the words that Jesus shared with his disciples at the Last Supper. It is said that last words are powerful  because they define a person’s final thoughts and meant to make a lasting impact on those who hear them. The...

Hello and good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today, on Monday the 18th of May, written by Mary Tyrrell. In Saint John's Gospel, chapter 16, verses 29 to 33, Jesus outlines the reality of what the disciples lives will be like after he's gone from them, stating, “In this world you will have trouble.” This is a reminder that suffering is inevitable for all men and wo...

Good morning. It's great that you can be with the Oblate family again today for our time of reflection and prayer. We join Frankie in Glasgow again this morning on the 7th Sunday of Easter. Let's begin. In the name of the father and the son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. And let us remember especially to pray this month of peace. Let's ask Our Lady's help as we say Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord i...

Good morning. It's great that you can be with the Oblate family again today for our time of reflection and prayer. We join Frankie in Glasgow again this morning during this 6th Week of Eastertide. Let us begin. In the name of the father and the son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. And remember especially to pray this month for peace in all areas of conflict in the world, and we seek  Our Lady's help as...

Good morning again. Thanks for joining the Oblate  family today for our time of reflection, and prayer also as we join Frankie MacDonald in Glasgow this week. Let's begin our day: in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Now let's remember to pray this month for peace. And as we see the Hail Mary while asking for peace in our communities, we invoke Our Lady. Hail Mary, f...

Good morning on this Ascension Thursday and thank you for joining the Oblate family again today for our time of reflection and prayer. Let's begin. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. And let's remember to pray this month for peace as we say the Hail Mary while asking for peace in our countries as we seek the assistance of Our Lady. Hail Mary, full of grace, the...

Good morning. Thank you for joining the Oblate family again today for a time of reflection and prayer as we join Frankie MacDonald in Glasgow this week. Let's begin. In the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. And let us too remember to pray this month for peace as we see the Hail Mary while asking for peace in our homes. As we ask Our Lady; Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lo...

Good morning. Thank you for joining all of the Oblate family today for a time of reflection and prayer. We join Frankie MacDonald in Glasgow this week. Let's begin. In the name of the father and the son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. And let's remember Pope Leo’s request for us all to pray this month for peace, especially peace in our families as we asked Our Lady: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord i...

Good morning. Thank you for joining all of the Oblate Family today for our time of reflection and prayer with Frankie MacDonald in Glasgow this week.  Let's begin. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. And let's remember Pope Leo’s request this month for us all to pray this month for peace, especially as we see the Hail Mary while remembering all our brothers and sisters...

We join Kirk Jacob for this morning’s short audio reflection on the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Today is Sunday, 10th May and this morning’s Oblate podcast is from the Scriptures of John 14:18 – ‘I will not leave you Orphans’. Good morning. We begin: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.  On this 6th Sunday of Easter, I am drawn to the Scripture phrase: ‘I will not le...

We join Kirk Jacob for this morning’s short audio reflection during the 5th week of Eastertide. Today is Saturday, 9th May and this morning’s Oblate podcast is from the Scripture of John 15:20:  ‘a servant is not greater than his master’.  Good morning. We begin: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.  In today’s Gospel Jesus speaks to His Disciples, his inner circ...

We join Kirk Jacob for this morning’s short audio reflection during the 5th week of Eastertide. Today is Friday, 8th May and this morning’s Oblate podcast is on the Scripture text of John 15:14 – ‘You are my friends if you do what I COMMAND you’.  Good morning to you. We begin: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.  Oh! Boy.. what a challenging Gospel as Jesus loo...

We join Kirk Jacob for this morning’s short audio reflection during the 5th week of Eastertide. Today is Thursday, 7th May and this morning’s Oblate podcast is on the Scripture text of John 15:10 – Abide in my love.  Good morning to you. We begin: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.  The word: ‘ABIDE’ occurs 3 times in today’s Scriptures.           What comes to...

We join Kirk Jacob for this morning’s short audio reflection during the 5th week of Eastertide. Today is Wednesday, 6th May and this morning’s Oblate podcast is on the Scripture text of John 15:4 ‘Abide in me and I in you’.  Good morning to you. We begin: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.  This morning we take a few deep breaths and notice the cool and warm ai...

We join Kirk Jacob for this morning’s short audio reflection during the 5th week of Eastertide. Today is Tuesday, 5th May and this morning’s Oblate podcast is on the Scripture text of John 14: 28: "Let not your hearts be troubled."  Good morning to you. We begin: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.  Today, we remember those who carry anxious hearts in our commun...

Today is Monday, 4th May and this morning’s Oblate podcast is on the Scripture text of Acts 7:58: Lord Jesus receive my spirit.  Good morning. We begin: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.  Today is the feast of the English Martyrs. Not very far from our Oblate Parish at Tower Hill is located a little enclosure near the Tower of London which holds a little memor...

We join Pat Hughes for this morning’s short audio reflection during Eastertide. Sunday 3rd May Gospel Reading John 14:1-12 Good morning. I would ask you now to close your eyes and say “Welcome, Jesus to be with me this day. “ Over the last few days we have explored and prayed this Gospel reading of John 14:1-12.   It is part of the Farewell Discourse at the Last Supper where Jesus explains his rel...

We join Pat Hughes for this morning’s short audio reflection during Eastertide. Saturday May 2nd 2026 Gospel John 14:7-14 Good morning and Welcome to our moment to pause on Saturday 2nd May. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Jesus is speaking with Philip and asked “Believe you not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? “  The passage encourages Christians to find t...

We join Pat Hughes for this morning’s short audio reflection during Eastertide. Friday 1st May Gospel reading John 14:1-6 Though it is the Feast of St Joseph the Worker , who is my favourite saint, I have chosen to reflect on John’s gospel reading as it is the Fourth week of Eastertide.  But the reading for St Joseph the Worker would be Matthew 13:54-58 which is about Jesus being rejected as a pro...

We join Pat Hughes for this morning’s short audio reflection during Eastertide. Thursday 30 April 26 Gospel reading John 13:16-20 Good morning . Let us bless ourselves this Thursday with the sign of the cross: in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit . Amen. My main take from this passage is Christ’s unconditional love. The passage comes just after the washing of all the disciples...

We join Pat Hughes for this morning’s short audio reflection during Eastertide. Wednesday 29 April 26 Gospel John12:44-50 Good morning. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. There are several messages in today’s Gospel. The  first I wish to pick out is “I have come into this world as LIGHT, so that everyone who believes in me, should not remain in darkness.” This is a referenc...

We join Pat Hughes for this morning’s short audio reflection during Eastertide. Tuesday 28th April Gospel John10:22-30 Good morning. Let us make the sign of the Cross . In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. “Are you the Messiah?” was the question in this passage that caused Jesus to respond “I have told you but you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name are my...