As Lent continues and we look towards Holy Week and the Triduum, our minds during these past few weeks have been taken up with many issues that surround us and often we don’t know the way forward: the complexities around Brexit; recent flooding in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe; the horrors of violence in New Zealand; knife crime in our cities, ...
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Mission Newsletter
RNDM sisters in UK and Ireland promote mission through various apostolates, outreach, communication and funding for the missionary works of 870 Sisters of OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS in 22 countries worldwide. With a grateful hearts we thank you for your generosity in the supports of our Missions.
Read More »Provoking Thoughts – and Experiences.
Serving the poor and needy in our inner cities is a major concern for many people today. As Lent approaches it is good to stop and reflect on those people who give up their days and nights attending to the homeless and the destitute. One such person is one of our student sisters who while studying attends the Capuchin Homeless ...
Read More »Reflection for February 2019
The Hibiscus The scarlet hibiscus was the jewel among the potted plants on the corridor. Its striking beauty arrested the gaze of all who passed by. It reflected something of the glory of God, causing onlookers to express joy and wonder at its sight. This recognition and appreciation made the flower blossom all the more. It basked in the sunshine ...
Read More »Reflection January 2019
“We welcome a New year full of things that have never been “ . (Raine Marie Rilke) The Angel of New Beginnings dances and dallies with ease and delight in and among the planets, between earth and heaven, revitalising, challenging and inspiring us to take a fresh look at where we are; calling us to ponder who we are in ...
Read More »December Reflection – The Season of Advent
From September 1st – October 4th we celebrated the Season of Creation. This has become an annual celebration supported by Christians of all traditions with prayer and action aimed at the protection of creation. It is hope that humanity is growing in awareness of the need to protect everything that God has created. Each season in nature has a beauty ...
Read More »November Reflection
Over the past few weeks, I spent some time in France, in St Rambert en Bugey, a village outside Lyon, in France. Set in a valley, surrounded by hills, it is an idyllic spot for reflection and prayer. Our Congregation meeting attended by participants from 13 different countries was a time for reflection and sharing on our lives and ministries ...
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The Province Mission Promotion Team is grateful for your generosity, support and prayers during 2017
Read More »FOREVER DAY!
It was one of those forever days – freedom perfuming the air – fresh, exhilarating, divine! I rose early, surveyed the world, and embraced it tenderly, enhancing, enriching it by the gentle pressure of a non-possessive LOOK which said: JUST BE! and it WAS! Along the splendid crescent, oozing wealth I strolled: extravagant gardens concealing palaces of comfort – and ...
Read More »Eucharistic Pilgrimage and Congress “Adoremus” – Liverpool 2018
September is the month that we celebrate the National Congress in Liverpool, England – September 7-9. The Bishops of England and Wales will hold this event and invite many speakers from around the world to address topics relating to the Eucharist from catechesis, preparing children for the sacraments, to the devotion of the Eucharist, to name just a few topics. ...
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