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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 14^thDecember. We hope you will enjoy. https://youtu.be/R2YGDeZ0haE

A Celtic journey

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

6th Sunday of Easter 2025

Holy Spirit

Acts 15:1-2, 22-29

Apoc 21:10-14, 22-23

John 14:23-29

While reading the Scripture Readings for today’s liturgy we might have a sense of history repeating itself – Salvation history repeats itself over and over as we celebrate our Eucharistic liturgy! The passage from St John’s Gospel follows the narratives where Jesus is revealing to the disciples that He is going to leave them. They have already been stunned by the betrayal of Judas and at the departure of Judas Jesus declares ‘Now has the Son of man been glorified’. There is reassurance for the disciples that the betrayer has been conquered and then Jesus continues His teaching of reassurance and hope with his words: “Do not let your hearts be troubled”; “I am the way, the truth and the life”; “I will not leave you orphaned”; “I will do whatever you ask in my name”. All this will be possible because “The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name will teach you everything”.

Reflecting on the past couple of months in our Church we can find that things and events in the early Church were not very different to what we have been experiencing. We have journeyed with Pope Francis in his illness and suffering. We have hoped and prayed for him and for all his intentions. We have learned from his example and been touched by his compassion, even in the midst of his suffering. Pope Francis has reminded us that we are all part of the Body of the Church and that through real synodality we have involvement and responsibility to ‘love one another as we have been loved’. The 1st Council of Jerusalem, as described in our 1st Reading today, was a great example of the need to share our concerns, our hopes and joys with one another.

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Sr. Breda McInerney (1935-2024)

Sr Brida

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Sr Breda McInerney.

Born on 1st February 1935 at Cooraclare, Co Clare. Breda joined the Nazareth Sisters after her secondary school years and taught in their schools in Australia until she decided to be a Carmelite. In 1985 Sr. Breda came to Ireland and joined Firhouse Carmel. In 2017 she transferred to Roebuck after the sad closure of Firhouse.

Sr Breda was always interested in people and their concerns and was very zealous in her prayer for all. We are confident that she will continue to bring our concerns to the Lord on our behalf and that she will intercede for us all.

Always interested in sport she was an avid follower of the GAA and was keenly interested in rugby.

After suffering for years with heart problems it finally gave up on her and she died peacefully and serenely in the Monastery aided by the wonderful care of our doctors and the hospice nurses.

May she rest in eternal peace.

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