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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

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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

Trinity Sunday 2025

Trinity

Proverbs 8:22-31

Romans 5:1-5

John 16:12-15

Preaching a homily on the subject of the Blessed Trinity is always a difficult task. In the 15th century the monk, Andrew Rublev, had the same difficulty when trying to teach his fellow monks the doctrine. He wrote his famous icon named ‘The Trinity’ or sometimes ‘Hospitality’.

The icon told the story of the visit to Abraham of three angels. They had come on a journey to the place of the Oaks of Mamre to announce to Abraham and Sarah that they were to have a child. Abraham and Sarah entertained them to a meal and the icon shows the three angels sitting at a table. The table is seen as an altar of sacrifice.

The three angels took on representation of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In typical icon style the colour blue indicates divinity. The principal garment of the angels representing the Father and the Holy Spirit is coloured blue. The Father wears a golden patriarchal cloak while the Holy Spirit has a green shawl indicating growth and new life. The angel standing for The Son wears a garment of red, representative of humanity, with a blue shawl.

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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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