Leader: We come together to pray & to honour Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Let us have the people of Ireland in mind as we pray & particularly those we know. Please join in the refrain for the litany which honours all the saints. (Bernadette Farrell – God…
Fast from thoughts that weaken; feast on promises that inspire. Leader: God on the road, invites us ‘Come & journey with me’ All: God making all things new. Leader: God in the wilderness invites us ‘Come & journey with me’ All: God making all things new. Leader: God…
Fast from suspicion; feast on truth. Leader: Wherever we travel All: God is on our track. Leader: Wherever we settle All: God is in our midst. Leader: Whatever is ahead of us All: God will be there ahead of us. Leader: God’s angels are amongst us All: To keep us…
Fast from lethargy; feast on enthusiasm Leader: O God, come to our aid. All: O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end,…
We were delighted to welcome Christine Allen, Director of CAFOD, to talk to us about COVID pandemic and the wider world. It was inspiring and encouraging. If you would like to listen to the talk please click on the button below: Christine Allen’s talk “Amidst the many challenges that COVID has brought to the world,…
Fast from facts that depress; feast on truths that uplift. Dear All, We are moving fast through Lent – 4th Sunday this weekend & Mothering Sunday too. I looked at the Sunday readings & was particularly struck by the excerpt from Ephesians – such a wonderful picture of God. Look at a few of…
Leader: God, you have called us to be a people on the move: All: Give us the desire & energy to keep going forward. Leader: God, you have called us to be a people who travel light: All: Help us to see what we should leave behind. Leader: God, you have called us to…
Fast from personal anxiety; feast on eternal Truth. Leader: Come, let us pray joyfully to our ever-creative God – Let us greet God with thanksgiving. All: O that today we will hear God’s voice & harden not our hearts. Leader: Let us bow down in prayer before our God for it is our…
Fast from self-concern; feast on compassion for others Leader: God of justice, mercy & truth, we gather in your presence, aware of it in your creation, All: Remind us of your constant love & power to change & challenge our lives. Leader: God of justice, mercy & truth, we gather in your presence, we…
Fast from bitterness; Feast on forgiveness. Leader: God of the cosmos, God of the commonplace, All: Through your grace, we seek to do what is required of Leader: God of the mundane, God of the mystery, All: Through your grace, we seek to do justice. Leader: God-in-the-midst, God on the margins, All: Through…