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A Christmas Moment - Saturday 10th January 2026
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
Amen
Good morning and welcome, and thank you for joining us for our morning prayer with the Oblate Family. My name is Rob.
Today’s Gospel is from Luke Chapter 4, verses 14-22
‘they were astonished by the gracious words that came from his lips.’
In our Gospel today, we see Jesus standing in the synagogue, doing what we do every day at mass, or even via these daily reflections: opening the Scriptures. Yet there is something striking about this moment. He is handed the scroll of Isaiah, and he does not simply read the first line…
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