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A Moment To Pause: Tuesday 9th June 2026
Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Joe O'Connell, a member of the Friends of Saint Eugene in Crewe.
Welcome to our reflection today.
I'm Joseph O’Connell from the Friends of Saint Eugene in Crewe.
In a world where fame is sought and pursued, where might is right, where people are regarded
as just dispensable, where greed is seen as a virtue - we are reminded in Matthew's Gospel today, 5 13-16 that we are “the salt of the earth”, we are “the city on a hill”.
We are meant to be a light in a dark world.
Most important thing to remember today, I believe…
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