A Moment To Pause: Wednesday 24th June 2026

You are welcome to the reflection today with Bobby Neil from the Bluebell-Inchicore Pastoral Area on Wednesday 24th of June, Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. Our gospel this morning is taken from Saint Luke chapter one, verses 57 to 66 and 80, where we hear about John the Baptist.  To comply with the law. John's parents, Zechariah and Elizabeth, brought him to the temple to be circumcised. All the neighbours thought John would be named after his father. But no, John's parents believed what the angel had told them.  When Zechariah wrote his name, John, his speech returned. The last verse we read, “and indeed the hand of the Lord was with him. And meanwhile the child grew up and his spirit matured.” So faith and prayer go hand in hand.  Zechariah and Elizabeth prayed, and they believed, and their prayers were answered. 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 at hand. Amen. Thank you for joining us this morning.