Catholic House of Prayer Iona ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
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Run by The Colmcille Trust, the House of Prayer is situated on the Scottish island of Iona (Inner Hebrides) & accommodates guests in twin or single rooms. Competitive rates, idyllic base.
Website: www.catholic-iona.com
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Hello! We are delighted to join Bluesky - to interact with you & bring you pictures & updates from the House of Prayer & the beautiful Scottish isle of Iona, where we are located! #personalretreats #pilgrims #prayer #thinplaces #spirituality #stcolumba #colmcille #rest #peaceful
Thanks Audrey, my pleasure.
March 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Thanks Audrey, my pleasure.
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LECTIO DIVINA 8pm this evening. Sorry I cannot be with you - youโre on @eileanidhe.bsky.socialโs zoom link and under her tender care, thank you Jane!
March 20, 2025 at 5:52 AM
LECTIO DIVINA 8pm this evening. Sorry I cannot be with you - youโre on @eileanidhe.bsky.socialโs zoom link and under her tender care, thank you Jane!
We have joined facebook...all our contact details can be found there as well as details of vacancies, special offers, news & more: www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
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March 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
We have joined facebook...all our contact details can be found there as well as details of vacancies, special offers, news & more: www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
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Hope you can join us!
Delighted! Audrey Hamilton will lead a retreat here at the House of Prayer Iona this September: 'Seeing With The Eyes of the Heart' - Contemplative Photography.
Dates 15th-19th September 2025 (4 nights)
Cost: ยฃ520 full board. For details & booking form, mail@catholic-iona.com #isleofiona #retreats
Dates 15th-19th September 2025 (4 nights)
Cost: ยฃ520 full board. For details & booking form, mail@catholic-iona.com #isleofiona #retreats
March 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hope you can join us!
Breezy but bright conditions on Iona today. The light around the hebrides is incredible #thinplace #isleofiona #hospitality #comeandsee #pilgrimages #innerhebrides #scotland
March 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Breezy but bright conditions on Iona today. The light around the hebrides is incredible #thinplace #isleofiona #hospitality #comeandsee #pilgrimages #innerhebrides #scotland
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Good morning! 1st Sunday of Lent & it is a bright, warm, sunny Spring day! Robin is singing his heart out & we have blue skies! #GodInAllThings #Lent #LentenJourney #faith #isleofiona #daffodils
March 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Good morning! 1st Sunday of Lent & it is a bright, warm, sunny Spring day! Robin is singing his heart out & we have blue skies! #GodInAllThings #Lent #LentenJourney #faith #isleofiona #daffodils
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This morning's views, Iona-style #hebrides #islandlife #scottishisles #isleofiona #pilgrimage #hebrideanvibes #sheep
March 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This morning's views, Iona-style #hebrides #islandlife #scottishisles #isleofiona #pilgrimage #hebrideanvibes #sheep
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Ash Wednesday. We begin Lent aware of our dependency on a forgiving & loving God...as Spring unfolds we rejoice in our Lenten journey - people of hope & possibilities #Lent #isleofiona #faithjourney
March 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Ash Wednesday. We begin Lent aware of our dependency on a forgiving & loving God...as Spring unfolds we rejoice in our Lenten journey - people of hope & possibilities #Lent #isleofiona #faithjourney
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Back on Iona & doing 3-day first aid training with our friends at the St Columba Hotel...next week we welcome our first guests of the 2025 season! #hospitality #isleofiona #firstaid #staysafe #sunny
February 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Back on Iona & doing 3-day first aid training with our friends at the St Columba Hotel...next week we welcome our first guests of the 2025 season! #hospitality #isleofiona #firstaid #staysafe #sunny
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'Shepherd the flock of God that is among you....not domineering over those in your charge, but be examples to the flock' [1Peter]. Praying especially for healing & recovery of Pope Francis on today's feast. #ChairOfStPeterTheApostle #shepherding #faithjourney #PopeFrancis #StPeter
February 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
'Shepherd the flock of God that is among you....not domineering over those in your charge, but be examples to the flock' [1Peter]. Praying especially for healing & recovery of Pope Francis on today's feast. #ChairOfStPeterTheApostle #shepherding #faithjourney #PopeFrancis #StPeter
Good morning on the feast of The Baptism of the Lord! May you experience a deep sense of hope, peace & joy in today's feast - in spite of the troubles of tbe world... #love #isleofiona #peace #prayer โ๏ธ
January 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Good morning on the feast of The Baptism of the Lord! May you experience a deep sense of hope, peace & joy in today's feast - in spite of the troubles of tbe world... #love #isleofiona #peace #prayer โ๏ธ
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Good afternoon. I'd another trip to Dundee over last wknd. ๐งก๐ค Saw Utd lose but spent quality time with dad. #Epiphany was a lovely Mass & the drive home to Iona across Mull is special. Last pic: from Iona looking at rain over Mull. Winter's as busy as main tourist season! #isleofiona #mull #roadtrip
January 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Good afternoon. I'd another trip to Dundee over last wknd. ๐งก๐ค Saw Utd lose but spent quality time with dad. #Epiphany was a lovely Mass & the drive home to Iona across Mull is special. Last pic: from Iona looking at rain over Mull. Winter's as busy as main tourist season! #isleofiona #mull #roadtrip
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A very Happy New Year! May 2025 bless you with graces, joy, peace & contentment. The sun has returned to Iona โค๏ธ๐โ๏ธ #isleofiona #newyear #newbeginnings #positivity #intentions #happyplace #islandlife
January 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A very Happy New Year! May 2025 bless you with graces, joy, peace & contentment. The sun has returned to Iona โค๏ธ๐โ๏ธ #isleofiona #newyear #newbeginnings #positivity #intentions #happyplace #islandlife
Happy Christmas! Pictures from this morning's liturgy in the oratory at the House of Prayer, Iona.
Happy Christmas from Iona! May you have a festive season filled with the light of the new born Jesus. Love & peace to all โค๏ธ๐
December 25, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Happy Christmas! Pictures from this morning's liturgy in the oratory at the House of Prayer, Iona.
Rainy & windy these past few days....no let up either. We take in the beauty with gratitude; but calmer days bring opportunities for people's travel & to receive supplies #advent #gratitude #ponderings #isleofiona #HouseOfPrayerIona #weather #scottishisles #islandliving
December 17, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Rainy & windy these past few days....no let up either. We take in the beauty with gratitude; but calmer days bring opportunities for people's travel & to receive supplies #advent #gratitude #ponderings #isleofiona #HouseOfPrayerIona #weather #scottishisles #islandliving
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Was good to get to Tannadice again last Saturday before I headed back to Iona. Had a smooth drive home Sunday with fab views across #Mull. Got earlier ferry so got back to #Iona without being stranded...result. Busy week at work now, providing hospitality for last guest of the season ๐๐ป๐ #winter
December 10, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Was good to get to Tannadice again last Saturday before I headed back to Iona. Had a smooth drive home Sunday with fab views across #Mull. Got earlier ferry so got back to #Iona without being stranded...result. Busy week at work now, providing hospitality for last guest of the season ๐๐ป๐ #winter
Our Lady of Good Counsel church, Broughty Ferry, Dundee #WindowsOnWednesday ๐ช
December 4, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Our Lady of Good Counsel church, Broughty Ferry, Dundee #WindowsOnWednesday ๐ช
This picture of the altar in the oratory (with the backdrop of the Sound of Iona & Isle of Mull), was taken on this day one year ago ๐
#OTD #memories #sunlight #nature #isleofiona #faith #CatholicHouseOfPrayerIona #placesofworship #iona #prayerspaces #sacredspot
#pilgrimpeople #colmcille
#OTD #memories #sunlight #nature #isleofiona #faith #CatholicHouseOfPrayerIona #placesofworship #iona #prayerspaces #sacredspot
#pilgrimpeople #colmcille
December 4, 2024 at 4:23 PM
This picture of the altar in the oratory (with the backdrop of the Sound of Iona & Isle of Mull), was taken on this day one year ago ๐
#OTD #memories #sunlight #nature #isleofiona #faith #CatholicHouseOfPrayerIona #placesofworship #iona #prayerspaces #sacredspot
#pilgrimpeople #colmcille
#OTD #memories #sunlight #nature #isleofiona #faith #CatholicHouseOfPrayerIona #placesofworship #iona #prayerspaces #sacredspot
#pilgrimpeople #colmcille
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December 4, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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'Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way" [from Matthew 15]
#OurLadyOfGoodCounsel
#MassToday #Advent #sacredheart ๐
#OurLadyOfGoodCounsel
#MassToday #Advent #sacredheart ๐
December 4, 2024 at 4:03 PM
'Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way" [from Matthew 15]
#OurLadyOfGoodCounsel
#MassToday #Advent #sacredheart ๐
#OurLadyOfGoodCounsel
#MassToday #Advent #sacredheart ๐
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December 1, 2024 at 12:50 PM
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December 1, 2024 at 12:15 PM
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Off island at present. Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel, in Broughty Ferry for #1stSundayOfAdvent This is the lovely stained glass windows behind the tabernacle in the side chapel #DioceseOfDunkeld #faith โ๏ธ
December 1, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Off island at present. Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel, in Broughty Ferry for #1stSundayOfAdvent This is the lovely stained glass windows behind the tabernacle in the side chapel #DioceseOfDunkeld #faith โ๏ธ
Lovely thread...about...goats โบ๏ธ๐
Are we doing those old-school, meandering, ludicrous threads here? They were the best thing about olโ Twitter.
And, hoo boy, have I got one for you.
Buckle up. We need to talk about Gromit.
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And, hoo boy, have I got one for you.
Buckle up. We need to talk about Gromit.
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November 26, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Lovely thread...about...goats โบ๏ธ๐
Good morning.
'Lord, how great you are!
You separated the waters & drew forth the dry land: protect all coast dwellers from the rampages of the sea. You filled the oceans with teeming life: sustain those who make their living from the sea' #morningprayer #mull #calmacferryview
'Lord, how great you are!
You separated the waters & drew forth the dry land: protect all coast dwellers from the rampages of the sea. You filled the oceans with teeming life: sustain those who make their living from the sea' #morningprayer #mull #calmacferryview
November 26, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Good morning.
'Lord, how great you are!
You separated the waters & drew forth the dry land: protect all coast dwellers from the rampages of the sea. You filled the oceans with teeming life: sustain those who make their living from the sea' #morningprayer #mull #calmacferryview
'Lord, how great you are!
You separated the waters & drew forth the dry land: protect all coast dwellers from the rampages of the sea. You filled the oceans with teeming life: sustain those who make their living from the sea' #morningprayer #mull #calmacferryview