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Prayer for the Anniversary of 1st Covid-19 Lockdown
We remember that it is a year since an Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s announcement (‘I need to speak to you about coronavirus’) from Washington at 6pm on the 12th March, 2020. In it he said that Ireland would go into lockdown, with schools etc being closed. Little did we know then, about what lay ahead –… Read more
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Stations of the Cross
On Friday 19th February, members of the Parish Pastoral Council took part in a ‘Zoom’ Stations of the Cross. This recording is now available for you to use, if you would like to follow the Stations for Lent. Please click here for a link to the video How to Pray the Stations Before each station… Read more
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Pope Francis proclaims “Year of St Joseph”
Pope Francis recalls the 150th anniversary of the declaration of St Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. To mark this, the Pontiff has set aside 8 December 2020, to 8 December 2021 as a Holy Year and written the Apostolic Letter “Patris corde” (“With a Father’s Heart”). At the conclusion of his Letter, Pope… Read more
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Lent 2021
Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent are approaching. This will provide renewed opportunities for reflection and conversion – albeit under very challenging pastoral circumstances. The Congregation for Divine Worship (The Vatican in Rome) has made it clear that it will not be possible to carry out the distribution ashes in the usual manner. With the… Read more
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Archbishop Martin responds…
Statement of Archbishop Eamon Martin on the publication of the report by the Commission of Inquiry into Mother & Baby Homes “Above all we must continue to find ways of reaching out to those whose personal testimonies are central to this Report” – Archbishop Eamon I welcome the publication of the Mother & Baby Homes… Read more
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