This evening Pope Francis conducted a special prayer and blessing “Urbi et Ordi” on the city of Rome and the world, for God to deliver us from the coronavirus. He prayed before the miraculous image of Mary, salus populi Romani, … Continued
Consecration tomorrow at 12 noon of Ireland to Our Lady for protection from the coronavirus The Bishops of Ireland have asked the people of Ireland to join together with one voice in consecrating Ireland to the protection of the Immaculate … Continued
Love one another as I have loved you As we continue to face this Covid 19 crisis as a human family, I have often returned to a beautiful teaching of Christ in chapter 10 of the Gospel of Luke. A … Continued
The 4th Sunday of Lent (Jn 9:1-41). Open our eyes Lord that we may see! In today’s Gospel, Jesus opens the eyes of the man born blind. What was darkness has now become light for him. During these difficult and … Continued
Reflecting on the meaning of Confirmation March 21st 2020 We Pray for the Confirmandi, who will have to wait a bit longer. Today the boys and girls of our Friary Schools should have received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Bishop … Continued
Daily Rosary for Ireland @ 9pm every evening Dear friends, in these difficult times of worry and challenge, we need to go to our loving God for help and strength on behalf of our families, our communities and our country. … Continued
The Solemnity of St Joseph -19th March Today the holiness of Joseph is revealed to us. He is the model we are to imitate. He had to be confronted with the distress of the unknown and its tormenting anguish, so … Continued
Vox Dei- the ‘Voice of the God’ Calls Us to Pray. Over the weekend, as we sat praying the Rosary, the church bell that calls people to Mass, traditionally called the ‘Vox Dei’- ‘the voice of God’, was tolling in … Continued
St Patrick’s Day 2020 We are indeed living in strange times. Very few of us can remember experiencing a St Patrick’s Day like this. All of the huge changes to what we normally do on this day can feel very … Continued
