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Vocations Reflection for the Feast of Pentecost – Sunday 23 May 2021

  Feast of Pentecost – Sunday 23 May 2021 As the Father sent me, so am I sending you.” Will you let the Holy Spirit lead you to your true vocation in the Risen Lord…perhaps as a priest or consecrated religious? If you think God may be offering you this grace,, please speak to your […]

Month’s Memory Mass for Fr. Benny Fitzpatrick R.I.P.

  Rev. Bernard (Benny) Fitzpatrick R.I.P. 5 January 1941 – 30 April 2021   The Month’s Memory Mass for the late Fr. Bernard (Benny) Fitzpatrick R.I.P. will be celebrated in the Cathedral of St. Patrick and St. Felim, Cavan, on Saturday 5 June at 11:30a.m. The Mass can be viewed online at www.churchservices.tv/cavancathedral May his soul, […]

Month’s Memory Mass – Fr. Fintan McKiernan R.I.P.

Very Reverend Fintan McKiernan, P.E. Knockninny, R.I.P. 15 February 1942 – 21 April 2021   The Month’s Memory Mass for the late Fr. Fintan McKiernan R.I.P. will be celebrated in St. Ninnidh’s Church, Derrylin, Co. Fermanagh on Saturday 22 May 2021 at 12 noon. The Mass can be viewed online at  www.knockninnyparish.com/our-parish/st-ninnidhs-webcam/ May his soul, […]

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Vocations Reflection for the Solemnity of the Ascension – Sunday 16 May 2021

  Solemnity of the Ascension – Sunday 16 May 2021 “Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News to all creation.”  Is Christ asking you to discern a vocation to proclaim the Gospel as a priest or consecrated religious? If you think God may be offering you this grace,, please speak to your […]

Resources for World Communications Day – Sunday 16 May 2021

World Communications Day will be celebrated on Sunday 16 May – the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. Pope Francis has chosen to reflect on the theme “Come and See” (Jn 1:46). Communicating by Encountering People Where and as They Are.” This theme recalls the Gospel account of the first disciples’ initial encounters with Jesus, who […]

Vocations Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Easter 2021

  Sixth Sunday of Easter – 9 May 2021 “God’s love for us was revealed when God sent into the world his only Son, so that we could have life through him.” Are you open to the call to be sent into the world as a priest or consecrated religious, that others might live in […]

New digital and radio ad campaign to support Accord’s first online counselling service

  Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare & Leighlin and President of Accord CLG has launched Accord’s first online counselling service to support individuals and couples experiencing difficulties in their relationships.  To support this initiative, Accord has commissioned a new digital media and local radio advertising campaign across the country – see list below – to […]

Pope Francis invites Knock Shrine to join marathon prayer initiative in May to end pandemic

Archbishop Michael Neary has welcomed the inclusion of Knock, the international Marian Shrine, as one of thirty shrines around the world invited by the Holy Father Pope Francis to be part of the Holy Father’s marathon of prayer for the end to the pandemic.  Archbishop Neary said, “The International Shrine of Our Lady of Knock […]

Fr. Bernard Fitzpatrick R.I.P.

Rev. Bernard Fitzpatrick R.I.P. 5 January 1941 – 30 April 2021 Your prayers are asked for the happy repose of the soul of the late Fr. Bernard (Benny) Fitzpatrick who passed away on Friday 30 April 2021. + Born – 5 January 1941, son of Patrick Fitzpatrick and Mary Lynch, Rathcorick, in the parish of […]

Preparing a May Altar at Home

As we approach the month of May – the month dedicated to Mary – we invite you to prepare a May altar at home. This old tradition of honouring Our Lady in our homes during the month of May has been passed down through the generations. You can create a space for your altar on a […]