Local parish communities are at their best during this time of pandemic. Neighbours help one another, while the politicians and health authorities continually tell citizens ‘we are all in this together’ as we wash our hands, keep socially distanced and abide by the challenges of the restrictions. A spirit of care and concern pervades […]
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CELEBRATE SATURDAY NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME AT HOME, IN THE PARISH AND AT SCHOOL WITH THE GROW IN LOVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
|St Norbert, bishop St Jarlath, bishop Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary ‘The Lord’s is the earth and its fulness; come let us adore him.’ (Invitatory antiphon) Blessed Frédéric Ozanam (1813-1853), founded the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) in France in 1833. The SVP is an international voluntary Christian organisation, the aim […]
CELEBRATE FRIDAY NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME AT HOME, IN THE PARISH AND AT SCHOOL WITH THE GROW IN LOVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMME
|‘Give thanks to the Lord, for his great love is without end.’ (Invitatory antiphon) St Boniface, bishop and martyr Edgar Dale (1900-85), an American educator once wrote, that ‘people remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, 30% of what they see, 50% of what they see and hear, 70% of what […]
CELEBRATE THURSDAY NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME AT HOME, IN THE PARISH AND AT SCHOOL WITH THE GROW IN LOVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMME
|‘Come, let us adore the Lord, for he is our God.’ (Invitatory antiphon) St Charles Lwanga and Companions, martyrs ‘What the world needs now is love sweet love, It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of, What the world needs now is love sweet love, No, not just for some but for everyone.’ […]
CELEBRATE WEDNESDAY NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME AT HOME, IN THE PARISH AND AT SCHOOL WITH THE GROW IN LOVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMME
|St Kevin, abbot, ‘Let us adore the Lord, for it is he who made us.’(Invitatory antiphon) Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St Kevin. One can only imagine what it must be like this morning in this hallowed place of Glendalough. God is alive in the beauty of nature, bird-song, the sun, the mist […]
CELEBRATE TUESDAY NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME AT HOME, IN THE PARISH AND AT SCHOOL WITH THE GROW IN LOVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMME
|Ss Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs. ‘The Lord is a great king: come, let us adore him.’ (Invitatory antiphon) Parents/ guardians sometimes experience their children testing their patience, by being manipulative, demanding, nagging, confronting and putting them and their authority to the test. Some succeed in pushing their parents/guardians to the limit. This type of behaviour […]
CELEBRATE MONDAY NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME AT HOME, IN THE PARISH AND AT SCHOOL WITH THE GROW IN LOVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMME
|The Blessed Virgin Mary Virgin, Mother of the Church, Memorial. ‘Let us come before the Lord, giving thanks.’ (Invitatory antiphon). Christy Oglesby, senior producer at CNN commented on the recent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. George’s final moments in the custody of the police were captured as he screamed ‘Mama’. Floyd, handcuffed and held […]
CELEBRATE PENTECOST SUNDAY, AT HOME, IN THE PARISH AND AT SCHOOL, WITH THE GROW IN LOVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMME
|‘Alleluia, the Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world. Come let us adore him, alleluia.’ (Invitatory antiphon) The fifty days of Easter conclude with the celebration of Pentecost Sunday, the day the Holy Spirit first came upon the disciples in the form of tongues of fire (Acts 2:1-11). Hence, fire is one of […]
CELEBRATE SATURDAY, SEVENTH WEEK OF EASTER AT HOME IN THE PARISH AND AT SCHOOL, WITH THE GROW IN LOVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMME
|‘Christ the Lord has promised us the Holy Spirit: come, let us adore him, alleluia.’ (Invitatory antiphon). ‘Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!’ (Anne […]
CELEBRATE FRIDAY, SEVENTH WEEK OF EASTER AT HOME IN THE PARISH AND AT SCHOOL, WITH THE GROW IN LOVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMME
|‘Christ the Lord has promised us the Holy Spirit: come, let us adore him, alleluia.’ (Invitatory antiphon). In daily life, people engage in countless chats and encounters. Pre Covid-19, meetings and conversations were of a different nature than what they are presently. People spend an increased time communicating through technological devices. Many miss face to […]