by Oisin Walsh | Mar 21, 2016 | News archive 2016
The Most Revd Richard Clarke & The Most Revd Eamon Martin As we again ponder, and “pray with”, the events of the first Holy Week and Easter, we once more become aware of the enormity of God’s mercy to humankind. In the darkness of Calvary on Good Friday and in...
by Oisin Walsh | Mar 21, 2016 | Features, Headlines, News Feed
During Holy Week, the Church celebrates the mysteries of salvation accomplished by Christ in the last days of his life on earth, beginning with his messianic entrance into Jerusalem. The Lenten season lasts until the Thursday of this week. The Easter Triduum begins...
by Oisin Walsh | Mar 21, 2016 | News archive 2016
“On the First Sunday of Lent we heard the Gospel account of the temptations of Jesus. At the end of Saint Luke’s account of the temptation it was noted that: “When the devil had finished every test, he departed from [Jesus] until an opportune time”. Now that...
by Oisin Walsh | Mar 21, 2016 | Features, Headlines, News Feed
‘On the first day of the week, at early Dawn they went to the tomb…. he is not here, he is risen’. (Luke 24, 1, 6) Many Irish dioceses and parishes will host Dawn Masses on Easter Sunday morning. Dawn Mass is a very spiritual opportunity to celebrate Mass while...
by Oisin Walsh | Mar 21, 2016 | Front Page Banners
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