Bishop Michael Router welcomes World Day of the Sick Message by Pope Francis As chair of the Council for Healthcare of the Irish Episcopal Conference, I welcome Pope Francis message for the World Day of the Sick, which is celebrated on 11 February, the Feast of Our...
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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for World Day of the Sick 2021
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Statement by Bishop Michael Router on Pope Francis’ Message for the World Day of the Sick 2021
As chair of the Council for Healthcare of the Irish Episcopal Conference, I welcome Pope Francis message for the World Day of the Sick which takes place on 11 February, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. The past year has been an extraordinary one. As a...
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World Day of the Sick – 11 February 2021
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Throughout most of 2020 news and social media outlets have provided us with daily updates on the number of deaths recorded with or from Covid-19. After so many months, we can easily tire of listening to these news items and, unintentionally, desensitise ourselves to...
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A Time to Remember So many of our conversations used to revolve around the weather, it was like our in built ice breaker in the art of conversation. Now we have replaced this line with the oft familiar phrase, ‘these are strange times’, as we refer to the...
Remember in November – Sister Dervilla O’Donnell, MMM
November, darkness falls earlier as the evenings get shorter, trees become naked as they continue to shed and let go of their beautiful, rustic colour leaves. Nature constantly reminds us of letting go, dying and death. The month of November, we traditionally...
Remember in November – Father John Kelly
In November we remember our dead but also the many families, nursing homes, healthcare staff, religious houses and parish communities that grieve. In recent weeks the tragic deaths among families in Cork and Dublin, as well as living during a Worldwide Pandemic...
Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the 27th World Day of the Sick 2019
“You received without payment; give without payment” (Mt 10:8) Dear Brothers and Sisters, “You received without payment; give without payment” (Mt 10:8). These are the words spoken by Jesus when sending forth his apostles to spread the Gospel, so that his...
World Day of the Sick Prayer Leaflet
Publication for World Day of the Sick 2010. Theme: Be still February 2010 | Catholic Healthcare Commission World Day of the Sick Prayer Leaflet 2010 Text available to download here in pdf format (~ 44 Kb) Get Adobe Acrobat...
Theology courses for certification approved by the Healthcare Chaplaincy Board
June 2009 | Healthcare Chaplaincy Board (effective from 1 January 2012) Theology courses for certification approved by the Healthcare Chaplaincy Board.- download here (29 KB) Get Adobe Acrobat Reader
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