PASTORAL LETTER FOR PENTECOST 2020
FROM BISHOP LARRY DUFFY, BISHOP OF CLOGHER
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ,
Peace be with you! (John 20:19)
Those words of Jesus have a special meaning for us today as we mark the end of the Season of Easter and also the moment when the Holy Spirit descended on the Church,
May Procession Sunday 31st May at 3pm ”Join us in prayer as the procession passes your home “
Evening Prayer and Devotion
Evening Prayer: at 9pm ( Mon – Thursday and Saturday Evening ) in St Joseph’s Church Carrickmacross ( Via Webcam )
Devotions : Friday and Sunday Evenings at 7pm in St Josephs Church Carrickmacross ( via Webcam )
TRÓCAIRE 2020 – The Coronavirus crisis has impacted on us all. But nowhere is the fear of this virus more real than in the refugee camps of Lebanon, the crowded city slums of Nairobi or the war-torn villages of Somalia. This is in addition to the ongoing work of Trócaire in so many other parts of the world. Vulnerable people
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St Joseph Triduum : Wednesday 29th April – Friday 1st May In honour of St Joseph , the St Joseph Triduum prayer will be recited on Wednesday 29th April , Thursday 30th April , and Friday 1st May at the 10am Mass in St Joseph’s Church Carrickmacross ( via webcam and radio ) . On Friday Evening |
ONLINE CELEBRATIONS OF DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY ACROSS THE DIOCESE OF CLOGHER THIS SUNDAY, 19 APRIL 2020.
Next Sunday, the Second Sunday of Easter, the Church throughout the world marks Divine Mercy Sunday, in honour of the Divine Mercy that comes from the heart of Christ to all who seek his forgiveness. The ‘hour of mercy’ is held across the world
“He is Risen from the dead”
Easter is the celebration of what Pope Paul VI once described as “the unique and sensational event on which the whole of human history turns.” Sensational means beyond the senses, phenomenal, out of this world, and this scarcely covers the significance of the event.
Scripture has no account of the actual happening
Judas Iscariot”
Last Sunday’s Gospel allowed us to meet the character of Lazarus, whom Jesus restored to life, from the tomb. We noted all the positive images of come-backs that have been associated with his name down the centuries. In worlds as diverse as sports, or politics or business, when insurmountable odds are overcome, the comeback is often compared to