Notices

Today at 12 noon Ireland was consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for protection from the coronavirus pandemic.

Excerpt below taken from https://www.irishcatholic.com/covid-19-primate-to-consecrate-irish-people-to-our-lady/

The Primate of All-Ireland has invited bishops, clergy and the faithful to join him in praying the 12noon Angelus on Wednesday March 25 – Feastday of the Annunciation.

The act of consecration will begin with the

The pope will join the initiative promoted by the Italian bishops to pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary at 9pm on Thursday March 19th on the feast of St. Joseph. All are encouraged to pray the rosary at 9 pm local time to take part in a chain of prayer throughout the world as each timezone joins in at

Prayer to St. Vincent Ferrer for protection against sickness and contagious diseases.

O glorious Apostle and worker of miracles, St Vincent Ferrer, new angel of the Apocalypse and our kind protector, receive our humble prayers and obtain for us a copious shower of divine favors. By that love with which thy heart was inflamed, obtain for us from the Father

Lockdown

Yes there is fear.

Yes there is isolation.

Yes there is panic buying.

Yes there is sickness.

Yes there is even death.

But,

They say that in Wuhan after so many years of noise

You can hear the birds again.

They say that after just a few weeks of quiet

The sky is no longer thick with fumes

But

Gospel

John 1:1-18
The Word was made flesh, and lived among us
In the beginning was the Word:
and the Word was with God
and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things came to be,
not one thing had its being but through him.
All that came to be had life