Wednesday of Holy Week: “Spy Wednesday” We forget, at our peril, that the sin of Judas was not his betrayal of Christ, (all of the Apostles bar John betrayed Him, and even he stayed at a distance until the Cross.), but that he was so enfolded in his own ego that he could not believe…
We have entered Holy Week… All over the country our friaries are busy getting ready for the great events of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, statues and crosses have been veiled, churches and friaries are being cleaned, all of the items necessary for the annual observance of this beautiful time are…
Feast of the Annunciation today! This is our true Spring day, when the Winter dark and cold of selfishness and sin yields to the green shoot of Mary’s total yes to God. The whole cosmos pauses and stills to listen for the answer to the Angel as God makes Himself dependent on a young girl’s…
Brother Martin will be conferred with the Ministry of Acolyte at Mass in the Friary today (Saturday 07 March 2015) by Brother Adrian Curran (Provincial Minister). This conferral sees Brother Martin enter into the final stage of preparation for Ordination to Deaconate in the Autumn. ‘Destined as he is in a special way for the…
AUDIT BY THE NATIONAL BOARD 2015 The National Child Safeguarding Board of the Catholic Church in Ireland will, over several days, in the month of March, 2015, review the manner in which the Irish Capuchin Province has received and dealt with all allegations of child sexual abuse made against its members since 1975. The reviewers…
The annual Novena of Grace in honour of St. Francis Xavier takes place as usual in our Capuchin run parish of Halston St. Dublin 7 from the 4th to the 12th of March. This wonderful occasion brings people together from all over the city to invoke the intercession of St. Francis Xavier in one of…
Last night (28 February 2015) Brother Kevin Crowley, alongside footballer John Giles, received the Freedom of Dublin City for his work with the poor and homeless of Dublin. We thank Kevin for his tireless work and wish him well as this week he also celebrates his 8oth birthday!
What is the Lord asking of you? Capuchin Vocations weekend, Capuchin Friary Kilkenny 20 – 22nd of March 2015. Have a look at our Vocations Blog for full details…http://capfrans.blogspot.ie/2015/03/discover-what-is-yours-to-do-capuchin.html
So sad to hear the great Leonard Nimoy has passed! May he rest in peace! His connection to the Franciscan tradition is interesting if a little oblique! The famous split fingered hand position of the “Vulcan Salute” came from his Jewish heritage. This is the position the Rabbis hold their hands in to impart…