Thresholds of Transformation
Thresholds of Transformation for Seekers and Searchers is offered as a 15-session spiritual journey that invites participants into a deeper relationship with God, with one another, and with all of creation. Rooted in Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’, the programme explores faith, integral ecology, and hope in…
My Prayer on Lighting a Candle
Lord,
May this candle be a light for you to enlighten me in my difficulties and decisions.
May it be a fire for you to burn out of me all pride, selfishness and impurity.
May it be a flame for you to…
Safeguarding Sunday
Sunday, February 22, is Diocesan Safeguarding Sunday. It is the first Sunday of Lent and appopriately so, as we enter the Penitential Season and seek forgivenesss for past failings. In his address at the January Consistory Pope Leo XIV reminded all that ’abuse itself causes a deep wound, which may last a lifetime;…
A Prayer to Begin my Lenten Journey
Loving Jesus,
As I receive on my forehead the sign
of your saving cross, you say to me,
repent and believe in the Gospel.
Walking into Lent my heart is set on you.
May my fasting fill me with hunger for…
Scoil Mhuire Students made a Presentation Gift to Clane Children’s Grief Space in Rememberance of Kedagh Moore RIP, a lovely gesture🙏
Golden With Hope
Be each hour of your life Golden with love,
each deed Golden with Grace,
be the words you speak to a Soul
in each hour of need Golden
with peace be the way you walk.
When all your paths are trod Gracious
…
Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
February 11th
On this day in 1858, Our Lady first appeared to the fourteen-year-old Bernadette Soubirous. Later Bernadette was to learn that the mysterious lady was the blessed Virgin and to hear from her lips,
’I am the Immaculate Conception’.
In 1992 Pope John Paul…
Feast of St. Brigid of Kildare
Brigid lived the Beatitudes. Born around the year 454 at Faughart, she followed her calling to consecrate her life to God. Tutored by Mel in Ardagh, she fostered that calling in many others. With Conleth, she founded the
double monastery of Kildare. The interior spiritual life was given…
Prayers of Hope
Jesus our hope,
you have a call for each one of us
and you say to us: come, follow me;
you will discover where to find rest for your heart.
Jesus our hope,
even if we are fragile,
we would like to follow…
Evening Prayer
Lord, I thank you for the blessings of this day and for your loving care.
As I rest tonight, I ask for your peace to surround me and my loved ones.
Help us to trust in your protection and wake renewed, ready to serve you.
As…