August 2012 – Antrim Parish

Papal Nuncio Archbishop Brown on the future of the Church in Ireland (Irish Catholic)

13/08/201327/08/2012 by ddelargy

The homily delivered on 15th August 2012 at Knock Shrine by Archbishop Charles Brown, Papal Nuncio to Ireland on the future of the church in Ireland………….

Philippines: Caritas issues emergency appeal after floods devastate country.

23/10/201220/08/2012 by ddelargy

Up to 2.4 million people have fled their homes and at least 60 people are reported to have died in floods that have devastated much of Manila and neighbouring provinces. On 10th August, the social action arm of the Philippines Catholic bishops’ conference launched an emergency appeal.

Appeal for Readers

29/01/201318/08/2012 by ddelargy

Readers are urgently required for the 5.30pm Saturday Vigil Mass in St Joseph’s Church.

Spanish Olympic Athlete to enter Semimary after London Games (cathnews.com)

23/10/201206/08/2012 by ddelargy

Carlos Ballve – known as “Litus” to his friends – plays defense on the Spanish field hockey team competing in the London 2012 Olympic Games, but as soon as the games end, he will head to a Belgium Seminary to begin the process of becoming a priest.

Olympics: Athletes flock to daily Mass. (Vatican Radio)

23/10/201206/08/2012 by ddelargy

(Vatican Radio) Who would have thought that the London Olympics could offer the perfect opportunity to put New Evangelisation into practise?

Cemetery Sunday

18/09/201204/08/2012 by ddelargy

Prayers for the Dead will be offered in:

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Saint of the day

St. Fillan: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, January 19, 2022 19/01/2022

Fillan, son of Feriach and St. Kentigerna, was also known as Foelan. He became a monk in his youth and accompanied his mother from Ireland to Scotland where he lived as a hermit near St. Andrew's monastery for many years, and then was elected abbot. He later resigned and resumed his eremitical life at Glendochart, […]

St. Volusian: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, January 18, 2022 18/01/2022

Bishop of Tours, France. A senator at Tours, he was initially married, supposedly to a most unpleasant wife. Named bishop of the city in 488, he was forced to leave the see in 496 by the Arian Visigoths, and went to Spain. He died perhaps in Toulouse, or in Spain, possibly as a martyr.

St. Anthony the Abbot: Saint of the Day for Monday, January 17, 2022 17/01/2022

Two Greek philosophers ventured out into the Egyptian desert to the mountain where Anthony lived. When they got there, Anthony asked them why they had come to talk to such a foolish man? He had reason to say that -- they saw before them a man who wore a skin, who refused to bathe, who […]