We sadly announced the death of Fr. James (Jim) O’Connor of Mount St. Alphonsus community who died today, 18th April 2016. May he Rest in Peace Fr. Jim was born in Limerick on 7 July 1924, was professed in St. Joseph’s Dundalk on 23 October 1943 and ordained in Cluain Mhuire Galway on 27 August 1950. […]
Read More ›Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of John Collopy, C.Ss.R. Oblate, Collopy’s Cross, Patrickswell, Co. Limerick, who died on Tuesday, 12th April 2016. Funeral arrangements: Reposing today, Thursday (April 14th) at Griffin’s Funeral Home, John’s Gate, Limerick from 5.30pm. Removal at 7.30pm to Church of Blessed Virgin Mary, Patrickswell. Requiem Mass […]
Read More ›The Redemptorists in Ireland together with all of 26 Catholic Cathedrals will celebrate the 150th anniversary of devotion to the ‘Mother of Perpetual Help’ – with individual events in the form of a pilgrimage beginning Today Monday 4th of April in Limerick and ending on Sunday 15th of May in Clonard. The pilgrim Icon blessed […]
Read More ›‘Our Mother of Perpetual Help’ A Pilgrimage with the Icon to the Cathedrals of Ireland in the Year of Mercy, April 4th – May 15th, 2016. Celebrating 150 Years of Redemptorist Devotion. “Make Her Known” During the audience with Pope Francis on Wednesday 30th September 2015, the Superior General of the Redemptorists Fr Michael Brehl CSsR […]
Read More ›Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Brother John Augustine (‘Senan’) Forrie, Brother Senan, on his 90th Birthday, August 31, 2015 C.Ss.R., of this Esker Community. Brother Senan died peacefully on Thursday night, February 11th, 2016, at about 9.30pm, in Galway University Hospital, where he had been since Christmas Eve. May he […]
Read More ›Doodle for Google Finalist Fr. Pat Reynolds grandniece, Orla Reynolds is a finalist for Doodle for Google. Orla is a child in Third Class attending Crecora National School, Limerick. With such a fantastic entry we are asking you to vote for her entry. If she wins, Órla will be the lucky recipient of some lovely […]
Read More ›End of an era for Irish Redemptorists Community priests attend farewell Mass in chapel at Marianella centre in Dublin Mon, Feb 1, 2016, 01:00 The woman was clear. “It’s like a big funeral,” she said to a friend as they waited to say farewell to Fr Dan Baragry, Redemptorist provincial superior. They had just been to […]
Read More ›Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Fr. WILLIAM (BILL) SKEHAN, C.Ss.R. Cebu City, Philippines who died peacefully Thursday 4th February at 5.45pm local time (9.45am Irish time) Born 17 Dec 1933 Professed 24 Sep 1952 Ordained 20 Sep 1959 May Bill rest in the peace of the Lord Mother […]
Read More ›Devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help: from Limerick to the world The Redemptoristine Nuns hosted the launch of the 150th anniversary celebrations of veneration to Our Mother of Perpetual Help on Monday the 18th January 2016. After reciting the Novena Prayer to our Mother of Perpetual Help the Redemptorists explained how the Pope Pius […]
Read More ›The Holy Father has approved the canonical election of Volodymyr Hrutsa, C.Ss.R. by the Synod of Bishops of the Greek Catholic Church of Ukraine as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archeparchy of Lviv, assigning him the titular see of Baanna. He was serving as the Novice Master of the Lviv Province of the Congregation of […]
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