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A guide to Divine Mercy Sunday, provided by Monsignor O’Sullivan, parish priest of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour in Auchterarder. The Church defines Divine Mercy as a fundamental attribute of God, revealed through Jesus Christ’s life, death and resurrection, which shows his power most fully in the free forgiveness of sins. The Gospel message is the revelation of this infinite …
April 2026For priests in crisisLet us pray for priests going through moments of crisis in their vocation, that they may find theaccompaniment they need and that communities may support them with understanding andprayer.
March 2026For disarmament and peace:Let us pray that nations move toward effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament,and that world leaders choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence.
Every Sunday, whilst our churches have been locked for public and private worship, one young girl has been sending us her reading of the Sunday Gospel.
Pope Francis has released a video message accompanying his prayer intention for June, which this month is that “all those who suffer may find their way in life, allowing themselves to be touched by the Heart of Jesus.” In his prayer intention for the month of June 2020, Pope Francis asks everyone to pray for those who are suffering, as …
Praying the Rosary with Pope Francis in the time of the global Covid19 pandemic, the month of devotion to Mary, Mother of God in May 2020. If you are a little rusty or new to this prayer form, the following pictures will guide you in praying the Rosary in the coming month. The pattern of prayer will quickly become familiar …
Father Jim Walls leads us in seven simple steps into contemplative prayer – including a period of silence which ends with a “Glory be….”
We are now in the 5th week of Lent, “Passiontide” from the Latin word to suffer. Inspired by one of the intercessions in our Morning Prayer today read “Lord, give us a share in the Bread of the Eucharist, fill us with the blessings of your Paschal Sacrifice…Christ Bread of Life, strength us”. What a heart-rending prayer, arousing in the …
On the Feast of the Most Holy Rosary, 7th October, Bishop John Keenan has invited people to pray in Parish churches or in other chosen venues at 3pm. They are asked to pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary in Penance & Reparation for the sins committed within the Church and the nation against innocence and purity. ‘Rosary under the …