Two New Saints for the Church

This Sunday 27th is indeed a red-letter day in the history of the Church, when two new saints will be proclaimed, Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II.

Read more about this in the Newsletter.

William Blake, The Resurrection (c.1808)
Angel Rolling Away the Stone from the Sepulchre

                Regina cæli, lætare                     Alleluia.
                Quia quem meruisti portare         Alleluia.
                Resurrexit, sicut dixit.                  Alleluia.
                Ora pro nobis Deum.                   Alleluia
 
                Queen of heaven, rejoice            Alleluia.
For He whom thou wast worthy to bear      Alleluia 
                 Has risen, as he promised.        Alleluia            
                 Pray for us to God.                     Alleluia.

Newsletter for 6th April.  The Newsletter for the 13th gives the times of the ceremonies for Holy Week.

 A Host of Golden Daffodils

The daffodils shown here are those blooming on the Green in Newcastle, outside St Finian's (CoI), and were photographed last Sunday. They are to be seen in the background of the photo below, growing along the wall. The day before, three pupils from second class in St Finian's National School appeared on the front page of the Irish Times in their 'Daffodil Day' outfits: twins Sophie and Isabella Whyte O'Connor and Roisin Van Son.


 

Here is the Newsletter for the 23 March.