Ireland 'waking' up?

Always and every year! Geralyn was so beautiful coming down the aisle. A little taste of the Transfiguration itself!

 

Down through the ages saints

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2007-end of 2015
Such a great college was a shame how it all folded.

 

Congratulations to Mario and Geralyn. And to John and Sinead. May the graces of the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony remain with you always.

 

I was there 1997 - 2001. Yes a pity to see it close. They allowed a lot of new agey stuff on campus though and that didn't help.
Did you ever happen to see a black paschal candle holder made of chain with two metal hands in the college chapel?

 

Marriages experience times of joy and times of trials, but to know one's spouse and never question her or his faithfulness provides profound peace.

Husband-Christ-Wife

Ecc 4:12 ...A threefold cord is not quickly broken.

 

Congratulations. Wonderful. Cherish every moment!

 

No I can't recall it. Yeah the direction they took especially in the end with effectively abandoning theology for psychology etc was never going to be sustainable. Also in many respects the content of theology was not exactly Catholic and therein lies the heart of the matter.

 

On a previous post I mentioned a Friar by the name of Fr. Regis. He was the spiritual director of our prayer group of families named the Sabbath Group. The name derived from the fact that we met on Sunday afternoons. Fr Regis was close friends with Fr. Rick Thomas who headed a prayer community down in El Paso, Texas. Sister Briege once visited with Fr. Rick's prayer community because of the amazing miracles she heard about. Monthly, they crossed the border from El Paso, Texas, to Juarez, Mexico to celebrate Holy Mass at the dump outside the city, followed by a community meal. The impoverished Mexicans lived at the dump looking for scraps of food. Fr. Rick's Holy Mass was greatly appreciated.

Anyway, the Texans would bring food over to share with the Mexicans after the Holy Mass. Just when Holy Mass was about to begin an impoverished Mom brought her disfigured baby and placed the child underneath the portable altar that Fr. Rick used for Holy Mass. Sr. Briege thought it was out-of-place and questioned Fr. Rick about it. He smiled and said it was the best spot for a toddler in Juarez to be. After Holy Communion, Sr. Briege was concerned because the wee one went missing, but Fr. Rick pointed out the child to the good nun. Jesus had healed the him during Holy Mass, and the toddler had become a true toddler, chasing after a dog.

The amazing thing that occurred virtually every time during the post-Holy Mass meal was multiplication of food. No matter how many Mexicans showed up for Holy Mass there was always enough food for everyone. Sr. Briege was impressed.

Later, Fr. Regis went with Fr. Rick to a large farm in New Mexico. The Texans had bought the farm to grow food solely to take to the Mexicans. Initially, they discovered that despite cultivation, irrigation, and fertilization they weren't getting anywhere close to the expected harvest. It ended up that an Indian massacre had occurred on the property. So Fr. Regis and Fr. Rick celebrated Holy Mass on the property, asking God to release the bound spirits of the massacred Indians. Every year thereafter a rich harvest was obtained!

God is good!

 

I remember reading about Fr Rick. This is just like the Book of Acts. A vibrant spirit filled Church. We need this so badly. Please Lord Jesus rescue and restore Your Bride!

 

Wow!! What a wonderful story, what a really great way to start the day! I am afraid I am not conscious enough of poor people. There was a food bank in our supermarket and I asked the lady in charge if there were really families who did not have enough food to eat in Ireland. She told me there were very many who were hungry which surprised me. In Ireland of all places. I give every month to St Vincent De Paul but must try and do more.

There are some astonishing priests going about.

 

Sr Briege
Told the story of healing of the little disfigured boy at one of her talks some years ago. The story of the loosing of the bonds of the Indian People bringing healing is very interesting. I've often thought about the impact of the great famine on the psyche of Irish people. Everything was buried and never spoken about. Depression is a huge problem amongst Irish people.
I think healing of the generations is necessary and maybe that would help with the many addictions.

 

Per Fr. Regis' invitation, Fr. Rick Thomas made a visit to Syracuse. I believe it was around 1988. When Fr. Rick and co. ministered in prisons in the country of Mexico, they would use a form of spiritual warfare dubbed, executing the sentence, which has its roots in Psalm 149. It was prayed to subdue rowdy prisoners who attempted to disrupt their evangelization efforts. We also experienced it in Syracuse, NY, and found it wonderfully powerful in subduing demonic influence.

149:6 Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands, 7 to wreak vengeance on the nations and chastisement on the peoples, 8 to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron, 9 to execute on them the judgment written! This is glory for all his faithful ones. Praise the LORD!

Two other experiences to share when Fr. Rick Thomas visited Syracuse with his intercessory team. We were in a school gym at Assumption Parish, about 100 of us sitting in the bleachers. Fr. Rick was teaching on generosity and he asked how many of us tithed our income for the purposes of God. A number of hands went up and heads nodded in agreement. He said, "Wrong! That is Old Testament and if you didn't know it, we're in the New Testament. You are to give as the Lord leads! Remember the rich, young man? God may not ask you for 100%, but be obedient to Him. About an hour later, he invited those who desired a deeper, personal relationship with the Lord to gather under the wall clock and the team would pray with them individually. One lady raised her hand and asked, "A personal relationship?" Fr. Rick smiled, pointed and said, " Under the clock."

The main lesson I learned from that parish mission was to never limit my expectations as to what God will do. Try to conform myself to His Will and plans, not vice versa.

Come Holy Spirit, come!

 

Good insight, maryrose.

Lord, pour out abundant healing graces upon your Irish flock!

 

I am sure you are right.

 

There was a Polish Count in the 1800 who travelled all around Europe, including Russia and visited areas of appalling poverty and squalor ( like Naples). He said nowhere in all Europe even nearly compared to what he witnessed in Ireland back the. But he noted that the Irish ddispite their dreadful squalor were the happiest, most joyful people he had ever met in his life.

 

I think the joyful visage presented to the outsider/tourist is a mask. The heartache is hidden.

 

I heard one time, but I hope it is not true, that when the Lords and Ladies of the Manor were out walking it was at one time the accepted practice that the Native Irish should lie on the ground and let themselves walked upon as a paving stone to show proper loyalty and obedience.

 

We have our humour, faith, art, music, poetry, whiskey etc that is more than enough to deal with the trauma and disaster that is Irish history. God draws straight with crooked lines and many more nations have suffered more terribly than us. At least we can still smile and not take ourselves too seriously

 

Aye Bobby, that's the only way I reckon too. Ireland is lost. Too far gone. The vast majority of our people are faithless. Its a shame. A terrible shame given our ancestors died for the faith. There are few left who believe. Few who care. Unfortunately I believe our blood will have to be spilt so as to atone for Ireland's rejection of our God and king. I just hope and pray I have the courage....
Enjoying the book btw.