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by Colleen Dulle August 14, 2026

In a recent letter publicly released today, Pope Leo XIV said that anyone involved in preparing liturgies, especially priests, must show “respect” for the liturgical rites of the Second Vatican Council.

THE UNUSUAL AND THE UNEXPECTED:

Mark O’Brien osa was Ordained on Saturday last, in St Augustine’s Limerick. Fearghal Caden and Adeel Abid will be Solemnly Professed in John’s Lane, Thomas Street on Saturday (15 August). Royston, Waqas, (of the Anglo-Scottish Province) and Henry from South America, have begun Novitiate in Clare Priory Suffolk (the f...

September Messenger celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Basilica in Knock as well as three inspirational religious figures, all of whose causes for beatification are before the Church: Fr Flanagan of Boys Town, Fr Ante Gabrić SJ, who served the poorest communities of Bengal, and the gifted orator Archbishop Fulton Sheen, who used his gift of oration to rea...

Being asked to act as an executor of a will for the first time brought with it mixed feelings. I felt honoured that someone had trusted me to ensure their wishes were carried out, but I was also apprehensive because I had little understanding of what the process involved.

I have since acted as an executor on a number of occasions, but my first experience was particu...

‘Drifting’ 20th Sunday Year A 16 Aug 2026

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