Diocesan News
The Diocese of Cork and Ross invites you to join us for Light Fever in Ss. Peter and Paul's Church, Cork on Sunday 7th December form 2.30pm-5pm.
Throughout the afternoon, young people will go out in pairs to gently invite passers-by to step away from the busy city streets and into the quiet, prayerful atmosphere of the church, while others remain inside praying for all who enter.
The blessed sacrament will be exposed and the church will be lit up with candles, with gentle praise and worship music playing. Confession will be available and a prayer-intention box will be placed near the altar.
This event offers a wonderful opportunity to give witness to our faith and to share a welcoming, uplifting experience of the Church with others.
All help is greatly appreciated! If you’d like to get involved, please email connect@corkandross.org
In the responses gathered during the Year of Prayer, Listening and Discernment, you expressed a desire to build community and to pray with God’s Word.
As we begin Advent, we are invited to slow down, reflect, and prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ. Gathering around the Gospel together can enrich our spiritual preparation and strengthen our sense of community.
To support this, we are delighted to offer three online Lectio Divina sessions during Advent so that people from all parts of the diocese can gather as one community of faith and share in the hope of Advent.
- Wednesday, 3 December
- Wednesday, 10 December
- Wednesday, 17 December
Time: 7.30pm to 8.30pm
Deepen Your Advent Journey with Lectio Divina
During our Year of Prayer, Listening and Discernment, people shared a desire for a deeper and more united experience of worship during the Sunday Eucharist.
In responding to this desire, we’re introducing the use of common postures at Mass, as outlined in the Missal, starting this weekend, the First Sunday of Advent. It is hoped that this will help make people feel even more welcome and at home in whatever church in our diocese that they attend the celebration of the Eucharist.
Advent invites us to renewed attentiveness, hope, and preparation for the coming of Christ. In that same spirit of renewal, adopting unified postures – standing, sitting, and kneeling together at the appropriate times – helps us express more visibly that we are one community in faith.
Posters and pew cards will be available in our churches with a with a brief explanation of why we stand, kneel and sit at Mass.
An Advent Lectio Divina Resource for Our Diocese
Throughout the Year of Prayer, Listening, and Discernment, many expressed a heartfelt longing to deepen their prayer life and to be nourished more fully by the living Word of God. When we pray with Scripture, we learn to recognise God’s voice speaking into the reality of our everyday lives.
As we enter the sacred season of Advent, the Church invites us into a period of watching and waiting, of quiet reflection, and of renewed confidence in God’s faithful promises. In response to your desire to spend more time with God’s Word, we are delighted to offer a new Advent Lectio Divina resource: Waiting in Hope: Listening for God’s Promise Through the Word
Waiting in Hope: Week 1
Bishop Fintan toured the school’s newly completed Applied Technology/Graphics room.
Bishop Fintan was welcomed by members of the Student Council, along with Principal Brian Cronin and Deputy Principal Nuala Falvey.
School patron Bishop Fintan visited St Patrick's College on Monday, 24 November, where he led a prayer service of remembrance for the faithful departed and toured the school’s newly completed Applied Technology/Graphics room. He was accompanied by Fr Charlie Kiely, Co-PP, and Paul Kelly, Diocesan Coordinator for Post Primary Schools.
During the prayer service, the school choir performed two hymns, and several students contributed as readers. In his address, Bishop Fintan spoke to staff and students about the value of faith, family, friendship, and faithful service as foundations for a happier life. He encouraged everyone to continue nurturing a personal relationship with Jesus.
