Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Advent prayer launch

All parishes in the Diocese of Meath have received specially designed prayer cards containing the Pope's Prayer for Ireland with and invitation for parishioners and families to say the prayer regularly during Advent and throughout the coming year. 

In a message to the faithful of the diocese, Bishop Michael Smith said: ''I ask you to take one of these cards and regularly recite this prayer. The prayer should be recited at all public Masses on the first Sunday of each month, as well as at Masses on every Friday over the coming year.'' 

The diocese hopes that from the first Sunday of Advent, November 28, all faithful in Ireland will join in its prayer for ''the healing of wounds'' and a ''rebirth of the Church''.

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