Venerable Matt Talbot For 25 years worshippers in Shannon and Kilrush have attended the Matt Talbot Novena to pray for those who are suffering or have been affected by addiction.
Matt Talbot grew up in poverty as his father was an alcoholic. He also began drinking heavily until he was 28, leaving his life in ruins. After taking the pledge he stopped drinking, God became a real person in his life, and for the next 40 years he attended Mass daily, and is an example of triumph over adversity.
The novena begins October 2 in St. Senan’s Church Kilrush and October 3 in SS John and Paul Church, Shannon and will continue each Monday and Tuesday for the duration of October (Accept October 24, switched to 25) and November.