Courtney McGrailSearch for longest married couple
The Catholic Grandparents Association has issued a search for the longest married couple and the oldest grandparents in Ireland as part of their preparations for the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Grandparents’ Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine on September 11. Send entries to Catholic Grandparents Association, Castlebar Street, Westport, Co. Mayo or email tara@catholicgrandparentsassociation.org
Mass for Festival of St Oliver Plunkett
The 96th anniversary of the beatification of St Oliver Plunkett and the 41st anniversary of his canonisation as a martyr will be celebrated with a Festival Day in St Peter’s Church, Drogheda, on Sunday, July 3. The Festival Day will include the processions of the relics of St Oliver from the Holy Family Church, Ballsgrove, to St Peter’s Church, Drogheda, where a Festival Mass will be celebrated by Cardinal Seán Brady.