Our Lady of Fatima statue tours Ireland
A centennial pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima is making a tour of Ireland during the month of March.
The statue of one of six commissioned by the Alliance of the Holy Family Int’l (AHFI) and the Human Life International – Austria, and blessed by Pope Francis for the 100th anniversary of Our Lady’s appearance in Fatima and her messages to the world.
The tour will begin in St Malachy’s Church in Armagh on March 3, where the statue will be welcomed by Archbishop Eamon Martin. It moves to Armagh Cathedral on March 4 for First Saturday devotions and then leaves for Letterkenny Cathedral.
Capuchins celebrate double anniversary
St Michan’s Parish is celebrating 200 years of the church in Dublin’s Halston Street and the 305th anniversary of the first Novena of Grace in honour of St Francis Xavier.
Believed to be the oldest parish in Dublin and run by the Capuchin Franciscans, the parish celebrates this year’s Novena of Grace from March 4-12, on weekday evenings at 7.30pm, Saturdays at 6pm and Sundays at 12noon. Fr John Kelly will open the novena on Saturday, March 4.