Thousands expected at annual Galway Novena

About 10,000 people are expected to attend the annual Galway Solemn Novena which began this week and runs until Tuesday, February 21 at Galway Cathedral with a focus on ‘Mary, Icon of God’s Mercy’.

Redemptorist Novena Director over the past six years Fr Brendan O’Rourke said many come to the novena “searching, maybe for meaning, or for healing, or for a sense of community”. “Some love the community singing and the lively celebration of the Mass. Many others come especially for the preaching”.

This year there will be a special element with the presence of the Icon of our Mother of Perpetual Help which toured every cathedral in Ireland last year. “Even if you can’t make the novena, drop by and sit before the icon,” Fr O’Rourke said.

For more information log onto www.galwaycathedral.ie