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Card. Ouellet: IEC2012 an extraordinary moment for Irish Church
6/5/2012 12:41:06 PM
“My hope is that the Church in Ireland be really strengthened in its identity as communion of God among people and through this testimony of others who are coming to visit and to share the same faith together with the people in Ireland”, says Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and Papal Legate to the 50th International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin, Ireland. He will be presiding at the Opening Mass in the RDS Arena this Sunday June 10th, but before his departure for Ireland spoke to Emer McCarthy about his hopes for the Congress and the Church in Ireland. Listen:  
“I think this is the first hope of a Eucharistic Congress to strengthen the bond of love in th ...» |
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Pope: Europe, the Eucharist and daily life
6/1/2012 5:27:51 PM
Pope Benedict XVI will not be physically travelling to Dublin for the 50th International Eucharist Congress (June 10-17), but his prayer intentions for the month of June leave little room for doubt that he will be spiritually following pilgrims in Ireland every step of the way.
His general prayer intention for June is: “That believers may recognize in the Eucharist the living presence of the Risen One who accompanies them in daily life”.
While his missionary intention is: "That Christians in Europe may rediscover their true identity and participate with greater enthusiasm in the proclamation of the Gospel".
“The theme of communion has yet not been sufficiently explored”, says Fr. Brenda ...» |
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IEC2012: Adoration, devotion and song
6/1/2012 12:49:37 PM
One of the key moments in the Opening Ceremony for the 50th International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin June 10th will be the “Gathering of Ireland’s Tribes” from the island nation’s four provinces, Ulster to the North, Munster to the South, Leinster to the East and Connaught to the West. Emer McCarthy reports Listen:
Faithful from each province will enter the main arena of the Royal Dublin Society, (RDS) led by their Archbishop singing the Congress Hymn “Though we are many”, written by Bernard Sexton. There will follow a pageantry of Irish music, song and prayer drawn from the centuries old heritage of Irish worship. Lest any of the thousands of pilgrims from overseas - who will form th ...» |
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IEC2012 : Walking with God in Dublin
5/25/2012 11:14:48 AM
“In our world today there is a great hunger for God” says Fr. Damien O’ Reilly, administrator of St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral Dublin. “And in our world of fragile peace, our world of many broken promises, is that hunger”. He speaks to Emer McCarthy Listen:
Fr. Damien is also one of the organisers behind a new city centre "Camino," or pilgrim walk, that has been launched in Ireland’s capital as part of the celebrations surrounding the International Eucharistic Congress set for June 10-17. Dublin’s Pro-Cathedral, the seat of Archdiocese, will be the final destination for pilgrims taking part in the walk, from across Ireland’s Christian traditions.
While the walk will mark a journey of spiritua ...» |
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IEC2012: Ireland carves a prayer for healing in stone
5/17/2012 5:53:41 PM
In his 2010 Letter to the Catholics of Ireland, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of his hope that the 50th International Eucharistic Congress would be part of the process of healing and renewal for the community in the wake of the abuse scandal. When the week long Congress opens in Dublin’s RDS arena Sunday, June 10th, a large granite rock hewn from the Wicklow mountains will be unveiled, engraved with a prayer composed by a survivor of clerical abuse. Listen:
It has been called ‘The Healing Stone’ and it will remain as a permanent reminder of the human toll of the abuse of children, a lasting memorial to the bravery and heroism of victims, a constant prayer for reconciliation within the Church i ...» |
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IEC2012: Dublin's Archbishop brings Congress to Rome
5/10/2012 3:54:30 PM
How can the International Eucharistic Congress help bring Irish Catholics back to the sacramental life of the Church? According to the Archbishop of the host diocese, Msgr. Diarmuid Martin of Dublin, by showing them the joy of celebration: “I see a willingness in some people to want to celebrate something different in the Irish Church and actually to use the word ‘celebrate is important”. Emer McCarthy reports Listen:
Speaking to Vatican journalists Thursday as he launched the 1 month countdown to the beginning of the 50th edition of the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC2012), Archbishop Diarmuid Martin directly answered questions over the divisions that currently beleaguer the Iris ...» |
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IEC2012: Bringing Congress to the masses
5/4/2012 8:27:45 PM
What do Ireland, Iphone Apps, a former Dutch agnostic and the Order of Preachers have in common? They are all part of final preparations for the biggest Church event to take place on the Island nation since Blessed John Paul II’s Apostolic Visit in 1979.
The one month countdown to the 50th International Eucharistic Congress 2012 (IEC2012) is being marked in Ireland with a special Mass celebrated by the Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Charles Brown on Sunday 6th May.
But in conjunction with the final countdown IEC2012 organisers have also launched a free iPhone and iPad App. Using 21st century technology, the IEC2012 App gives pilgrims from all over the world the opportunity to experience th ...» |
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IEC2012: the Alpha Programme, a tool for evangelisation
5/3/2012 2:18:56 PM
One of the participants at the upcoming 50th International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin, is Vicar Nicky Gumbel, pioneer of the Alpha Programme.
It was announced in April that Alpha would be involved in the Congress programme of events which takes place from 10th to 17th June.
Organisers revealed that Alpha, a parish tool for evangelisation, will contribute to the Host Church programme, the official Congress programme, and events in the Chiara Luce Youth Space.
On Tuesday 12th June Alpha, which provides people with a practical introduction to the Christian faith, will be offering a mini-alpha experience giving Congress pilgrims and members of the public a taste of the Alpha course as par ...» |
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IEC2012: Dublin’s Churches unite for Congress
4/27/2012 4:01:24 PM
If you thought that the International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin, Ireland, this June was just for Catholics, you would be wrong. “There is a genuine sense of excitement and expectation right across the Christian traditions in Ireland”, says Rev. Michael Jackson, the Anglican Archbishop of Dublin. Listen:
It may be the 50th global gathering of the Catholic Church on the Eucharist, but from the outset the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Diarmuid Martin, decided this Congress should also become an opportunity to further the ecumenical journey in Ireland, which for historical reasons has often been an uphill climb. On the opening day of the Congress, Monday June 11th, pilgrims wil ...» |
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IEC2012: From Ireland’s cloisters a prayer for Congress
4/19/2012 5:18:00 PM
Over the past few months, in the silence of an ancient Abbey nestled amid the woodlands and waterways of Ireland’s Blackwater Valley, a community of 35 nuns have been praying and working towards Congress. They are Ireland’s only community of enclosed Cistercian women religious from St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn and they have been given the task of producing the 250 thousand Eucharistic breads for consecration at the Masses that will be the focal point the 50th International Eucharistic Congress, taking place in Dublin, Ireland June 10-17 next. In their own way and according to their specific charism, they are answering the call to Congress, to “Communion with Christ and with one another”. Liste ...» |
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