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One of our CSsR Ukrainain Bishops...

"Service requires a sacrifice. Service does not promise a career or fame on earth. Now it is felt how jealous many volunteers serve. They don't expect any reward for it, but want to live a worthy life on their land. This is at the same time their investment in eternity." Bishop Volodymyr CSsR Auxiliary Bishop of the Lviv Archdiocese said this during the sermon to the faithful on the first Sunday of Lent.

He went on to say, "The war has brought many challenges to our Ukrainian home. More and more questions remain unanswered. We live from morning to evening, waiting for the next dawn. But we need to thank God for these dawns. During the war there is a great desire for revenge, curses, hatred. It is very important to preserve the human face even during the war."

Let us continue to pray for Ukraine and all who bravely preach the truth.

Redemptorist order creates ‘humanitarian corridor’ for people fleeing Ukraine...

Read all that our confreres in the Dublin Province are doing in the Irish Independent.

Fr Noel Keogh CSsR the Rector of our Monastery in Dundalk, Ireland "explained that the Redemptorists in the Ukraine are immersed in local communities and have opened their houses and churches as sanctuaries for displaced families crippled with fear and anxiety.

Present in Tschernihiv in the north of Ukraine and Berdyansk, in the east of Ukraine, and Lviv as well in several locations close the Polish border, the Redemptorists, are offering shelter, food, and medical support. At border points with Poland, Redemptorists in the Ukraine and parishioners are offering nourishment both physical and spiritual as families seek refuge in neighbouring countries.

The Redemptorists in Poland have established a humanitarian corridor to help deliver emergency supplies and funds. The Redemptorist Provincial in Poland is playing a leadership role in a coordinated approach to welcoming Ukrainian families as they flee the war, helping them towards shelter, food, and integrated support. In Slovakia, the Redemptorists have made their monastery in Kostlna available to host fleeing families who will cross from Ukraine to Slovakia.”

Redemptorist Relief - how a religious order is caring for refugees in Ukraine...

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"In an unnamed town in war-scarred north-eastern Ukraine, an enormous icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour watches over two dozen or so tired, weary people as they try to rest on mattresses laid out on the floor of the room in which they continue to shelter from the ongoing bombardment. A few rugs on the floor mitigate slightly the neon lights and the utility pipes, but it is very much still a basement and not much else. A boy—perhaps no more than twelve or thirteen—glances at his iPhone while his mother and sister sleep nearby.

This is one of the recently-established refuges run by the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, the order founded by the Italian St Alphonsus Liguori with the blessing of Pope Benedict XIV in the mid-eighteenth century. Dedicated to missionary work and the care of the poor, its members are better-known as the Redemptorists. They now have a worldwide presence; a quirk of Habsburg history and the diversity of the Church in Eastern Europe means that the Redemptorist presence in Ukraine belongs to the Greek Rite. "

To read the rest of the story go to the Catholic Herald Newspaper

Lenten Journey - At the Well - Week 2...

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Join Father Denis McBride who will be leading a FREE online retreat, which will be based on his book Journeying with Jesus, A Companions Guide. Fr Denis details the outline of his 6 week retreat below. https://www.rpbooks.co.uk/retreat-wit...

Archbishop's Message at Fr Gabby's Funeral...

Click here to read Archbishop Bernard Longley's message

at Fr Gabriel Maguire's Funeral.

Pray for Ukraine...

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The Lenten Journey by Fr Denis McBride CSsR...

Starting Sunday 6th March 2022

Join Father Denis McBride who will be leading a FREE online retreat, which will be based on his book Journeying with Jesus, A Companions Guide. Fr Denis details the outline of his 6 week retreat below.

Due to the overwhelming popularity of this course, this book has now sold out. However if you would like to join our free 6 week course, Fr Denis' book, Journeying with Jesus, A Companions Guide for Groups is still available for ONLY £4.95, so you can purchase your copy in advance and enjoy a more powerful experience as you journey with Fr Denis throughout his 6 week Lent retreat.

Each Sunday, starting March 6th, Fr Denis will lead us through his book, Journeying with Jesus, A Companions Guide, each video will be added up each Sunday, but don't worry each of the 6 videos will be added and left up throughout the Lenten season, so you can re-watch at your leisure. More details will follow shortly.