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Death of Mrs. Phil O’Rourke.
Mrs. Phil O’Rourke, the mother of Fr Brendan O’Rourke, Rector in Esker Community, died earlier today, peacefully, in Esker Monastery. She has been cared for here for over a year and a half, by her son, Fr Brendan,…
January 5th: Feast of St. John Neumann, Redemptorist.
St. John Neumann, C.Ss.R.
John Neumann was born in Bohemia on March 28, 1811. He entered the seminary in 1831. Two years later he entered the university in Prague, where he studied theology.
His preparations for the priesthood were completed in 1835, but he could not be ordained…
Programme for 2015, in Esker.
To view the brochure for 2015, for events in Esker Retreat House and Church, and for some major events such as the Galway Novena, the Esker Novena, the Healing Mission, click on Retreat Programme on Homepage.
Greetings for Christmas, from our mission in Mozambique
BERNARDO BRIAN HOLMES
MISSÃO REDENTORISTA
FURANCUNGO, TETE, MOÇAMBIQUE
FONE: +258865127315 EMAIL: bernardobrian@gmail.com
Prayers over the nine days leading to Christmas…
Here is a good resource, a Novena or nine days, to help you each day for a quiet few moments, as you prepare your home and heart for Christmas. Click here
http://www.redemptorists.co.uk/news-and-events-2/news-items/1220-novena-for-christmas-day1.html
Winners all right! Results of the Christmas Raffle in aid of Esker.
The Draw for the Christmas Raffle in aid of Esker took place last evening, Thursday Dec. 11. We thank all who donated prizes for this raffle. Here are the winners:
1st Prize: Cross Trainer. Phil O’Neill.
2nd Prize: Computer Lessons (in own home): Martha Mullins
3rd Prize: Voucher to Kingfisher Spa,…
St. Clement’s Students, on house-building project with SERVE in Brazil.
See article in Irish Catholic on the recent visit by students from St. Clement’s Redemptorist College in Limerick, to Brazil, along with some teachers and two Redemptorist priests from Ireland. Click here or go to
http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/building-homes-hope-0
The St. Clement’s School website gives information about it as well: click here.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8th: Mass Times.
Monday, December 8th, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception: it is a Holy Day of obligation.
NO 8am MASS this Monday: This feast coincides with the beginning of the Healing Mission here in Esker. Therefore, the Mass times will be (as for the remaining days of the…
Death of Fr. Eddie Lynch, Redemptorist, in our Esker Community. Dec. 1, 2014
The death has occurred today, December 1st, 2014, of our confrère, Fr. Eddie Lynch, a member of our Redemptorist Community in Esker. He died peacefully at 1.55am today, in University Hospital Galway. He had been very ill for over…
Afternoon for Priests
Monday Nov. 17th, an Afternoon for Priests to ‘come aside and rest awhile’ (Mark 6:31). Arrival 2pm for 2.30pm. Speaker is Fr. Ciaran O’Callaghan, C.Ss.R., Scripture Scholar, also Parish Missioner and National Co-ordinator of Parish Missions for the Redemptorists….
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