Reopening of Newry Dominican for Private Prayer | 23rd May 2020 Welcome back to your church! The Government and Health Service have now given permission to open the church for personal prayer only. Newry Dominican will initially be open as follows (although it will be closed for a period during these times if there is a service e.g. a funeral or adoration). Monday – Friday 12.00 – 18.00 Saturday – Sunday 14.00 – 18.00 Due to Coronavirus/Covid-19 restrictions, and to ensure the health and wellbeing of our congregation, we would ask that you respect the following guidelines. Please always keep a two-metre distance between persons. Respect and obey the one-way system in operation throughout the church. Enter the building via the main front door only. Exit will be through the side/vestry door (at the children’s crying room) only. Use the hand sanitiser provided before entering and exiting the church. At present, only the centre isle will be … [Read more...]
Letter from His Holiness Pope Francis for May 2020 … [Read more...]
Come to the Banquet | Sunday 26th April 2020 Despite not being able to physically attend Mass, you can still journey with the Sunday Gospel by reading through the 'Come to the Banquet' leaflet each Sunday 🙏🏽 We will publish it on our website and Facebook for you each week. It breaks down the Word into bite-sized chunks and presents them like a meal 🍽️ It's a form of Lectio Divina - why not give it a try today? 💭 … [Read more...]
Newry Dominican Newsletter | Sunday 26th April 2020 … [Read more...]
LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS to the Faithful for the Month of May 2020 Dear Brothers and Sisters, The month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view. For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow. I am also providing two prayers to Our Lady that you can recite at the end of the Rosary, and that I myself will pray in … [Read more...]
