NOVENA TO MARY, UNTIER OF KNOTS STARTS MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2015

A NOVENA TO MARY, UNTIER OF KNOTS will begin on Monday 28 September next in the Cathedral of SS. Patrick & Felim in Cavan and continue for nine consecutive nights concluding Tuesday 6 October. Novena Mass each evening at 7:30p.m. except Sunday 4 October when there will be Novena Devotions. The theme of this year’s Novena is “Witnessing by Doing Good”. 

Confirmed speakers this year are: 

  • Fr. Richard Ebejer, Administrator of Seán MacDermott Parish in Dublin (Monday 28th) who will also bring a relic of Matt Talbot with him; 
  • Fr. Peter McVerry SJ (Tuesday 29th)
  • Fr. Lazarus Barkindo OSA, a Nigerian priest who narrowly escaped from Boko Haram, (Wednesday 30th)
  • Marian Carroll who was cured of Multiple Sclerosis at the Shrine of Our Lady of Knock (Thursday 1st); 
  • Fr Rafal Siwek, CC Cavan and Kilmore Diocesan Chaplain to the Polish Community who is bringing a relic of Pope St. John Paul II (Friday 2nd); 
  • Fr. Conor Harper SJ, Vice Postulator of the cause of the Venerable John Sullivan SJ, (Saturday 3rd) who is bringing Fr. Sullivan’s crucifix with him; 
  • Fr. Peter Okpetu MSP and CC Cavan (Sunday 4th) 
  • Fr. Frankie Murray, PP Drumshanbo, (Monday 5th); and 
  • Fr. Seán McDonagh SSC who will speak about Pope Francis latest encyclical on the environment, ‘Laudato Si’ on Tuesday 6th.  

There will be an Anointing of the Sick ceremony during the 7:30p.m. Mass on Thursday 1 October.

Please see poster in church porch for further information.  All welcome.