Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of Abuse 2025
The Church’s Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of Abuse takes place on, 7 March, the first Friday of Lent. The Day of Prayer is an initiative of Pope Francis and was first marked in Irish dioceses in 2017.
Bishop Martin Hayes will celebrate Mass at 10.00am in the Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Felim, Cavan, on Friday 7th March 2025. All welcome.
PRAYER OF ATONEMENT:
Lord, forgive us our many sins.
We grieve and repent with all our hearts for having offended you, for our great failings and neglect of the young and vulnerable.
We place all of those who have been hurt by the Church in any way into your loving hands and under the protection of Our Blessed Mother.
Lord, bring peace to their broken lives and show us all the way out of darkness and into the light of your Word.
May we as the people of God be more fully human, more fully Christ-like and more fully your people, that we may see the errors of the past and go forward with renewed hope and faith in Christ and in our Church.
Amen.