Conversion of Ireland

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Please pray for the conversion of all the Catholics who have stopped attending Mass in Ireland.

I heard on T.V. that in the 1970’s around 90% attended Mass, but now only 10% do (something like that). And they are extremely low on Priests to where one Parish needs to have a Priest visit once every weekend for Mass I think. The Seminary used to have 120 people becoming Priests but now only 10 are in the Seminary.

Thank you. (I apologize if a thread was already made for this. I did a quick check but didn’t find one).

St. Patrick, you converted Ireland once, please do it again.
 
St. Patrick, you converted Ireland once, please do it again.
Amen

Our Father, Who is in heaven,
Holy is Your Name;
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.
 
My old great Aunt always used to say “God save Ireland”

It sounds she was right.

We used to sing at assembly in school:

Hail glorious saint Patrick,
Dear saint of our Isle,
On Erin’s green valleys
Bestow thy sweet smile.

It’s time for more people to sing this.
 
RedDuke50 said:
Please pray for the conversion of all the Catholics who have stopped attending Mass in Ireland.

I heard on T.V. that in the 1970’s around 90% attended Mass, but now only 10% do (something like that). And they are extremely low on Priests to where one Parish needs to have a Priest visit once every weekend for Mass I think. The Seminary used to have 120 people becoming Priests but now only 10 are in the Seminary.

Thank you. (I apologize if a thread was already made for this. I did a quick check but didn’t find one).

St. Patrick, you converted Ireland once, please do it again.
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Yeah, RedDuke50, I posted on

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=652305

after seeing “60 Minutes” yesterday. The Church in Ireland surely needs our prayers…

St. Patrick, pray for us and our Holy Church!
 
Praying for this.

But there are more than 10 in Seminary at the moment.

Also I am one of a group of five men who will begin the Novitiate with the Dominicans in Cork city in two weeks.

A close friend of mine begins his life in St. Patricks Seminary, Maynooth, Co. Kildare on Sunday.

There is Hope for Ireland yet!

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(Said in thick County Mayo accent)😛

Don’t forget to wear those Clark Kent glasses I sent you!
 
RedDuke50 said:
Please pray for the conversion of all the Catholics who have stopped attending Mass in Ireland.

I heard on T.V. that in the 1970’s around 90% attended Mass, but now only 10% do (something like that). And they are extremely low on Priests to where one Parish needs to have a Priest visit once every weekend for Mass I think. The Seminary used to have 120 people becoming Priests but now only 10 are in the Seminary.

Thank you. (I apologize if a thread was already made for this. I did a quick check but didn’t find one).

St. Patrick, you converted Ireland once, please do it again.
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I am from Ireland and i know exactly what you mean… even i was guilty of not attending Mass for 6 years then Jesus The Divine Mercy Gave me extraordinary graces
now i cant imagane life without Mass or confession and thank you for praying for our country. i totally agree with you the numbers are all down no matter what church you go into.
if you see 5 people in the whole church during the 40 hours at any time you would be lucky.
there are no confession que’s anymore…
‘O blood and water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of Mercy for us I trust in you’
 
We were in Ireland a year ago and I had the opportunity to attend Sunday Mass in a beautiful church. It was so crowded that it was like Easter Sunday in our parish. I am praying for the return to the faith of all fallen away Catholics around the world.
 
RedDuke50 said:
Please pray for the conversion of all the Catholics who have stopped attending Mass in Ireland.

I heard on T.V. that in the 1970’s around 90% attended Mass, but now only 10% do (something like that). And they are extremely low on Priests to where one Parish needs to have a Priest visit once every weekend for Mass I think. The Seminary used to have 120 people becoming Priests but now only 10 are in the Seminary.

Thank you. (I apologize if a thread was already made for this. I did a quick check but didn’t find one).

St. Patrick, you converted Ireland once, please do it again.
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To be a Catholic, it is not only attend the mass.
 
Thanks for the link NeedsMercy. I think he saw the same thing as me!😛 I will post later today.
confucius said:
To be a Catholic, it is not only attend the mass.
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That is certainly true. Yet we worry for the salvation of our brothers and sisters who are not attending Sunday Mass and therefore possibly commiting a mortal sin. So, it is by our worry for their souls that we pray. When people are more devouted to the Faith, they like Mass or at least desire to go. When so few go, we can assume that they are lacking in their Faith. I once read that the Christian life falls apart without the Holy Mass (or something like that). Of course, we can’t say they all are commiting sin, but we can justly worry for them.
 
confucius said:
To be a Catholic, it is not only attend the mass.
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I apologize for the confusion. The meaning that I meant with conversion was them to change from a probably sinful way of living (by not attending Mass). Just as how the Sacrament of Confession is sometimes called the Sacrament of Conversion. Now, I don’t know if any of them are sinning, but I do worry for them because they are my brothers and sisters and if somone doesn’t come to Mass, we begin to worry for their salvation. Thanks for saying so I could clear up the confusion.😃

Thank you for the link NeedsMercy. I will post on it later today.
 
RedDuke50 said:
I apologize for the confusion. The meaning that I meant with conversion was them to change from a probably sinful way of living (by not attending Mass). Just as how the Sacrament of Confession is sometimes called the Sacrament of Conversion. Now, I don’t know if any of them are sinning, but I do worry for them because they are my brothers and sisters and if somone doesn’t come to Mass, we begin to worry for their salvation. Thanks for saying so I could clear up the confusion.😃

Thank you for the link NeedsMercy. I will post on it later today.
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I guess Ireland was shaken. Let us pray that irish Faith be solid as a rock.
 
i am Irish and am slightly worried what idea you have of Ireland…by the sounds of some peoples texts it sounds like we are now all non believers now !

Ireland has been rocked by what has happened but people still go to mass and the ethos ,culture,and most importantly the Faith of Ireland is still strong !!!
 
Paul_Andrew_T said:
i am Irish and am slightly worried what idea you have of Ireland…by the sounds of some peoples texts it sounds like we are now all non believers now !

Ireland has been rocked by what has happened but people still go to mass and the ethos ,culture,and most importantly the Faith of Ireland is still strong !!!
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I am sorry. I do not mean to say that no one believes in the Catholic Church in Ireland now. In fact, I would think that most of the people there do since Catholicism is so strong in that country. I am merely asking for prayers for the Catholics who do not attend Mass and therefore need a conversion in some sense. It is like here, in the U.S., how the Mass attendants have also gone down. I got it from a T.V. show that I saw yesterday about the decline of Mass attendants and the lack of Priests in Ireland. A deacon also said about his experience in his visit in Ireland and how the Sunday Mass was like a weekday Mass here. I am very sorry for miswording my thread so horribly. I do not mean offense to any Irish people because I actually really respect them due to their strong Catholic heritage. I know someone who does not attend Mass and I pray for their conversion. They are, so some call, lapsed Catholics who still firmly believe in what the Church says but they no longer practice the Faith, i.e. go to Mass, Confesssion, pray often…
 
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be
done, on earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil. Amen

Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee
blessed art thou among women and
blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus
Holy Mary mother of God pray for us
sinners now and at the hour of our death
Amen.

Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning is now ever shall be world without end Amen
 
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.
 
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be
done, on earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil. Amen

Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee
blessed art thou among women and
blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus
Holy Mary mother of God pray for us
sinners now and at the hour of our death
Amen.

Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning is now ever shall be world without end Amen
 
I think we as practicing Catholics have to be honest with ourselves as to what has really happened in Ireland. These shocking revelations of child abuse and the mistreatment of children and people have shocked the Irish Catholic church to its very core… You correct in saying that church attendance is down and you are right that we as practicing Catholics must pray for the people of Ireland. But it must be said that most Catholics in Ireland believe they have been let down by the Catholic church in general as these terrible problems were not dealt with correctly and were allowed to continue for many many years . It must also be remembered that Ireland in culture was and is Catholic and remained very loyal to the Catholic church through hundreds of years of religious persecution. It was also a country where Church and State were more intertwined than nearly all the counties of the world. Unfortunately many Irish people believe that these problems have still not been satisfactorily dealt with and are disillusioned.

pray for Ireland
Code: 
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,
our Life, our Sweetness, and our Hope.
To Thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.
To Thee do we send up our sighs mourning
and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious Advocate,
Thine Eyes of Mercy toward us,
and after this our exile show us the
Blessed Fruit of thy Womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us O Holy Mother of God
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. .
 
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