February…Feabhra
Let’s make this a year of Peace in our world.
An unarmed and disarming peace.
We started the year by celebrating World Day of Peace, let us continue to pray and work for peace
Why not join the diocesan online mission starting on 8 February!
In his 2026 World Day of Peace message, Pope Leo situates nonviolence at the heart of Christian discipleship and calls communities everywhere to become “houses of peace” witnessing to reconciliation, justice, and hope in a world of conflict and violence.
Catholic Nonviolence Initiative January 2026 Newsletter
https://paxchristi.net/cni-about-us/
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Archbishop Dermot Farrell’s message for the World Day of Peace on Jan 1st 2026 speaks of the hard won processes that led to peace on this island and how various communication campaigns today threaten peace globally.
“It is worth noting that the same processes are at work in our response to the climate crisis. The remembering and the contribution of every single person is important. Like peace building, care for our Common – and only – Home, is the work of everyone.”
You might like to read the full message!
“https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/messages/peace/documents/20251208-messaggio-pace.html
Now more challengingreading.
Pope Leos first letter or Apostolic Exhortation I have love You or Dilexit Te
Read it HERE
or if you want a SUMMARY
…begun by Pope Francis in the final months of his life and promulgated by Pope Leo XIV, affirms that love for the poor is not optional but a path to holiness and a constitutive dimension of the Church’s identity and mission. Rooted in Scripture, the Church Fathers, and the witness of the saints, it emphasizes that the poor reveal Christ’s presence and embody the “preferential option for the poor.”
1 February/Feabhra
Feast of St Brigid…Muire Na nGael
Pray for peace as you weave your cross!
8 February/Feabhra
Racial Justice Sunday
Can we be witnesses to care, compassion and healing in our world?
8 February/Feabhra
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The opening of the diocesan online mission.
“The best criticism of the bad is the practice of the good” Richard Rohr OFM
Save the Date(s)
8, 9, 10 and 11 February
24 Feb, 10 March and 24 March
‘Beyond Almsgiving’ Series of JPIC Webinars