By Dan Walsh
Parish communities in the Diocese of Ferns will host outdoor prayers for St. Brigid’s Day which occurs on Sunday, February 1st.
Brigid Clauson, a member of the Ferns Diocesan Pastoral Council, described the events as “an opportunity for everyone in a community to spend some time in nature and pray together. Some parishes can gather at their local holy well while other parishes may be inclined towards gathering at a place of scenic beauty. The day offers the opportunity to gather with reverence, prayer and faith in the surroundings of earth, sea and sky.”
Celebrations will be held in at least four locations across the Diocese of Ferns.
An afternoon walk will be held in Kilrush on Sunday, February 1st. At 2pm, people will gather at the Holy Well in Kiltilly. A 6km pilgrimage will take place before an ecumenical service is held at 4pm at Kilrush Catholic Church (Eircode Y21 YO32).
On Bank Holiday Monday, February 2nd, Our Lady’s Island will hold a celebration starting in the car park at 11am. From there, a walk will visit the site of the original parish holy well before concluding at the edge of Our Lady’s Island Lake. The prayer service will take place there. If the weather is poor, the service will be held in Our Lady’s Island Community Centre instead.
Members of Riverchapel Parish will celebrate St. Brigid on Sunday, February 1st. Everyone is welcome to meet in the public car park beside Courtown Playground. The group will gather from 12 noon and set off around 12.15pm on a short pilgrimage walk through Courtown Woods via the Chestnut Walk to Kilbride Cross. Weather permitting.
A short outdoor gathering will begin in the car park of St. Brigid’s Church Clologue (Eircode Y21X5W9) on Sunday, February 1st at 12pm.
A Mass will be celebrated at St. Brigid’s Well, Crossabeg on Sunday, February 1st at 12.30pm.
St. Michael’s Parish in Gorey will host a talk entitled St. Brigid – The Life Behind The Legend on Friday, January 30th at 7pm in the Pastoral Centre.
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