Photo was taken last night at St Patrick’s Church, Millstreet, Co. Cork (Irl)

The Easter Flame stands out bright and tall during last nights Easter Vigil Mass. Wishing you a very Happy Easter!

Thought on Sunday – March – 27/03/2016

Thought For Today is by Triona Doherty called ‘Light Of Our Darkness’

‘Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of people overcoming it.’ ~Helen Keller

There are people in our world and all around us who overcome suffering every day. We all know people who keep smiling and joking through serious illness or misfortune and people who have many problems of their own but are still always available to help others. There are brave folks who, having lost a loved one to illness, go on to dedicate their time to charitable works and fundraising in the hope that others might avoid the same agony. And then there are people who, though themselves in the depths of pain or despair, can help others simply by empathising with their suffering. In different ways, these are all ‘Easter people’, full of hope and light amidst the darkness. They remind us that even in the darkest of situations, God’s light can shine.

Today we celebrate the ultimate victory over suffering and death. We have journeyed this week through the darkness of loneliness, betrayal and abandonment into the light of forgiveness, healing and new life.


In her poem Dawn, the poet Emily Dickinson wrote: ‘Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door.’ Dawn will always emerge from darkness. If we want to be ‘Easter people’, we need to be open to throwing ourselves into the ups and downs, the sufferings and the joys of life, always open to experiencing resurrection and hope in all their forms. Christ is risen – alleluia!