Another Day in Dublin
23 March, 2007 by PF
I was at province meetings in Dublin yesterday, after waiting an hour at Glasgow Airport for the fog to lift. Our Passionist Charism and Spirituality group is preparing a Province Youth Assembly which will be held at the Emmaus Retreat and Conference Centre, near Dublin, from Friday, 6 July (evening) to Sunday, 8 July (afternoon). This will be an opportunity for young people who are associated with our communities and parishes to come together and deepen their awareness of the message of Saint Paul of the Cross that the Passion of Christ is the most overwhelming sign of God’s love. It will also be a part of our preparation for the World Youth Day in Sydney in 2008, as a number of those taking part in the Province Youth Assembly will be going to WYD as members of the Passionist pilgrim group.
After the meetings, I had a chance to talk with Father Frank Keevins about the preparations for the Canonisation of Blessed Charles of Mount Argus, but more about that later.
Welcome back! These pages have been unusually quiet for the past few weeks.
Question for a Passionist:
A number of years ago, while visiting the Augustinian Monastery of Malestroit in France, I was introduced to a prayer cherished by the incomparable Mère Yvonne–Aimée de Jésus:
O grande Passion!
O profondes plaies!
O effusion de Sang!
O suprême douleur!
O mort soufferte dans toutes les amertumes!
Donnez–nous la vie.
O great Passion!
O profound Wounds!
O outpouring of blood!
O highest Sorrow!
O Death suffered in every bitterness!
Be to us healing and eternal life.
Those who have prayed the prayer know that it is full of compunction and sweetness. I have discovered the prayer in several languages and with many variants. It has been variously attributed to Saint Bridget of Sweden, Saint Bernard, Saint Bonaventure, Blessed Angelo of Foligno, and Blessed Julian of Norwich, but I have never been able to confirm its origin. Surely a Passionist would know!
I’ve being doing some research on Mount Argus when I stumbled across your page. I am very impressed with the high standard of your photographs of the church and monastary. They really capture Mount Argus beautifully. Well Done!