SacredSpace102fm - Limerick's 2021 Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help - 20 June 2021 (S11E31)

On this weeks programme, we move from west Limerick to the city as SS102fm marks the celebration of the 2021 Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help celebrated in Limerick at Mt St Alphonsus. Our morning programme on Sunday will include the broadcast of the 10am novena session. On the main radio programme John has a discussion with Fr Seamus Enright about the icon and the devotion to Mary under her title of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. We have our local notices, saints of the week and our reflection on the Sunday gospel. ******The annual Our Mother of Perpetual Help novena will again be different this year from those that took place before Covid-19. The novena will be celebrated online only via the Redemptorist website, novena.ie http://novena.ie. There will be four sessions daily – at 8am, 10am, 7.15pm and 9pm.While the church will be closed during sessions of the novena, it will be open every day between 11am and 6pm for visits to Our Lady’s shrine.The novena runs from June 18 until June 26.Pope Francis has declared 2021 to be the year of St Joseph, and so this year’s theme is ‘Joseph: A Man for All Seasons.’This past 18 months have been difficult. The disruption to school, work and travel has been particularly challenging for parents. Joseph and Mary faced similar challenges to those of many families today – how to be a good parent in difficult circumstances, how to treat each other with respect, how to cope with homelessness, emigration, or the lack of work; how to be people of integrity. We pray for parents and families and all affected by Covid-19, as we place our trust in Christ’s healing power through the intercession of our Mother of Perpetual Help.Text us at +353 874668950 or email at [email protected]