A Lenten Pastoral Letter from Bishop Leahy

Lent is a special time. It offers us forty days to take stock, take some steps, and take hold of our lives as disciples of Jesus Christ. It’s a time of conversion. 

Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy has asked that Lent this year be used as a commitment to step up care for our planet.

A team of cycling enthusiasts will be taking part in the Limerick Lourdes Charity Cycle 2020, cycling from Nantes to Lourdes in aid of Cliona’s Foundation and the Limerick Lourdes Invalid Fund this coming Summer. 

Bookings are now open for the official Irish pilgrimage to the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress which will take place in Budapest, Hungary, from 13 – 20 September 2020.

In the Christian tradition, the forty days is understood to refer to a time of intense prayer and preparation

THE CIVIC, community and spiritual core of Limerick is in good hands with the youth of the diocese, according to the organiser of the John Paul II Award programme for the Diocese of Limerick. 

Read the notes for Parishes to find out more about a Day of Prayer for Victims of Abuse, the new Vocations Newsletter, Arise Catholic Young Adults Event in Knock and upcoming events.

Questions and Answers with Bishop Brendan Leahy of the Limerick Diocese