A Divine Will Gathering In Derry, Northern Ireland On May 7th, 202
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Divine Will Gathering Derry – 7th May 2023 Carmelite Retreat Centre Derry, Northern Ireland Schedule for the day. We remain open and docile to the movements of The Divine Will. Fiat! �❤� 2pm.
Welcome and opening prayers. 2.30pm.
A special hello 3pm First talk –
Daniel Shields 4pm Second talk –
Mother Gabrielle and the Benedictine Sisters of The Divine Will
5pm/5.30pm Break Tea/ Coffee and cold buffet.
6pm Third talk – Frances Hogan
7pm Question/Discussion time.
8pm Fourth talk – Greg Dunne.
9pm Closing prayers .
Additionally, Mark and Anne Weigel will be in attendance from the House of Sanctification in Garabandal. The talks will be recorded and shared on Google Drive. If you would like to attend please Contact Joanne (+44) 07933 600956. Accommodation is available. Why Ireland There is a rich spiritual heritage in Ireland, and the roots of the faith go deep, deeper than most people realise. The countless monasteries, saints, missionaries, scholars, martyrs, all bear witness to the fact that the fire that St. Patrick started in this country was once powerfully ablaze. That fire has since dwindled, but God has not abandoned Ireland, and the same Holy Spirit intends to breathe forcefully once again on the embers that St. Patrick started are being revived into a flame and the Divine Will is flourishing in Ireland. He just needs you and I to open our eyes to see what our Irish ancestors saw in the faith. He needs you and I to rediscover our roots.
The last vision Saint Patrick had was a great vision, in which the actual state and the future of the Church in Ireland were revealed to him. In the first place, he saw the whole land, as it were, like a great furnace whose flames reached to the sky. And he clearly heard the voice of an Angel saying, “Such is now – the state of Ireland in the sight of the Lord.” After a little time, instead of this far-spreading universal fire, he saw flaming mountains here and there over the land, then torches shining, succeeded by glimmering lights amidst an ever-increasing darkness. Last of all, he saw a few live coals buried and burning deep in the earth. Then an angelic voice was heard, saying that such should be the successive states of the Irish people in times that were coming. Then, with tears rolling down his cheeks, the Saint repeated many times those words of the Psalmist, “Will God then cast us off forever? Or will He never be favorable again? Or will He cut off His mercy forever from generation to generation? Or will God forget to show mercy? Or will He in anger close off His mercies?”
The Angel answered and told him to look to the north of the land, and that there he should see the Hand of the Most High. The Saint lifted up his eyes, and, behold, a little light arose in Uladh (Ulster), which had struggled long in the darkness, until at length the whole island was filled with the brightness of its glory, and Ireland returned to its first state of all-pervading fire. It is not surprising to learn that in the seventh century a Holy man named Cathal, having studied at the University of Lismore, made his way through the pass in the ancient SlieveCua mountains and arrived at Rathan where he established his monastic settlement. He was appointed Bishop of the area even though it must be remembered that in those early years of the Christian Church this did not mean that he was in charge of a diocese. After some years at Shanrahan, Cathal set out on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. On his return journey he was shipwrecked off the coast of Southern Italy. There he realized that the people of the area had reverted to paganism, so he resolved to stay amongst them in an effort to reconvert them to Christianity. Cathal became Saint Caltado and was the patron Saint of Corato, Luisa’s hometown. Book of Heaven – February 12, 1904 Luisa speaks with some priests about the church of St. Cataldo. “In spite of all these difficulties, indeed it is not lost; and even if they reach the point of laying hands on it to knock it down, it still cannot be considered as lost, because St. Cataldo will know well how to defend his temple”.