The giving of the white garment or cloth to signify our sinless state after baptism; and 6. The giving of the lighted candle to signify the light of faith and fire of love that should dwell in our ...

which will as it were "confirm" and complete the baptismal anointing. 1243 The white garment symbolizes that the person baptized has "put on Christ," 42 has risen with Christ. The candle , lit ...

Enniskerry (also Curtlestown & Glencree) Parish Office opening times: Monday to Friday: 10am to 1pm; email: ...

O’Neil and Camesha died in a motor vehicle collision in the United States on January 3, 2025, leaving behind their two ...

St. Brigid’s Parish, Cabinteely: Weekday Masses are celebrated in St. Brigid’s Church, Cabinteely on Monday, Tuesday, ...

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Alongside an immersion in nature, she says, “there’s a quietness here that makes the colours I create more considered”. It’s ...

It is the smell of burning candles and incense floating with the gentle breeze that greets you as you slowly climb the stone ...

They do candles, Christening cards, rolling papers and my personal favourite – grave ornaments. From the cradle to the literal grave, if you need it they have it. It was my harbour during Covid.

February 2 marks the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. St Bede wrote of Christ as the Temple itself A sublime if slightly rubbed illumination stands at the start of the Gospels in the Codex ...