Lenten Series – The Saints of the Beds – St Catherine’s Blessing
The saint of the third bed is the only one from outside Ireland: St Catherine of Alexandria, in Egypt. Catherine was a thinker and a scholar. She was martyred for Christ about 310. Her tomb is venerated in a monastery on Mount Sinai. With the returning Crusaders, devotion to St Catherine spread to the […]
Lenten Series – Reflection from St Catherine’s Bed
With you on your Lenten Journey. This week’s reflection ‘At St Catherine’s Bed’ is read by staff member, Maureen Boyle. Dear friends, we are into the third week of Lent. By the time we reach St Catherine’s Bed in the Station Prayer, we are treading on more level ground and the stones are smoother. […]
As if Brigid might forget
Fr La’s weekly ‘Pause and Ponder’ from along the Pilgrim Path at Lough Derg. This week’s reflection is ‘As if Brigid might forget’. Going down today to Brigid’s Well these tokens took my attention. The tradition is to tie a rag or something else I have to hand, in token of my pilgrim’s prayer; […]
Lenten Series – The Saints of the Beds – St Brendan’s Blessing
With you on your Lenten Journey. The saint of the second Bed is Brendan. His origins were in Kerry where he gave his name to Mount Brandon, and where there is a living pilgrimage tradition in his honour. Brendan is remembered as an adventurer for Christ. A medieval tale recounts his journey via the Hebrides […]
Lenten Series – Reflection – At St Brendan’s Bed
Pilgrim Waters
Fr La’s weekly ‘Pause and Ponder’ from along the Pilgrim Path at Lough Derg. This week’s reflection is called ‘Pilgrim Waters’. Fr La reflects, In the drain by the Path the water was babbling along on my left, making its way to this place of encounter. I never miss a pause at this spot […]
Lenten Series the Saints of the Beds – St Brigid’s Blessing
The first of the Lough Derg Beds is dedicated to St Brigid. Along with Patrick and Columba / Colmcille, Brigid is honoured as one of Ireland’s Patron saints. A Leinster woman, her origins were in Co Louth at Faughart, her religious formation at Ardagh in Longford, and her great monastic foundation at Kildare – […]
Lent Week One – first reflection – At St Brigid’s Bed
‘With you on your Lenten Journey’ – Week 1, first reflection – At St Brigid’s Bed Our Lenten pilgrimage begins at St Brigid’s Bed. Many seasoned pilgrims regard St Brigid’s as the toughest test of the Station Prayer. There are few flat stones for our feet and little option about where to kneel, unless […]
Banded Gneiss
Fr La’s weekly ‘Pause and Ponder’ from along the Pilgrim Path at Lough Derg. This week’s reflection is called ‘Banded Gneiss’. Up at St Davog’s Seat with a group of pilgrims, I cannot resist the obvious pun about these ‘nice rocks’. On St Brendan’s Bed, bare pilgrim feet meet and tread this banded gneiss. […]
With you on your Lenten Journey
During Lent in recent years it has been Lough Derg’s practice to offer something on our online platforms for our friends on their Lenten journey. Last year we shared our Lough Derg Way of the Cross with images from the Harry Clarke windows. That series is still available on our loughderg.live website. This year […]