Pre-Marriage Courses 2012
Posted on 13. Jan, 2012 by afd admin in Carousel, Marriage
Marriage Preparation Courses 2012
ACCORD Marriage Preparation Courses take place in Kilkenny this year, 2012, on the following dates:
- Jan 20/21;
- Feb 17/18;
- March 23/24;
- April 27/28;
- May 18/19;
- June 22/23;
- Sept 21/22;
- Oct 26/27;
- Nov 16/17.
Both parties preparing for Marriage must give 3 months notice to their parish as well as to the State (Registrar).
All who get married in a church in the Diocese of Ossory are expected to complete an approved pre-marriage course. To book a place on one of the courses call 056-7722674 or e-mail accord@ossory.ie
Baptismal Preparation Course
Posted on 07. Apr, 2011 by afd admin in Adult Faith Development, Baptism, featured
To help prepare people who are about to begin work on parish baptismal teams
Recently some parishes expressed an interest in a morning to help prepare people who are about to begin work on parish baptismal teams.
On Saturday 16th April from 11am until 12.30pm, a morning course of preparation will be offered for those involved in this work.
This course will be similar to that which was offered last year and is open anyone who is new to a baptismal team in your parish.
The course will be held in the Canon Malone Hall, Ballyragget.
Sacrament of the Sick
Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by ossory team in Sacrament of the Sick
What Is It?
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is exactly what it says. It is a prayerful celebration for someone or for a group of people who are ill and are blessed by the priest with Holy Oil.
It is not a sign that someone is dying as it was perceived in olden times. It is not a magical ritual; the person doesn’t automatically gets better immediately after an anointing. God’s healing and loving presence are called upon that the sick person might be raised up and restored to health. (more…)
Ordination
Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by ossory team in Ordination
What is it?
The sacrament of Holy Orders, which is often called ordination, is the sacrament by which the Church confers the grace to administer the sacraments on a particular person.
During the celebration of the sacrament the bishop places his hands on the head of the candidate who is to be ordained and prays that the Holy Spirit will come upon the person to assist them in their ministry of service. (more…)
Marriage
Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by ossory team in Marriage
What is it?
Marriage, as a Christian sacrament, is a lifelong and faithful union of a man and a woman mutually committed to sharing their life and love together.
Modeled after and strengthened by God’s own love for his people, it’s an intimate partnership in which each person gives the other freedom to grow and which is directed toward bearing fruit. (more…)
Confirmation
Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by ossory team in Confirmation
What is it?
Confirmation celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit. In the Acts of the Apostles chapter 2, verses 1 to 13, we read of the Apostles receiving the Holy Spirit. They had been hiding after Jesus’ death, afraid and uncertain. The coming of the Holy Spirit with his gifts inspired them and enabled them to take the step of preaching the good news.
We are made members of God’s family at Baptism. At Confirmation, our Baptism is completed or “sealed” by the Holy Spirit and we are called to be Christian witnesses, just like the apostles. The whole of our Christian living and the life of the Church, too, are sustained by the same Spirit. (more…)
Eucharist
Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by ossory team in Eucharist
What is it?
The Sacrament of Eucharist or Communion is a Sacrament by which the believer partakes in the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, present in the Bread and Wine.
We believe that the Lord Jesus instituted the Eucharist in a Passover meal with his disciples when he “He took bread, blessed it and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, ‘Take, eat, this is My Body’, then He took the cup and gave thanks, and gave it to His disciples saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you, for this is My Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins’” (Matthew 26:26-28)
Penance
Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by ossory team in Penance
What Is It?
The Sacrament of Penance is also known as the ‘Sacrament of Reconciliation’ or traditionally called ‘Confession’.
It is the rite by which sins are confessed and forgiven. Sin is failure to recognise and love God in the way we think or act. Sin is also not just a failure to love God directly but also a failure to love one another. This is referred to as “the community sense of sin”. (more…)
Baptism
Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by ossory team in Baptism
What is it?
Baptism is the first of the seven sacraments, and it is one that all the Christian denominations share in common, even though each religion baptizes at different ages and some in different ways. As baptism leaves an indelible mark on a person, they can only be baptized once in their lives.
In the eyes of the Catholic Church, any baptism that uses water and the formula “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” is a valid baptism. (more…)