Jubilarians Celebrate

27 October 2009

Bishop Declan celebrated a special Mass this morning (27 October) for priests in our diocese who celebrate a jubilee this year.

Parishioners joined the priests for the special occasion which is particularly important during this Year for Priests.
 
The priests celebrating jubilees this year are:
Diamond - Father Tom Lane, Canon Edmund Murphy
Golden - Father Pat O’Donovan, Canon Vincent Ryan
Ruby - Canon Michael Fitzpatrick, Canon Thomas Atthill
Silver - Father Michael McAndrew, Father Frank Norbury, Father Patrick Eastman, Father Alexander McAllister SDS

You can listen to Cathedral Dean Canon Alan Finley talk about the significance of the Mass in the podcast in the multimedia panel on the right.  One of the jubilarians, Canon Michael Fitzpatrick, tells us more about the celebration just as he was preparing for the Mass.

You can see pictures from the Mass in the image gallery on the right.