Photo of Fr. Kevin McNamara was taken on Ash Wednesday with his striking Lenten message that really has caught peoples attention!
A priest blessed with a talent for communicating with the masses has seized on the 50 Shades of Grey fever sweeping the nation to spread the faith. Fr Kevin McNamara, the parish priest of Rathmore, Gneeveguilla, Shrone and Knocknagree, straddling the Cork-Kerry border, has erected a large eye-catching sign outside his church with the words: “Whatever about the 50 shades – remember the 40 days of Lent!”
Fr Kevin said he hopes the sign will encourage parishioners to reflect on Lent as a joyful season which should be grasped as an opportunity to renew our lives. “I am a great believer in the public pulpit. I want to remind people that regardless of what’s going on in life, just remember the 40 days,” he said.
Thought on Sunday – February – 22/02/2015
Thought For The Week
‘To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.’ ~David Viscott
Some will say that Valentine’s Day is a load of hype and completely built up into something way too big. Despite the commercial side of the day, it is good to set aside at least one day to genuinely show someone we love and care. If you take away all the trimmings around it, you are left with that precious gift called love. Valentine’s Day is not just limited to romantic love. It’s a day that celebrates every moment of love. If we say God is love then every moment of love brings with it an energy and uniqueness that can’t be found anywhere else. It is we ourselves who do our best to limit the effects of love. Life knocks us and hurts us from time to time and we retreat into our hiding places. But love invites us back out of our darkness and uncertainties.
Like many gifts that are given to us each day we tend to take love for granted. But at least Valentine’s Day was one day when we realized just how lucky we are to have love in our lives. It takes a while to build up love but only a second to lose it. You can’t buy it or even sell it. It is up to us to treasure this most precious gift.
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