Photo was taken at the Phoenix Park, Dublin

I took this photo during a recent trip to Dublin. The Phoenix Park has so many beautiful walkways and of course during at this time of year always looks its best with the autumn colours

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My Latest Video 🎥

This is my latest video and it is called ‘The Beautiful Mount Usher Gardens’ (The video is updated each Wednesday)

 

The video below I had up last week to mark the start of November and it is called – ‘May they rest in peace’. If you would like to see a selection of my other videos on Youtube you can click this link here. https://www.youtube.com/@JamesMcSweeneyFr/videos

 

 

 

 

Spiritual Thought For The Week

(The Spiritual Thought For The Week is updated each Monday)

‘I wrote your name on the sand but the waves washed it away. I wrote your name on the sky but the wind blew it away. I wrote your name on my heart and forever it will stay.’ ~Author Unknown

It is always difficult to understand death or make sense of the loss of a loved one through death. We want our loved ones with us always and yet we know that just as we are born we must also die. Last Saturday (Nov 2nd) is traditionally known as All Souls Day and is a day to pause, reflect and pray for those who have died, particularly our nearest and dearest. We continue to do it during these early days of November.

Many people will visit a cemetery. It is not an empty or meaningless task. It’s always good to remember those who have died. Our belief is that death is not an end but a beginning for the soul or spirit of the person who has died. Our belief is that our loved ones who have died are still near us but not physically with us. Trying to put this into words is never easy.

The only words that really matter today are to our loved ones who have died. Some of these words might be: we still miss you, thank you for so many memories, you are remembered with love today and you will never be forgotten.

Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord. May perpetual light shine on them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy and love of God, rest in peace Amen