Official Visitation to the “Mother of Divine Love” Province (IR) - 2012

The Official Visitation to the “Mother of Divine Love” Province was done, from 22 to 31 March 2012, by Rector General, Fr. Jacob Nampudakam and General Consultor, Fr. Martin Manus. Since the Province has a long missionary tradition, there are very few fields of apostolic activities in Ireland itself. In the actual situation of the society and the Church in Ireland, we feel challenged to commit ourselves even more in this country itself and , in this way, to contribute more to the life of the Local Church through the realisation of our charism, without neglecting, at the same time, the missionary dynamism of the Province. Both in the two Pallottine parishes of Shankill and Corduff and in our Retreat House at Thurles, we can discover a strong Pallottine spirit, which continues to inspire many faithful and serves as a living testimony of our charism. The good number of seven seminarians that we have in Ireland at the moment enables us to have a greater hope for the future of the Province and encourages the confreres to make even greater efforts to promote vocations. The Visitation was concluded with a meeting with the Provincial Rector, Fr. Jeremiah Murphy and his Council, followed by a meal together in a typical Irish way.