Cardinal Dolan with Catherine Wiley founder of the Catholic Grandparents Association Ireland
Cardinal Dolan with Catherine Wiley founder of the Catholic Grandparents Association Ireland. taken in Ballintubber Abbey Co Mayo Ireland 2012. Cardinal Dolan said of the Association . “We need this in America, this is a woinderful idea.”
A Travelling Icon of the Black Madonna (of Czestochowa) Is Coming to Ireland as a Pilgrim in Defence of Life and the Family!
From Ocean to Ocean with Our Lady of Czestochowa in Defence of Life Between the 16th and the 24th of November, a Travelling Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa (‘The Black Madonna’) will be in Ireland! The Icon, touched to the original miraculous image of Our Lady of Jasna Gora (Czestochowa) and blessed by the…
Day of prayer for Grandparents
We are delighted to learn that 9th September has been designated as a ” Day Of Prayer For Grandparents ” in America. How significant that it should be the same day as our 6th Grandparents pilgrimage Now we have all the more reason to gather to pray for Grandparents .. especially those who are sick..lonely..alone..separated from…
A wonderful day at the 6th Catholic Grandparents Pilgrimage.
Here are some pictures from Sunday. We will have a full report shortly….
Year of Faith
The Pontifical Council For the Year of Faith has invited the Catholic Grandparents Association to a meeting on 24th September to plan for a gathering of all the Catholic Movements .This gathering will take place in St Peter’s Square on May 18th 2013 Vigil of the Feast of Pentecost.
Scottish Pilgrimage at Carfin.
Around 450 people attended the second Grandparents Pilgrimage at the shrine of Our Lady Of Lourdes at Carfin in Scotland last Sunday 19th August, 2012.
1st Grandparents pilgrimage in Malta.
On Friday 20th July our president Maire Printer joined a large group of Grandparents from the village of Hal Balzan in Malta for the 1st Grandparents pilgrimage in their country. Stephen and Georgette Gatt, residents of the village were inspired to organise the event when they read about the CGA in the Universe newspaper last year.
Catholic Grandparents Association praised by Cardinal Sean Brady
Cardinal Brady comments for the Irish Catholic Newspaper on the Catholic Grandparents Association: I had the pleasure of launching the Catholic Grandparents Association in Knock on the occasion of the National Grandparents Pilgrimage there in September 2009. I welcome the work that the Catholic Grandparents Association is doing for grandparents – supporting them, encouraging them…