Tamil Hail Mary

One of my most memorable times in Lourdes from the Summer of 2009 was meeting the persecuted Tamil Christians.  They have been persecuted in Sri Lanka for many years, and in this video they sing the "Hail Mary" in the Tamil language during the Rosary procession.  A Tamil priest leads them in prayer:

After the procession, we met a group of Catholics from Iraq.  The priest told us stories about the members of his parish who had recently been martyred for their Catholic Faith.  Interestingly, he commented that more Catholics are being killed now that Saddam Hussein has been removed from power.  He said that Saddam protected all Christians in order to avoid retaliation from America.  Now, churches are being burned, and Christians are being murdered.

The Chaldean Catholic priest then blessed us all in Aramaic - the language of Jesus.

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Winter Pilgrimage to Ireland

I'll be going on pilgrimage to Ireland from December 28-January 15.  Does anyone have any suggestions for Catholic sites to visit?  So far I am planning to visit friends in Dublin, County Derry, and County Kerry.  I also plan to visit Donegal, Galway, and the shrine in Knock.

NC Latin Mass Updates

The weekly TLM in the Camp Lejeune chapel continues to go very well:

Fr. Parkerson continues the monthly TLM at St. Mary's Shrine in Wilmington:

Fr. Parkerson celebrating Mass in Dunn, NC for All Souls Day: