WATERFRONT, NUN'S ISLAND, KNOCK,NOVENA AND GLU PROJECT!

4 JULY 2013 WATERFRONT, NUN'S ISLAND, KNOCK,NOVENA AND GLU PROJECT Yesterday was a memorable day and well worth the long journey from Inchydoney to Belfast on Tuesday! An early appointment at the Waterfront Hall led to a delightful Graduation Day Celebration. Main interest was the nomination of the Honorable Mrs. Susan Justice Gagby Denham, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland for a Doctorate of Law. Her nomination was made by a friend of ours, Denis Moloney, in a masterly 15 minute speech that detailed her career path. We celebrated first at the waterfront and later at the nearby Hilton Hotel where we continued to rejoice over a festive lunch. A valuable photo-call ended our visit. A few days after my last entry, I traveled to Dublin to meet with a school friend who wanted to visit Galway. Lila arrived from Florida and we traveled together to Nun's Island. There we visited the Poor Clare Monastery, where my friend met with its Archivist, with whom she verified historical details of the founding of the house, the first of the Congregation in Ireland. Later, we traveled to Knock where we were blessed to spend two days. There were not too many pilgrims which made for a very peaceful time of prayer. Prior to traveling, our Redemptorist Novena was in full swing . Its eight sessions each day were fully attended and it was a grace-filled week. One day I received a telephone call from the pastoral worker at a Presbyterian Church near our convent. Jacint requested that I give an input at a GLU Session..........I asked for a meeting to discover the origin of GLU!! The term GLU stands for God Loves You and the input requested is for a local group engaged in a voluntary project. I agreed to do the input that is scheduled for Saturday morning. I have no idea the size of the group but I have been told it will include 30 Americans who are in Belfast for a short time! Also, during the past fortnight I managed a short weekend in Dublin and Cork, catching up on family and friends and letting them know that I will be heading for Albania shortly! Just now, I am updating on the wonderful news of the Canonization Process of our Blessed Maria Droste being opened in New York. What an exciting time, especially our hearing of the miracle that will hopefully move the process forward in the coming months. Greetings to each one today and especially any American that might glimpse the computer en route to celebrate Independence! Blessings on each one and a happy holiday!