by Meath Diocese | Sep 20, 2012 | Lourdes, Pilgrimage Archive, ZZ_All
800 pilgrims gather at Lourdes for Meath Diocesan Pilgrimage source – www.dioceseofmeath.ie Bishop Michael Smith celebrated Mass at the Grotto in Lourdes last Thursday 13 September in conditions which “echoed our Irish summer” although the rain could...
by Meath Diocese | Sep 20, 2012 | Lourdes, Pilgrimage Archive, ZZ_All
Fr Joseph Campbell’s homily during the Holy Hour in the Underground Basilica opened the door for many to an experience of gentleness and healing which was celebrated in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This atmosphere of calm and support is a hallmark of Lourdes and...
by Meath Diocese | Sep 19, 2012 | Pilgrimage Archive, ZZ_All
800 pilgrims gather at Lourdes for Meath Diocesan Pilgrimage source – www.dioceseofmeath.ie Bishop Michael Smith celebrated Mass at the Grotto in Lourdes last Thursday 13 September in conditions which “echoed our Irish summer” although the rain could do little...
by Meath Diocese | Jun 11, 2012 | ZZ_All
Bishop Michael Smith Bishop Michael SmithA native of Oldcastle in County Meath, Bishop Michael Smith was born in 1940. Following education at St Finian’s College, Mullingar and the Pontifical Irish College, Rome, he was ordained a priest 1963. He attended all 168...