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THE NET | APRIL 2021 1 ISSUE 64. APRIL 2021 PRICE - £1.50 The NET /€2.00 Sharing fruits of faith in Derry Diocese See inside... Fr Michael McGoldrick OCD delighted to return to lovely Derry on the banks of the Foyle Youth passion performance – St Eugene’s (Story on page 10) RTE Lough Derg Mass – Cappagh Youth Church Prayer – St Eugene’s Mother’s Day Rosary – Long Tower ‘Blessed is She’ – Termonbacca Remembrance Vigil – St Eugene’s Palm Sunday – Omagh in focus in People .Roisin McCullough – Greenlough Máire McAteer – Aghyaran Niamh Fox – Donegal The late Sean Friel – Waterside Fr Michael Keaveny – Moville/Faughanvale Also featuring: Derry Youth April webinars, Great interest in Sr Clare retreat, Young writers feature, Bishop Donal shares thoughts on Synodal Church, Eucharistic Adoration & Divine Mercy feature with comments from around the Diocese, Irish Page, Dunree feature, Children’s Catechism Club, Quiz....and much more... 2 THE NET | APRIL 2021 Fr Shay Cullen SSC, an Irish missionary and founder of the Philippine human rights social Contents development organization, Preda, reflects on the Pope’s prayer intention for the month of April... CopiesParish of ‘The Net’ will deliveries be available in parishes again after restrictions, as a result of Covid-19, are lifted. Pope Francis supports human rights defenders Pope Francis supports human by Fr Shay Cullen SSC ...................................................................p2 Moving journey through The Passion by Derry youth ....p3 April webinars with Derry Youth by Niamh McLaughlin .................................................................p3 Cappagh youths on live RTE Lough Derg Mass rights’ defenders by Davog McCaffrey ......................................................................p3 THE strong words of Pope those killings have taken place wing political parties to stop Aghyaran native, Máire McAteer shares joy Francis spoken in solidarity since 2016. Also, 86 journalists it, and largely succeeded. Some of serving God through Youth 2000 ...................................p4-5 and support for all the and reporters have been killed Catholic countries slammed Colourful celebration of Palm Sunday in Omagh .............p5 Great interest in Sr Clare anniversary retreat ...................p5 human rights defenders, since 1992. shut their doors with dark, environmental activists, social They are accepting serious compassionless hearts and Bishop Donal pays tribute to ‘The Net’ young writers ....p6 Some thoughts on synodality from Bishop Donal ...........p6 workers and truth journalists risks defending victims of built fences to keep out the Young writers share thoughts on... on the front line, and fighters abuse and violations of their refugees; thousands of them - Sr Nathalie Becquart interview for justice and equality human dignity and rights. They homeless children. If Jesus of - Pope Francis’ historic visit to Iraq everywhere, has encouraged suffer hardship and abuse, Nazareth and His parents had - Trocaire Lenten Talk been arrested at the Egyptian - World Water Day and inspired millions of people rejection, imprisonment and - Inspiring Iskaheen & Upper Moville youth ................. p6-9 to reach out to help. Prayer is a death because of their work for border and deported to the Fr Michael McGoldrick OCD delighted public way for a Pope to make human rights in supporting cruel baby-killer, King Herod to be back in Derry .....................................................................p10 a social and political statement the downtrodden and abused for a death penalty, there would April Grandparents’ Faith Cafe ...............................................p10 of great importance. victims. They are survivors have been no Christianity. ‘Blessed is She’ – A source of strength and support by Aoife O’Neill ............................................................................. p11 “We pray for those who risk themselves. They have that ‘Flourish’ – helping women grow together their lives while fighting for most fundamental love of Protection through scripture study by Niamh Fox ............................... p11 fundamental rights under others to uphold the dignity Under international law, a Greenlough one of many parishes benefiting dictatorships, authoritarian and rights of every human person fleeing persecution from lockdown’s unleashing of talents .............................. p11 regimes and even in being. Without those rights we seeking asylum has a right Diocesan prayer for loved ones lost during Covid year ......................................................... p12-13 democracies in crisis”, he said. are just as the animals are. to reach the country of Pope Francis is very aware destination and choice by any Let us always be a voice for the voiceless and vulnerable in our society by Mary McMenamin .....p13 of the struggle and needs of Sacrifice means available, to ask for Palliative care respects totally the sacredness of human these dedicated human rights We can see this spirit of protection, shelter and asylum. life activists fighting for justice sacrifice around the world. Many hard hearted see them by Fr Colum Clerkin.....................................................................p13 and peace and the human In Syria, the volunteers and as parasites, pests and vermin Faughanvale celebrates Fr Michael Keaveny’s dignity. Those standing for medical workers in hospitals to be rejected. The newly 70 years of priesthood ........................................................p14-15 racial equality in the ‘Black are being bombed by the cruel proposed UK asylum law is Diocesan Vocations Prayer ......................................................p15 Prayer for Priests .........................................................................p15 Lives Matter’ campaign and dictator, Marshal Bashar al- suggesting doing just that, by Pope’s Prayer Intention ............................................................p15 those fighting for women and Assad. They risk their lives declaring asylum seekers who A Tribute to late Sean Friel ......................................................p16 children’s rights in the ‘Me Too every day defending and reach the UK as “Illegals”. Colmcille – A hymn by Sean Friel ..........................................p16 Movement’. saving the wounded and sick Long Tower ladies pray Mothers’ Day Rosary ..................p16 in war torn Syria. Lenten Rosary outside Cathedral .........................................p16 Recently Assad’s troops fired Under Cuimhní Cóivide 3 Pope Francis mortars on an underground Irish Page by Fr Oliver Crilly..................................................... p17 international law, Fr Shay Cullen SSC is very aware of the hospital and killed a child Knock’s new status welcomed a person fleeing autocratic leaders have Francis, and thousands of by growing number of Eucharistic adorers ......................p18 struggle and needs and seven people. Assad, with Easter feature on Eucharistic Adoration Russian help, has destroyed persecution seeking emerged in recent decades. human rights defenders, to and Divine Mercy Message of these dedicated Syria. He has arrested, asylum has a right Pope Francis’ prayer is badly campaign on social media and – with comments from around the Diocese..............p18-23 human rights murdered and tortured to to reach the country needed in Myanmar, as the sign petitions in their support. Mary – Model of Grace by Oliver Barrett ............................p23 activists fighting for death thousands of Syrians and people have shown courage If ever the tyrant’s goons come Everyone should meet the Father’s Mercy of destination and and bravery in facing down the for us, may we have human in those who claim to follow Jesus by Bishop Donal ... p24 justice and peace and has driven 350,000 people into choice by any means military that staged a coup six rights defenders at our side. Mercy messages from St Faustina’s Diary ........................ p24 the human dignity. exile, among them courageous Bishop Donal to lead Creggan Divine Mercy Devotions ..... human rights workers. The available, to ask for weeks ago. The defiance and p24 Those standing for number of dead vary between protection, shelter resilience of the people and (A member of the Missionary Divine Mercy Conference - Put your trust in Jesus youth is inspiring, and as many by Rose Ann O’Donnell ..............................................................p25 racial equality in the 388,650 and about 594,000 as and asylum. Many Society of St Columban, Fr Shay as 260 have been killed by the founded the charitable People’s The First Easter Morning ‘Black Lives Matter’ of March 2021. On April 23, hard hearted see by Fr Stephen Quinn OCD ........................................................ p26 campaign and those 2016, the United Nations and military, with thousands more Recovery Empowerment them as parasites, arrested and detained. Development Assistance This Easter let us be messengers of hope wherever hope fighting for women Arab League Envoy to Syria put is lost... out an estimate of 400,000 that pests and vermin to The cries and voices of the (PREDA) Foundation in Bishop Donal reflects on... and children’s had died in the war. According be rejected. oppressed and imprisoned Olongapo City, in the Philippines Return of public worship, Uyghurs are being heard and Year of St Joseph and the Family, and rights in the ‘Me Too to the United Nations High in 1974. A human rights social Sr Clare Crockett anniversary