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The 12 Days of Christmas

2/12/2020

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This booklet, produced by the Northern Pastoral Network, provides us with a series of reflections following the feasts of the twelve days of Christmas.

On each of the twelve days we invite you to spend time with scripture, reflection and prayer. You may want to use this booklet in your private prayer or find a time to gather each day with your family.

We pray this Christmas that each of us will rediscover the meaning of Our Lord’s Nativity and the great hope that it proclaims for the world.

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May you have a happy, holy, safe and peaceful Christmas and New Year.
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Music for 12 Days of Christmas

2/12/2020

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Our prayer time for the season can be deepened as we reflect using hymns and carols from the Christmas Season.  You may have your own favourite carols that you wish to use and to accompany these we provide a selection for Christmas Day the 12 Days of Christmas through to the Feast of the Epiphany.

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Silent Night performed by The Priests in the Church of Holy Rosary featuring the nativity scene from the Stained Glass window. ​

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On St Stephen’s Day, a day associated with the giving of gifts, we share this video that back in 2014 went viral with the hashtag #sharethegift

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On this feast of the Holy Family we recall the hymn from the World Meeting of Families A Joy for all the Earth.

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On this feast of the Holy Innocents we listen to the Christmas Lullaby by John Rutter.

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Today we have reflected on the connections between the child who was born in a stable and the Risen Christ witnessed by Saint John the Apostle.  Our musical reflection today is For unto us a Child is born from Messiah by  Handel.

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Today we have reflected on the bringing of the infant Jesus to the temple and how he was adored by Anna the Prophetess.  May we too come to adore Jesus.  Today we use a contemporary version of O Come Let Us Adore Him by Hillsong.

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AS 2020 draws to a close our scripture today invites us to consider God in our midst and that light overcomes darkness.  We share a video from the Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin The Cloud’s Veil  reminding us of how God is by our side.

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Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God.  We celebrate the solemnity with the traditional piece Salve Regina recorded by 450 voices from 33 different countries during the pandemic.

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In this song by Matt Maher we reflect on how peace starts with us.  The work of being a disciple begins within each of us recognising Jesus’s love is strong enough to lead us in our journey as disciples.  

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The beautiful hymn of Saint Teresa of Avila reminds us how we must carry the love of God made manifest at Christmas into our daily lives.  It is with our hands and feet, our words and actions that we are witnesses to the incarnation of Christ who loved us, died for us and asks us to bless the world.  

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 We reflect on the hymn Little Drummer Boy and how we are called to see Jesus and to use our gifts for him.

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The life of Saint Francis of Assisi inspires the papacy of Pope Francis and the encyclical Fratelli Tutti.  Our musical reflection is the Prayer of Saint Francis connecting with the Franciscan Community across the globe.

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We close our reflections with the wonderful carol Joy to the World.
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Advent Social Media Campaign

1/12/2020

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Add our "SPREAD..." Frame to your profile picture

During this season of Advent, an Advent like no other that we have witnessed.

We are hearing a lot about the spreading of the Coronavirus.

We wanted something to counter that.

To be, like John the Baptist, a voice in what can often seem like the wilderness.

We want to SPREAD HOPE, LOVE, JOY & PEACE this Advent!

We have created a series of profile picture frames in Facebook, one representing each of the purple and pink candles on an Advent Wreath  - please consider adding our "SPREAD..." frame to your personal, parish or organisation's Facebook profile photo.
WEEK 1: "SPREAD HOPE"
WEEK 2: "SPREAD LOVE"
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WEEK 3: "SPREAD JOY"
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WEEK 4: "SPREAD PEACE"
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Advent Resources for Care Homes

27/11/2020

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Due to a number of requests to provide resources for Care and Residential Home settings, members of the Northern Pastoral Network have put together a number of Powerpoint presentations with prayer liturgies and hymns for the Season of Advent and Christmas.

FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT
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SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT
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THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT
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FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT
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CHRISTMAS
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Praying at Home for Advent

18/11/2020

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The NPN (Northern Pastoral Network) has prepared a resource for prayer at home during Advent.

The booklet has been specifically compiled with families in mind.

​The Gospel for each Sunday of Advent is accompanied by a family activity, prayers and a reflection.

​This may be circulated to priests and parishes to encourage households to journey through the Season of Advent as we prepare for the coming of Jesus at Christmas. May it be an opportunity for families to intentionally enter into Advent.
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Advent Wreath Colouring Pages

13/11/2020

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Printable colouring pages for children as part of the activities in our "Praying at Home for Advent" Resource.
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Music to accompany our Advent Resource

13/11/2020

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Hope For Everyone - Matt Maher
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Enya
Come To Us - Greg Walton
Gabriel's Message - Matt Maher
God With Us - All Sons & Daughters
Conditor alme siderum
You'll Come - Hillsong
Gaudete (arr. Michael McGlynn) - Anúna
Waiting In Silence - Carey Landry
Prepare Him Room - The Vigil Project
Irish Blessing - The Priests
Lead, Kindly Light - Audrey Assad
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Bishop Michael Router welcomes NPN November Resource

27/10/2020

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We have prepared a simple resource for prayer at home during the month of November.
The short booklet highlights the month of November as a time to remember and pray for our dearly departed. It marks out the feast days, provides a family prayer service, instructions to prepare a sacred space in the home and some additional prayers for this time.
May it bring comfort, solace and the light of Christ to many people during the coming days and weeks. 
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Bishop Michael Router, Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh welcomes the NPN's resource to support the Domestic Church this November:
I welcome the publication of this booklet by the Northern Pastoral Network to help individuals and families to remember and pray for the dead and the bereaved during the month of November. The resources included in this booklet are simple and easy to follow and I would encourage all households to mark this special month of remembrance with some time for prayer together.

I encourage you to watch online the service that will take place in each Cathedral and Church at 3pm on Sunday, 1st November, to begin the month of prayer. It would be worthwhile, as well, to set up a sacred space in your house with religious symbols such as a cross or holy water, pictures of deceased relatives and friends, and your own personal lists of the dead. Together as a family you could use the prayer in this booklet to have a short service around the prayer space at sundown on the 1st November, the eve of All Souls Day.

Please remember in your prayers, as well, the relatives of those who have died since the COVID-19 pandemic began last March. In many cases they were not able to have a traditional wake or funeral service for their loved one because of the government restrictions on gatherings that were issued. I know that there is a lot of pain and hurt in families where a loved one has died recently. Please God, our prayers during November will help to bring them peace.
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Thank you to the members of the Northern Pastoral Network for all their efforts in putting this valuable resource together. The network is made up of people who are deeply involved in pastoral ministry across the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. May it bring comfort and solace to many people during the coming days and weeks.
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November: A Month to Remember

23/10/2020

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Pictured with the NPN's Resource to support the Domestic Church during the month of November.
Bishop Donal McKeown, Bishop of Derry - Charlotte Gormley, Youth Coordinator Templemore Parish, Derry - Tony Brennan, Pastoral Coordinator, Diocese of Derry

We have prepared a simple resource for prayer at home during the month of November. The short booklet highlights the month of November as a time to remember and pray for our dearly departed. It marks out the feast days, provides a family prayer service, instructions to prepare a sacred space in the home and some additional prayers for this time. This may be circulated to priests and parishes to encourage households to mark this special month of remembrance with some time for prayer together. May it bring comfort, solace and the light of Christ to many people during the coming days and weeks.
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Music to accompany our November Resource

22/10/2020

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The Silence and the Sorrow – Liam Lawton
Christ be beside me – James Kilbane adapted from St. Patrick’s Breastplate
The Cloud’s Veil – Liam Lawton
Be not Afraid – John Michael Talbot
Eagle’s Wings – John Michael Talbot
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