THE ORATORY SOCIETY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1986
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"THE MEMORY OF JESUS CHRIST IS BOTH SACRED AND SUBVERSIVE" (Johann Baptist Metz)
"NO ONE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE SALVATION HARDER THAN CHRIST MADE IT" (George Tyrrell SJ)
"IS GOD NOW THE POPE'S VICAR IN HEAVEN"? (George Tyrrell SJ)
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FATHER TED FLANAGAN
Father Ted Flanagan is a native of Bundoran, Co. Donegal, Ireland and currently lives between Fanad Head in Donegal and Lincolnshire in England. He was ordained a priest in 1960 by Archbishop John Charles McQuaid for the Diocese of Clogher Ireland. He studied for the priesthood at Saint Patrick's Seminary, Maynooth, Ireland and the Irish College in Paris. A year after his priestly ordination he married Kate (Gallagher) and they moved to England and raised 5 children. Ted was Head of Religion in a large Lincolnshire secondary school and is an accomplished pianist and organist. He and Kate are life long friends of the recently retired Bishop of Clogher Bishop Joe Duffy. Bishop Colm O'Reilly, Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise and Bishop Francis Lagan of Derry are also classmates of Teds. Father Ted has concelebrated Mass in Maynooth with Bishops O'Reilly and Lagan
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MICHAEL, GERALDING AND BISHOP PAT
Father Michael Scullion is a native of Belfast City. He spent 9 years as a member of the Cistercian Order at Collon, Co. Louth Ireland. He later trained as a nurse and social worker. He lives in Portstewart and is married to Geraldine who is a community midwife. We are very honoured that Michael is now a priest of The Oratory Society and brings with him not only the special gifts he has learned in his nursing and social work careers but also his great passion for ancient Irish and Celtic Spirituality.
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DIACONATE
2010
Terry Brady (left),
Bishop Pat and Michael Scullion
after Terry and
Michael's ordination to the diaconate in 2010
BISHOP PAT BUCKLEY
Bishop Pat celebrating Mass in Larne assisted by Minister of the Eucharist Darren Crossey
THE ORATORY
PRINCES GARDENS,
LARNE.
CO. ANTRIM.
N. IRELAND
BT40 1RQ
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TELEPHONE:
WITHIN UK: 02828 260137
NON UK: 0044 2828 260137
FAX:
IN UK: 02828 260407
NON UK: 0044 2828 260407
MOBILE:
IN UK: 07900 287283
NON UK: 0044 7900 287283
EMAIL:
www.bishoppatbuckley@hotmail.com or www.capistan1952@aol.com
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MASS TIMES IN LARNE
Sunday........................................................12 Noon
Christmas / Easter Vigil............................ 8 pm
Holy Thursday:
Mass of Chrism..........................................12 Noon
Mass of Lord's Supper.............................. 7.30 pm
Good Friday:
Stations of the Cross................................ 3 pm
The Lord's Passion................................... 7.30 pm
Marriage/Baptism/Confirmation - as arranged
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MRS CAROLE TIERNEY
Carole is the Honary Secretary of The Oratory Society. She lives at Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim with her husband Kevin and their two children. Carole and Kevin have, for many years been qualified, experienced foster care.
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FATHER TERRY BRADY
Father Terry Brady is from the Lower Falls Road, Belfast. He was educated for the priesthood at St Peter's Seminary, Wexford, Ireland and the Pontifical Irish College, Rome. He is a secondary school teacher and currently completing his doctoral thesis on "apostolicity"
FATHER SEAN PAGE
Father Sean Page is a native of Sligo, Ireland and studied for the priesthood at the Pontifical Irish College at Rome. He was ordained for the Diocese of Elphin, Ireland. He currently lives with his wife Candice and their two sons at Manchester in England.
ORDINATION OF MOTHER FRANCES MEIGH - SEPTEMBER 1998
Bishop Pat's first priestly ordination was of Frances Meigh on September 14th 1998 the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross.
Francis, a convert from Anglicanism in her 20s', later married and became a highly renowned artist and iconographer. She worked with the poor on the streets of Calcutta with Dr Jack Prager and later became am enclosed nun and a hermit. Eventually she felt the call from God to the priesthood. She currently lives at Forkhill, Armagh, Northern Ireland where she has created THE CHAPEL OF THE SUFFERING WORLD. She continues her dedicated life as a hermit and iconographer and many of her icons are of great renown. One of her most striking is the icon called: THE AIDS PIETA. When President Bill Clinton was in office in the USA Francis painted for him a moving icon called: CHRIST IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR. She has written a biography of Dr Jack Preger which formed the basis of an award winning Channel 4 film.
Bishop Pat's first priestly ordination was of Frances Meigh on September 14th 1998 the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross.
Francis, a convert from Anglicanism in her 20s', later married and became a highly renowned artist and iconographer. She worked with the poor on the streets of Calcutta with Dr Jack Prager and later became am enclosed nun and a hermit. Eventually she felt the call from God to the priesthood. She currently lives at Forkhill, Armagh, Northern Ireland where she has created THE CHAPEL OF THE SUFFERING WORLD. She continues her dedicated life as a hermit and iconographer and many of her icons are of great renown. One of her most striking is the icon called: THE AIDS PIETA. When President Bill Clinton was in office in the USA Francis painted for him a moving icon called: CHRIST IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR. She has written a biography of Dr Jack Preger which formed the basis of an award winning Channel 4 film.