Annual Novena at Our Lady’s Shrine, Knock

August 18, 2015

The Novena at Knock continues this week with fantastic crowds coming to pray in the newly refurbished basilica.
Many thanks to Fr. Stephen Farragher, PP, Ballyhaunis for the photos below.

Fr Eamonn Kelly Adm. St Eunan’s Lettekenny, Sponsored walk from Dublin to Knock to raise money for Mary’s Meals. l-r: Claire Fahy (Collector from Ballyhaunis Parish JP2 Merit Award Group), Saskia Kirrane (Collector from Ballyhaunis Parish JP2 group), Elizabeth McCarron, Gerard Wade, Mary McEntaggart, Catherine Cregg, Colm O Keefe, James Kelly, Fr Eamonn Kelly

Some pilgrims who travelled from the Archdiocese of New York on the first direct direct transatlantic flight from New York to Knock. Anna Maroselli, Aidan Mahoney, Tom Maroselli, Chris Kroger, Tom Kroger.

The Kingston Family from Cork: L-R: Aofe, Helena, Kenneth, Laura, Maeve, & Rory.

Sisters of the Franciscan Reform: Back row L-R: Sr Jacinta, Mother Lucile, Sr Francesca, Peter Bahou, Sr Clare, Front row: Sr Maria Teresa, Sr Monica.

l-r: Tommy & Mary Collins (Corofin, Galway), Josephine & P.J. Coen (Cloonmore, Tuam)

Distributors of the Irish Catholic: Marian O Meara, Geraldine Kellett.

Members of the newly formed VAKS (Volunteers at Knock Shrine): L-R: Sive Duffy, Katie Cunnane, Emma Louise, Ruane, Elizabeth Lyons, Maired Mooney.

The Grabiasz Family, originally from Poland, now living in Ballyhaunis. L-R: Agnieska, Jacob, Veronika, Julia, David & Dana.

John Harte from Ballinlough, Co Roscommon, doing his pilgrimage on foot to Knock Shrine.

Fr Richard Gibbons PP, Knock

Blessing of Religious objects

Group of Pilgrims from Kent, U.K.

Pilgrims touching the stone from the original gable wall.

The Okeke Family from Galway & originally from Nigeria: L-R: Evans Ikanone, Chidara Okeke, Divine Okeke, Sean Okeke, Dumi Okeke, Ada Okeke.

L-R: Fr Richard Gibbons PP, Peter Sutherland (United Nations Special Representative for International Migration) speaker at Knock Novena, Fr Donald McDonagh SPS, resident priest at Knock, Fr Patrick Burke CC, Knock. David McConn, (Manager, Knock Shrine)

Mr Peter Sutherland (United Nations Special Representative to the Secretary General, for International Migration, speaking at Workshop on the topic “Our Responsibilities to the Human Family”