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World Day of the Poor 2024

Pope Francis has chosen the motto “The prayer of the poor rises up to God (cf. Sir 21:5)” for the Eighth World Day of the Poor, 17th November 2024.

World Day of the Poor emphasizes the importance of prayer and action for the poor, highlighting the fact that God listens to the prayers of the poor and is eager to bring justice to them.

The Pope encourages everyone to pray for, and with, the poor, and to engage in charitable actions that reflect the authenticity of their prayers. The 2024 occasion will include a Eucharistic celebration at St. Peter’s Basilica and a lunch with the poor, organized by the Dicastery for Charity. Communities are also called to focus on the needs of the poor in their local areas through various initiatives.

As part of our 2024 resource, we have included an acknowledgment of SPIRASI's 25th anniversary, celebrating this Irish Spiritan initiative which is dedicated to supporting victims of torture.

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The Season of Creation

The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all Creation through liturgy, celebration, conversion and commitment. It is an annual season where we pray and act together as a Christian family for our common home. As you celebrate the Season of Creation, remember that – rather than holding events – we are:

  • building encounters to cultivate listening

  • engaging in action for our common home &

  • strengthened by our spirituality, committing and following up on our responsibilities with Creation.

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Autumn 2024 Orientation Course is FULL.

Applications for The Autumn 2024 Orientation Course for Incoming Pastoral Ministry Workers have now closed and the course is full.
The fully residential course, over 10 working days in two 1-week blocks, is crafted by Spiritan Mission Ireland (SMI) and is designed to prepare newcomers to pastoral ministry in Ireland for effective ministry in both parish and congregational settings.

Themes covered include:
- Acculturation, Communication and Collaboration
- Ministry in Ireland
- Ministry in Action
- Introduction to the Margins in Irish Society
and
- Safeguarding (a 2-day NBSCCI-certified module).

Expressions of interest to hello@spiritan.ie in participating in a Spring 2025 course are now welcome.

Spiritan News & Featured Articles

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Annual Raffle Results 2024

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Fr Jean-Michel Gelmetti C.S.Sp.
2024 Jubilees of Ordination
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Visit of Fr. Chika Onyejiuwa C.S.Sp., Director of Kibanda

Celebrating the Feast Day of Claude Poullart des Places

Founder of the Spiritans

October 2nd 2020

An Tobar Spiritan Retreat Ardbraccan

Accommodation at An Tobar

We have 17 en-suite bedrooms 13 single and 4 twin rooms. We supply bedlinen and towels in all rooms and hair dryer and iron on request. Houses are non-smoking, but there is a designated smoking area.

The chapel at An Tobar Ardbraccan

Retreats & Workshops at An Tobar

Workshops at An Tobar focus on wellbeing (meditation, mindfulness, ecology and holistic living etc.). Retreats focus on spiritual accompaniment, school retreats, and prayer and spirituality.

The Navan Community

The Spiritan Community Ardbraccan, Navan

Every Sunday the Spiritan Community celebrate a reflective Eucharist at 10:30am - all are welcome. There are also ritual celebrations at key moments in the Liturgical year and in the cosmic cycle.

Nature's healing / Sustainable ecological living

An Tobar regularly offers ecology focused workshops and courses. As well as this, groups/individuals can expect to find welcome, hospitality and healing & hope in our beautiful woodlands & walkways.

An Tobar is the Retreat & Spirituality Centre of the Irish Spiritan Province. It is located in Ardbraccan near Navan where the novitiate for Spiritan Brothers was based in the 1950s / ’60s and where the Province maintained a working farm for many years. Today the grounds form a pleasant backdrop to the Centre which is overseen by a small Spiritan community and team.

The Centre, which has been operational since the 1980s, offers:

  • A way of life, open to the Spirit and centred on the Word of God with an established rhythm of prayer;
  • Reflective Sunday Eucharist to which all are welcome;
  • An opportunity to reflect on one’s faith journey in an environment that fosters justice, peace, sustainable living and care of the earth;
  • Celebrations at key moments in the Liturgical Year and in the cosmic cycle;
  • Welcome & a hospitable space for fellow pilgrims, healing & reconciliation, hope & unity;
  • A spiral of belonging – people participate in the community according to their particular calling, inclination and time.

Click here for full details on An Tobar