Catholic Action To All Hibernians: Most of the month of March this year falls within Lent. The liturgical color for Lent is violet, except that rose may be worn on the Fourth Sunday, Laetare Sunday (March 10). Good Friday is a day of fast and abstinence; all the Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence. Holy Week and the beginning of the Easter season fall during the last week of March. Let us make an effort to attend services offered during the Triduum, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, leading up to the great feast of Easter (March 31). MAJOR SAINTS AND FEAST DAYS OF … [Read more...] about Catholic Calendar – March 2024
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Cū Chulainn, Yeats and 1916
The Dying Cuchulainn Oliver Sheppard was a respected Irish sculptor now remembered mostly for his 1911 work, The Dying Cuchulain. Sheppard, of Protestant background, was active in the Celtic Revival movement and sculpted The Dying Cuchulain in 1911, inspired at least in some respect by Lady Gregory’s work. In 1905 he sculpted a statute of a Wexford pikeman, recalling the United Irishmen Rising of 1798. Eamon DeValera chose The Dying Cuchulainn to be placed in the GPO in 1935, in advance of the 20th anniversary of the Rising, describing the work as “a creation of Irish genius, symbolizing … [Read more...] about Cū Chulainn, Yeats and 1916
A Fearless Irish American Angel and Pioneer in America’s Wild West
Nellie Cashman There were many Irish women among the settlers of the American West, and one of the best known in her time was a lady from County Cork named Ellen Cashman. Ellen came to America, like so many others, fleeing the effects of the Great Hunger. She arrived in Boston in 1850 with her mother, Fanny, at the tender age of five where she grew up caring for a younger sister. An ambitious young lady, she worked as a bellhop in a well-known Boston hotel when she decided to follow the call of the American West with the idea of making her fortune. She moved to San … [Read more...] about A Fearless Irish American Angel and Pioneer in America’s Wild West
Catholic Calendar – March 2023
Catholic Action To All Hibernians: The entire month of March falls within Lent this year. The liturgical color for Lent is violet, except that rose may be worn on the Fourth Sunday, Laetare Sunday (March 19). Normally, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence; all the Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence. Check with your local parish or diocese for Lenten regulations on abstinence and fasting, for greater opportunities for confession, and for Lenten devotions such as Stations of the Cross. MAJOR SAINTS AND FEAST DAYS OF MARCH Mar 3Katherine DrexelMar … [Read more...] about Catholic Calendar – March 2023
Catholic Calendar – October 2022
Catholic Action To All Hibernians: The month of October still remains within Ordinary Time, the liturgical color being green. MAJOR SAINTS AND FEAST DAYS OF OCTOBER Sep 1Therese of the Child Jesus, VirginMemorialSep 4Francis of AssisiMemorialSep 7Our Lady of the RosaryMemorialSep 15Teresa of Avila, Virgin and DoctorMemorialSep 17Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and MartyrMemorialSep 18Luke, EvangelistFeastSep 29John de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues, and Companions, MartyrsMemorialSep 22Pope St. John Paul IISep 28Simon and Jude, ApostlesFeast IRISH SAINTS OF OCTOBER Oct. 11 Canice, Abbot … [Read more...] about Catholic Calendar – October 2022
Catholic Calendar – September 2022
Catholic Action To All Hibernians: The month of September is still part of Ordinary Time, with green being the liturgical vestment color. MAJOR SAINTS AND FEAST DAYS OF SEPTEMBER Sep 3Gregory the Great, Pope and DoctorMemorialSep 8Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MaryFeastSep 9Peter ClaverMemorialSep 13John ChrysostomMemorialSep 14Exaltation of the Holy CrossFeastSep 16Cornelius, Pope and Martyr; Cyprian, Bishop and MartyrMemorialSep 20Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Paul Chong Ha-sang, and Companions, MartyrsMemorialSep 21Matthew, Apostle and EvangelistFeastSep 23Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre … [Read more...] about Catholic Calendar – September 2022
Catholic Calendar – August 2022
Catholic Action To All Hibernians: The month of August falls entirely within the cycle of Ordinary Time. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15, is not universally celebrated as a holyday of obligation this year. MAJOR SAINTS AND FEAST DAYS OF AUGUST Aug 1Alphonsus LigouriMemorialAug 4John VianneyMemorialAug 6Transfiguration of the LordFeastAug 8DominicMemorialAug 9Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)Aug 10LawrenceFeastAug 11ClareMemorialAug 15Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MarySolemnityAug 17Our Lady of KnockAug 20BernardMemorialAug 24Bartholomew, … [Read more...] about Catholic Calendar – August 2022
Irish American Heritage Month: An Irish American Angel in America’s West
There were many Irish women among the settlers of the American West, and one of the best known in her time was a lady from County Cork named Ellen Cashman. Ellen came to America, like so many others, fleeing the effects of the Great Hunger. She arrived in Boston in 1850 with her mother, Fanny, at the tender age of five where she grew up caring for a younger sister. An ambitious young lady, she worked as a bellhop in a well-known Boston hotel when she decided to follow the call of the American West with the idea of making her fortune. She moved to San Francisco and soon found … [Read more...] about Irish American Heritage Month: An Irish American Angel in America’s West
Congressional and Irish Opposition to British Amnesty Plans
Fiona O’Hagan and Una Casey, whose husbands were among 19 collusion murder victims named in the Operation Greenwich report, heard Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick announce a new Congressional initiative opposing any British amnesty designed to end or inhibit investigations into Troubles murders. The announcement came during an Ancient Order of Hibernian webinar, highlighted by the heartbreaking personal stories of two victims, and an overview of the Operation Greenwich report by Mark Thompson of Relatives for Justice. The victims then heard wide ranging support from Irish government … [Read more...] about Congressional and Irish Opposition to British Amnesty Plans
Catholic Calendar – September 2021
Catholic Action Greetings to All Hibernians: The month of September is still part of Ordinary Time, with green being the liturgical vestment color. MAJOR SAINTS AND FEAST DAYS OF MAY September 3Gregory the Great, Pope and DoctorMemorialSeptember 13John ChrysostomMemorialSeptember 14Exaltation of the Holy CrossFeastSeptember 16Cornelius, Pope and Martyr; Cyprian, Bishop and MartyrMemorialSeptember 21Matthew, Apostle and EvangelistFeastSeptember 23Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)MemorialSeptember 27Vincent de PaulMemorialSeptember 29Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, … [Read more...] about Catholic Calendar – September 2021
Catholic Calendar – August 2021
Catholic Action The month of August falls entirely within the cycle of Ordinary Time. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15, usually a holy day of obligation, falls upon a Sunday this year. MAJOR SAINTS AND FEAST DAYS OF MAY August 4John VianneyMemorialAugust 6Transfiguration of the LordFeastAugust 9Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)August 11ClareMemorialAugust 13Our Lady of KnockAugust 14Maximilian KolbeMemorialAugust 15Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MarySolemnityAugust 20BernardMemorialAugust 21Pius XMemorialAugust 24Bartholomew, ApostleFeastAugust … [Read more...] about Catholic Calendar – August 2021
Time Magazine Article on Hibernians on History
The following article appeared in Time Magazine in their Education Section In the U. S., the Ancient Order of Hibernians is an association of Irish-born zealots, sensitive to the slightest slight to their kind. In a world preoccupied by other matters, for instance, it frequently appears to good Hibernians that the impact of the Irish on U. S. history is belittled or neglected. In Rochester last week, where the Hibernians of New York State were holding convention, fiery charges were heard that U. S. schoolbooks are unfair to the Irish. "We need a real American history!" shouted … [Read more...] about Time Magazine Article on Hibernians on History
Irish American Heritage Month: Michael McGovern, the ‘Puddler Poet’
Michael McGovern was born in the townland of Castlefield, near Williamstown, County Galway to John Govern and Bridget Flynn in October 1847. We don't know a lot about his early life. We know that he was educated at a Hedge School. As educating Irish children was often not permitted, secret schools were organized by itinerant teachers. These schools were usually held outdoors among the hedges; hence they were known as Hedge Schools. McGovern received an education in the basics, including Latin. He also learned Irish history by the fireside listening to the older … [Read more...] about Irish American Heritage Month: Michael McGovern, the ‘Puddler Poet’
Irish American Heritage Month: The Catalpa Rescue
In 1858, the Fenian brotherhood was founded in America and the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) in Ireland to work for Irish independence. Britain declared membership in that organization a crime punishable by deportation to her penal colony in Freemantle, Australia. Seldom in history can one find a story to rival the adventure that brought embarrassment to England and freedom to six Fenians who had been sentenced to that harsh penal colony for life. John Devoy, Fenian and leader of Clan Na Gael It all began in 1871, when John Devoy, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, and other … [Read more...] about Irish American Heritage Month: The Catalpa Rescue
Catholic Calendar – March 2021
In the month of March, we are entirely within the Lenten season, a season of penance leading up to Our Lord's Passion, Death, and Resurrection. Traditionally, Lenten penance has comprised fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. The liturgical color for Lent is violet, except that rose may be worn on the Fourth Sunday, Laetare Sunday (March 14). March 28 is Palm Sunday. Good Friday is a day of fast and abstinence; all the Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence. Check with your local parish or diocese for Lenten regulations on abstinence and fasting, for greater opportunities for confession, and … [Read more...] about Catholic Calendar – March 2021
Hibernian Talks: Irish Author Kevin Barry
The AOH hosted the first in a new series called Hibernian Talks on January 30th. This new series will feature talks around Irish Culture and Arts hosted by AOH Brother Timothy Noonan. The first episode features an interview with Irish Author Kevin Barry about his new book "That Old Country Music" a collection of short stories. Watch the Interview: https://youtu.be/Py2oTjogl7I?t=49 About the Author – Kevin Barry – from Penguin Random House: Purchase “That Old Country Music” by Kevin Barry Purchase audible version of “That Old Country Music” Narrated by Kevin Barry: … [Read more...] about Hibernian Talks: Irish Author Kevin Barry
Hibernians Present: An Interview with Author Kevin Barry
AOH Brother Timothy Noonan interviews Irish Author Kevin Barry about his new book "That Old Country Music" a collection of short stories. ---About the Author--- Booker Prize-longlisted and International Dublin Literary Award-winning novelist and New Yorker- published short story writer Kevin Barry, author of the acclaimed books Night Boat to Tangier, Beatlebone, City of Bohane, Dark Lies the Island, and There Are Little Kingdoms returns this fall with the highly-anticipated THAT OLD COUNTRY MUSIC: Stories (Doubleday; January 12, 2021; $23.95) — a new collection showcasing eleven … [Read more...] about Hibernians Present: An Interview with Author Kevin Barry
Hibernian Hunger Project
The Great Hunger that took place in Ireland from 1845 – 1849 literally changed the face of the Emerald Isle forever. During this time period over one million men, women and children died from starvation. At the same time, many Irish men women and children emigrated to Britain, Canada, and the United States in the hope of escaping this horrific tragedy that had befallen their native land. In reality, though the potato blight did happen, there was plenty of food in Ireland that could have fed, and more than likely saved the million plus who died. The wealthy landowners in Ireland shipped their … [Read more...] about Hibernian Hunger Project
The AOH Pays Tribute To Our Veterans
The Hibernians have released a video for Veterans day recognizing the unique contributions that Irish Americans have made in service to America. While recognizing and grateful for the sacrifices that Americans of every race, ethnicity, and religion have made in defense of our country, Irish America can take pride and have a very Celtic obligation of remembrance to those of our family, no matter how extended, who served. It is incredible the prominent place that the Irish occupy on our nation’s rolls of honor, especially given that Irish immigrants and their descendants have frequently … [Read more...] about The AOH Pays Tribute To Our Veterans
Pro Life – Virtual Event – Saturday October 17th
Guest Speaker Nikki Bruni is one of the principal organizers of the Pittsburgh 40 Days for Life campaigns that take place during Lent, and again in the fall. During the campaigns, volunteers meet in front of planned parenthood and pray for an end to abortion. There are many stories associated with the experience including couples who decide to keep their babies. Nikki is going to share her experiences and talk about the 40 Days for Life Campaigns. This Virtual event will take place Saturday October 17, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT. CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE ON YOUTUBE … [Read more...] about Pro Life – Virtual Event – Saturday October 17th