{"id":11111,"date":"2023-11-04T11:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T15:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aoh.com\/?p=11111"},"modified":"2023-11-04T11:02:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T15:02:04","slug":"aoh-gaelic-mass-day-watched-nationally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aoh.com\/2023\/11\/04\/aoh-gaelic-mass-day-watched-nationally\/","title":{"rendered":"AOH\u00a0GAELIC MASS\u00a0DAY\u00a0WATCHED\u00a0NATIONALLY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hibernians wearing sashes and medallions,joined\u00a0local\u00a0Irish community groups,\u00a0Gaelic Clubs\u00a0and\u00a0St. Barnabas\u00a0parishioners,\u00a0for\u00a0<\/strong>Bronx County\u2019s\u00a05th annual Gaelic Mass\u00a0Day, celebrated\u00a0by Fr. Brendan Fitzgerald\u00a0on Sunday October 29th<\/sup>.\u00a0Once again the symbol for the day was the Irish Mass Rocks, where\u00a0outlawedMasses were said\u00a0in secret\u00a0by outlawed priestsduring\u00a0the\u00a0English Penal Laws.\u00a0This year the Irish Language Mass\u00a0included\u00a0a special remembrance\u00a0for\u00a0bereaved\u00a0families \u201cwho hunger and thirst for justice<\/em>\u201d,\u00a0following a call by Archbishop\u00a0Eamon\u00a0Martin, Primate of\u00a0all Ireland, for prayers for\u00a0those\u00a0who lost loved ones during the Troubles, and fear\u00a0their hopes of justice taken away by a new British amnesty law.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PIPERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ceremony began with pipers\u00a0Rockland County AOH President\u00a0Dermot Moore,\u00a0and Bronx\u00a0Division 5 President Pat O\u2019Hara\u00a0leading Fr. Fitzgerald and Hibernians into the Church. New York\u00a0AOH leaders included State\u00a0Vice-President\u00a0Tom\u00a0Beirne,\u00a0District Directors Clive Cronin and Kevin Howell, and County Presidents Robert\u00a0Eggen\u00a0and Jamie Hamilton.\u00a0Ladies\u00a0AOH\u00a0members were led\u00a0by LAOH\u00a0NY\u00a0State Freedom for all Ireland Chair, Joan Moore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BOOKLETS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Booklets containing Irish-English translations of the prayers, were handed out to those coming into St. Barnabas, or downloaded by viewers on facebook. These booklets allowed everyone to follow the prayers in English as they listened to the Irish words.   <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Readings in Irish were done by Irish Deputy Consul General Gareth Hargadon <\/a>and MaireadGreenan, of the Emerald Isle ImmigrationCenter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A special music program in Irish was provided by the Dawn Doherty Academy of Irish music and singing, with performers including Dawn Doherty, Jimmy Grady, Lauren Tuffy ,Ellie Reilly, Maureen Rutledge, EmerMoylan, Bridget Ferry, Lily Kenny, TrionaMcEntee, Maggie Feehan and Katie Talty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local Irish community groups supporting the Gaelic Mass included the, Aisling Irish Center, Emerald Isle Immigration Center, Brooklyn Irish Club and of course St. Barnabas Parish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly 1,000 viewers have\u00a0watched\u00a0the Gaelic Mass either on St. Barnabas Facebook or AOH\u00a0Youtube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRIBUTE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his sermon Fr. Fitzgerald paid a special tribute to Jim Lombard a leader in the Irish American community, who had just passed away and was being waked at St. Margaret\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the Gaelic Mass, Martin Galvin President of Bronx County AOH said:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGaelic Mass Day has gone from a local Bronx AOH event to become a<\/em><\/strong>n important<\/em><\/strong> national event with AOH members across the country<\/em><\/strong> and viewers in Ireland joining on Facebook or <\/em><\/strong>Youtube<\/em><\/strong>. <\/em><\/strong>We are grateful to t<\/em><\/strong>he parish, AOH and LAOH nationally, Irish government, local Irish community groups,<\/em><\/strong> and<\/em><\/strong> Irish language clubs<\/em><\/strong> who have given Gaelic Mass Day <\/em><\/strong>the importance it now holds. <\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The AOH exists to foster Irish traditions, ideals, culture and history. It is hard to imagine a ceremony that could embody everything the AOH stands for, better than Gaelic Mass Day<\/em><\/strong>“. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This year, with new British laws set\u00a0to close down hopes of justice for families of victims killed in controversial circumstances during the Troubles,\u00a0it was fitting to remember those who still Hunger and Thirst for justice\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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