Worldpriest.com & Year of the Priest

June 18, 2009 - 3:27 PDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ADVISORY

NEW YORK, NY (JUNE 18, 2009) - Worldpriest has organised four Masses which will all be celebrated at 3 pm local time on 19 June 2009. George Cardinal Pell will celebrate a Mass from Sydney, Australia. A Mass from Kerala in India will follow, celebrated by Fr. Sebastian Koodappattu OCD. A Mass from Knock Shrine, Ireland will be celebrated by Archbishop Michael Neary. This will be followed by a Mass in New York USA celebrated by Monsignor Michael Curran.

In addition, to mark the World Day of Prayer for Priests and the beginning of the Year of the Priest On Sunday 21 June, Mass will be celebrated in the RTE National TV studios by Fr. Brendan Kilcoyne; President of Saint Jarlaths College, Tuam, Co.Galway. The Music will be provided by the Classicus Youth Chamber Choir, directed by Maire Ledwith Butler, with organist Ronan Murray.

You can watch live at 11.15am Irish time on RTE One National Television alternatively later, on the RTE Player: www.rte.ie/player or www.worldpriestday.com

The Worldpriest organisation, located in Ireland with offices in Dublin Ireland and New York, USA.

They have designed a new logo which is available free for all to use & download through www.worldpriest.com the logo brings together a number of symbols in a way that captures the very essence of the priesthood.

They also have developed a Catholic Identity Card which gives lay people worldwide a channel to proclaim their Catholic Faith by carrying same in their wallet so that in the event of an emergency or accidient that a priest would be called and most of all to pray to pray the prayer for our priests in this special Year of The Priest. Available through www.worldpriest.com

''It must be a year that is both positive and forward looking in which the Church says to her priests above all, but also to all the Faithful and to wider society by means of the mass media, that she is proud of her priests, loves them, honours them, admires them and that she recognises with gratitude their pastoral work and the witness of the their life. Truthfully priests are important not only for what they do but also for who they are''.

Cláudio Cardinal Hummes Prefect, Congregation for the Clergy.

"Faithfulness of Christ, faithfulness of priests" is the theme of the Year for Priests announced by the Holy Father, according to a communique issued by the Holy See Press Office.

Worldpriest is a not-for-profit organization which offers on-line resources to priests and promotes the World Day of Prayer for priests annually.

Contact details:

Monsignor Michael Curran.
Phone: (212) 231-8265

Marion Mulhall
Mobile: 00 353 86 8190785

Niall Kennedy
Mobile: 00 353 87 2561889

Worldpriest Inc.
15th Floor,
410 Park Avenue,
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 231-8265
Fax: (212) 751-3500
E-mail info@worldpriest.com

Worldpriest
St.Mary's
Bloomfield Avenue
Morehampton Road
Donnybrook
Dublin 4
Ireland
Tel: 00 353 1 2314600
Fax: 00 353 1 2315202
E-mail info@worldpriest.com

Contact

WORLDPRIEST INC
http://www.worldpriest.com
NY, 10022 US
Marion Mulhall - President, 212 231-8265

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