The Ireland Podcast14 Feb 2024

27. Valentines & Ireland: Fr. Séan Mac Giollarnath feat. Irish With Mollie

Episode 27 opens with Mollie teaching us how to say "Happy Valentine's Day" in Gaelic.

Then the conversation moves to Whitefriar Street Church where Fender Jackson chats with Fr. Séan Mac Giollarnath about: Whitefriar Street Church location and history; Fr. John Spratt; how the relics ended up in Ireland; Pope Gregory XVI’s solidarity with Irish Catholics; St. Valentine’s life and martyrdom; Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day occurring on the same day; the other relics of St. Valentine; St. Valentine being someone close to us during our difficulties; visitors to St. Valentine’s shrine; the development of the devotion of St. Valentine; the changing calendar; the Italian heritage of St. Valentine; Professor Fergus D'Arcy; the knowledge we have of St. Valentine; martyrdom having sanctity; St. Stephen; Dutch Carmelite friar Titus Brandsma; Father Patsy Kennan; St. Valentine being someone who unties people; relics of other Saints in Whitefriar Street Church; the importance of holding such relics in the church; the Carmelite Order and he Carmelite Sisters; the services held on St. Valentine’s Day; the hunger for happiness and love; finding oneself; football; grief; Galway; tears being a sign of love as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.whitefriarstreetchurch.ie

https://www.irishwithmollie.com

Additional Links

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/246487/the-rome-church-where-you-can-venerate-st-valentines-skull

https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2024/02/11/how-to-honor-valentines-day-on-ash-wednesday/

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