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On June 19 2009 the 7th annual World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests was celebrated, which this year marked the beginning of the "Year of the Priest" as announced by Pope Benedict XVI from June 19 2009 to June 19 2010. In a unique celebration on June 19 2009 Worldpriest organized four masses through four different time zones. The first mass was from Sydney in Australia at 3pm local time, the second mass from Kerala in India at 3pm local time celebrant Father Sebastian Koodappattu, OCD Provincial of the Malabar Indian Province of the Carmelite Fathers, the third from Knock Shrine in Ireland at 3pm local time the main celebrant was Archbishop Michael Neary and the fourth mass from New York USA at 3pm local time the main celebrant being Monsignor Michael Curran; Vice President of Worldpriest INC this marked a very special day of prayer for priests and the beginning of the "year of prayer for priest". On Sunday 21 June, a fifth Mass for Worldpriestday organized by the Worldpriest Not-Profit-Organization was celebrated in the RTE Irish National television studios by Fr. Brendan Kilcoyne, President of St. Jarlaths College Tuam Co. Galway; The Music was by the Classicus Youth Chamber Choir, directed by Maire Butler, with organist Ronan Murray. Please view some recordings below. Year of the Priest Mass - RTE National TV Network from WorldPriest.com on Vimeo. Year of the Priest Mass - New York, USA from WorldPriest.com on Vimeo. Syro Malabar Mass from WorldPriest.com on Vimeo. Year of the Priest Mass from WorldPriest.com on Vimeo. Homily - Year of the Priest Mass from WorldPriest.com on Vimeo. |
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