Bishop Phonsie Cullinan
Bishop Cullinan was born in Lahinch, County Clare in 1959 to Christy and Rita and has four sisters and five brothers. Bishop Cullinan is a priest of the diocese of Limerick.
His family moved to Limerick city where he attended the Salesians for early education, John F Kennedy National School and the Crescent College Comprehensive (SJ) for his secondary education. From 1978-1981 he attended Mary Immaculate College of Education Limerick and qualified as a primary teacher (B.Ed) in 1981, and taught for six years in Castleconnell, County Limerick. He worked part-time during that time for four years with the Bunratty Castle Entertainers before going to Spain where he taught English for two years in a school in Valladolid.
Bishop Cullinan studied at Saint Patrick’s College Maynooth from 1989-1995 where he completed an STL (Licentiate in Theology). He was ordained by Bishop Jeremiah Newman in 1994 in Saint John’s Cathedral, Limerick, and appointed Curate in Saint Munchin’s Parish Limerick city 1995-1996. Bishop Cullinan’s next appointment was as chaplain to the Regional Hospital in Limerick from 1996 until 2001. He studied for his doctorate in moral theology in the Alfonsianum in Rome 2001-2004 and was appointed chaplain to the Limerick Institute of Technology 2004-2011. He was appointed Parish Priest of Rathkeale , County Limerick in 2011. He was ordained Bishop of Waterford & Lismore on Sunday 12th April 2015.
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford
This virtual Rosary Thursday will make use of Zoom technology. Zoom Room will open at 17.45 hours; the prayers begin at 18.00 hours sharp as this time of prayer is a also a live broadcast by Radio Maria Ireland to 190 countries worldwide throughout all of 2024 concluding at exactly 18.30 hours.
The following time zones will assist your time of prayer.
USA/CANADA – Eastern Time: 12.00
USA/CANADA – Central Time: 11.00
CENTRAL EUROPEAN Time: 18.00
USA/CANADA – Mountain Time: 10.00
SOUTH AFRICA: – 18.00
UK/IRELAND: – 17.00
Holy Thursday washing of the feet
This virtual Rosary Thursday will include a welcome by Marion Mulhall and introduction to our 28 March 2024 Worldpriest Virtual Rosary Thursday Prayer time on Holy Thursday led by Bishop Phonsie Cullinan.
Prayer responders will pray the Luminous Mysteries in the following order, with special guided meditations/reflections for each decade by Bishop Phonsie Cullinan.
- First Luminous Mystery –The Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan – to be prayed by Bishop Phonsie Cullinan prayer responder Mabel McCormick a friend to Worldpriest Global Apostolate from the UK.
- Second Luminous Mystery – Wedding Feast of Cana – to be prayed by Bishop Phonsie Cullinan prayer responder Dr. Tim Flanagan a friend to Worldpriest Global Apostolate from Rhode Island USA
- Third Luminous Mystery – Proclamation of the Kingdom – to be prayed by Bishop Phonsie Cullinan prayer responder Isabel Gillis Worldpriest Global Apostolate Representative for Canada .
- Fourth Luminous Mystery – The Transfiguration of Our Lord – to be prayed by Bishop Phonsie Cullinan prayer responder. John O’Grady a friend to Worldpriest Global Apostolate from Chicago USA
- Fifth Luminous Mystery – The Institution of the Eucharist – to be prayed by Bishop Phonsie Cullinan prayer responder Marion Mulhall Founder Worldpriest Global Apostolate.
Final rosary prayers with a special blessing for Holy Thursday to be prayed by Bishop Phonsie Cullinan to all prayer participants at 18.30 hours.
On the 29 February 2024 Father Pinto Paul, C.S.C., led our special Worldpriest
Virtual Rosary Thursday time of prayer along with friends of the Worldpriest GlobalApostolate. At any time of your choosing pray with Father Pinto Paul, C.S.C., and our recording of this time of prayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bONOb8fSj0
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