Although Drumalis is regrettably closed at present to in-house guests due to Covid-19 restrictions, Creation Time has nonetheless been marked in a number of ways over the past month – both virtually through online prayer and practically by the planting of new trees in the grounds.
Drumalis was delighted to take part in Eco-Congregation Ireland’s Virtual Climate Justice Candle Project for the Season of Creation by designating a candle at Drumalis. They shared various images of this candle along with prayers on their Facebook page over the past weeks. They also used it as the centrepiece for their online Sunday Evening Prayer by Zoom.
Pictured above are Sisters Margaret Rose and Anna with groundsmen Michael and Ian. To mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of the foundress of the order of the Sisters and the Cross and Passion, Elizabeth Prout, the Sisters felt that it particularly fitting in this Season of Creation, that weeping willow trees be planted in the grounds. The Sisters prayed that these trees would call to mind “our weeping planet, our weeping human community, ravaged globally by Covid-19 and their own community of Sisters in scattered parts of the world”.
Sr Margaret Rose has also successfully qualified as a Laudato Si animator through the Global Catholic Climate Movement. The aim of this in-depth online training course is “to inspire your community to care for creation.” Sr Margaret Rose is already putting this training into practice as, together with Sr Anne Harnett CP, she will deliver Zoom workshops to participants on the Pathways Adult Faith Development course.
