Glanmire Catholic Parish

6 days ago

Fr. Martin brought a football to mass today.

He told us how when Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa after the fall of Apartheid be began a campaign to rid Africa of the terrible scourge to children of the polio virus. To launch this campaign Mandela wrote on a football 'Kick polo out of Africa'. All over Africa mothers brought their children to clinics to be immunized. They were so relieved when their children received the vaccine. The World Health Organisation has now declared Africa to be polio free.

Today Fr. Martin wrote on the football 'Kick Covid-19 out of the world' and he prayed with us all that we would make this happen. ... See MoreSee Less

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