St Martin Magazine - June 2024

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June is the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart and our Editor recalls a poignant memory which demonstrated the importance of the Sacred Heart lamp in the Irish family home. It Happened This Month looks at the apparitions of Our Lord to Margaret Mary Alacoque between 1673 and 1675 in Paray le Monial. Ray Hughes tells us why his favourite hymn, fittingly, is ‘Sweet Heart of Jesus’. In Echoes Pat Hope harks back to a nostalgic time before texting when sending postcards was a necessary part of holiday activities. Augustus Pugin, the man who designed London’s iconic Big Ben is our convert to Catholicism. Fr Colm Mannion uses an event in the life of holocaust survivor Simon Wiesenthal to examine the nature of forgiveness. We have an update on the National Shrine of St Martin. Thank you for your generosity! In Friends of Saint Martin, you can read about the All-Ireland Rosary rally taking place in Knock on Saturday 1 June. Saint Martin Apostolate will be in attendance, and we would love to see you there. We will also have First Class Relics of St Martin and other Dominican saints on display.

St Martin Magazine Description:

St Martin Apostolate has published our monthly St. Martin Magazine in Ireland since 1952. A wonderful magazine for Catholics around the world. Our magazine is packed with articles to help develop your understanding and your faith.

Included are articles on all aspects of life, news and views on important world events, helpful tips and articles for life, home and the garden. In short, it is a worthwhile easy-to-read magazine that millions of readers have enjoyed over the past decades.

We publish the magazine to promote devotion to St. Martin, to encourage people in the practice of their faith and to generate funds for our mission of bringing the word of God to as many people as possible. We currently publish some 40,000 print copies every month - that's nearly half a million copies every year - and are excited about the reach of our digital version across the world - so please tell your friends and colleagues about its availability.

Our web site gives more detail about our services and our missions - http://www.stmartin.ie