Our first Virtual Retreat was a great success with hundreds of past pupils tuning in from all over the world. Thank you to everyone for coming together and supporting our Retreat. If you missed the live stream and would like to catch up and view the recordings, see below the programme details and the recordings for Holy Thursday and Good Friday.

Holy Thursday – 1st April 2021 

7.25pm Welcome / Stephen Mullin – President, Blackrock College Union

7.30pm Greetings from Rock men around the world
7.35pm Lecture 1 - Fr. Brendan Foley (Brazil)
7.50pm Greetings from Rock men around the world

7.55pm Quiet time for private prayer before Mass

8.00pm Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper from College Chapel. Celebrant: Fr Paddy Dundon CSSp

Retreat Part 1 - Holy Thursday Lecture

https://www.churchservices.tv/blackrockcollege/archive/uploads/KXNkbGZeE3

Retreat Part 2 - Holy Thursday Liturgy

https://www.churchservices.tv/blackrockcollege/archive/recordings/9RMN0inlxpG62bC

Good Friday – 2nd April 2021

12.00pm Day 2 Welcome – David Regan – Chair of Retreat Committee

12.02pm Greetings from Rock men around the world
12.05pm Angelus
12.06pm Greetings from Rock men around the world

12.10pm Lecture 2 - Fr. Sean O'Leary (Taiwan)

12.25pm Stations of the Cross & quiet time for private prayer

1.00pm Lunchtime break

2.00pm Greetings from Rock men around the world

2.05pm Lecture 3 - Fr. Paul Kamau (Kenya)

2.20pm Rosary

2.50pm Lecture 4 - Fr. John Skinnader (South Sudan)

3.10pm Words of thanks / Robert Brophy, Vice President, Blackrock College Union

3.15pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Celebrant: Fr Thomas McDonald CSSp

Quiet time for private prayer until 4.30pm.

4.30pm Retreat ends

Retreat Part 3 - Good Friday 12.00Noon

https://www.churchservices.tv/blackrockcollege/archive/uploads/PwALys4jn2

Retreat Part 4 - Good Friday 2.00pm

https://www.churchservices.tv/blackrockcollege/archive/uploads/XNGhVty6Tf

Retreat Part 5 - Good Friday Liturgy

https://www.churchservices.tv/blackrockcollege/archive/recordings/kwFChYl8UX4KxRt