Come & See Inspirations

On this weeks podcast, John and Shane meet up with Marcus from the Lough Derg pastoral team to discuss with him the on-going work taking place at one of Ireland's holiest pilgrimage spots - St Patrick's Purgatory on Lough Derg in Co Donegal. Faithful to a tradition inspired by Patrick, who himself found hope and new purpose in his time among the mountains, ​Lough Derg is here to offer opportunities for deep encounter with self ​and with God in these changing timesSt Patrick's Purgatory is an ancient pilgrimage site on Station Island in Lough Derg, County Donegal, Ireland. According to legend, the site dates from the fifth century, when Christ showed Saint Patrick a cave, sometimes referred to as a pit or a well, on Station Island that was an entrance to Purgatory. It is historical importance as a place of pilgrimage comes down to us to the present day. Listen in as John and Marcus take us through the traditional three day pilgrimage but also how the Sanctuary has expanded its ministry in one da