91th Anniversary of Venerable Matt Talbot's Death

                                                    
                                          7 June 1925



Lord, as you did with Venerable Matt Talbot, help us to overcome all earthly attachments and self-destructive addictions.  Make us a new creation. Amen


"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 
~ 2 Corinthians 5:17

Keep the Light Shinning for Venerable Matt Talbot’s Legacy

 
http://venerablematttalbotresourcecenter.blogspot.com/search/label/tomb

Spending Time at the Venerable Matt Talbot Shrine

As part of our commemoration of the 90th anniversary year of Venerable Matt Talbot's entry into eternal life, we might consider spending private time at the Venerable Matt Talbot Shrine during this Lenten season. 

 

In addition, we might attend the novena Mass on Sunday 22nd February at 3:00pm in his shrine at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Sean MacDermott Street, Dublin, and join others in praying for those suffering from addictions, those in recovery, their families, and the wider community affected by alcohol and drug misuse.

Venerable Matt Talbot Shrine Sign

The mortal remains of Matt Talbot rest in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sean MacDermott St., Dublin.  
Photos within the shrine and church are posted at 
http://venerablematttalbotresourcecenter.blogspot.com/search?q=tomb. The shrine is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Matt-Talbot-Shrine/263868810479483?ref=stream

Wooden sculpture of Venerable Matt Talbot

  

Grzegorz Jakielski, at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Matt-Talbot/304690079653019, has posted this photograph of a 2 ft. wooden sculpture of Matt Talbot. It was carved by the grandmother of a recovering alcoholic as a parish gift for a priest in Poland who is very interested in Matt Talbot.

 

Grzegorz has also posted 12 photographs taken at the tomb of Matt Talbot, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Seán McDermott Street, Dublin, at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.559750170813674.1073741826.304690079653019&type=1

 

 

 

One visitation to Matt Talbot's tomb

People have multiple reasons for visiting the tomb of Venerable Matt Talbot. For this daughter it was to fulfill a request of her father with 40 years of sobriety.

“For now, I’ll simply mention that when we returned to Dublin on August 29, Barb satisfied a request of her father and sought out the church (Our Lady of Lourds) that contains the crypt of Matt Talbot, 1856-1925.  Although not a formal saint, he is known as the patron saint of alcoholics. After 16 years of alcoholism he maintained 40 years of sobriety. Barb arrived just as the priest was locking the doors of the church but he was more than willing to keep it open to show her around and to share with her information about Matt Talbot. The priest said that many people from overseas stop in because of Matt Talbot but most are from the USA and Canada.  He brought out a chain that Talbot wore as a symbol of his devotion to the Church and had Barb put her hand on the box containing the chain while he said a prayer for her family.  Her father should be pleased.”

Source: http://tusentakk2.com/wordpress/2013/09/dublin-ireland-august-23-24-29-2013/# for text and 3 Matt Talbot related photographs.

Keeping the light shinning for Venerable Matt Talbot’s legacy

 

Source: http://www.matttalbot.ie/images/Shrine_gif.gif

Photographs and relics related to Matt Talbot's life

Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Matt Talbot

“On Saturday 27th November, as the Matt Talbot Novena concludes, some parishioners from St. Senan's Parish, Shannon, Co. Clare made a pilgrimage of Matt Talbot in Sean McDermott Street, Dublin.
Fr. Brian Lawless, the vice postulator for the cause of Venerable Matt Talbot, celebrated Mass for the pilgrims at the tomb. He also spoke about the life of Matt and shared the relics with those who had come on pilgrimage...Our thanks to Pat Grue for the photographs.”

[Triple-click each photograph to enlarge]


Source: http://www.shannonparish.ie/2011/11/pilgrimage-to-the-tomb-of-matt-talbot

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Matt Talbot's Tomb

Source: http://www.o-sullivan.net/pilgrim3b.htm

Venerable Matt Talbot's tomb is located in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sean MacDermott St., Dublin, Ireland. Information about this church is available at
http://www.irishcatholic.ie/site/content/living-church-community-mags-gargan-1
A street sign to the tomb of Matt Talbot can be seen at http://www.yelp.ie/biz/tomb-of-matt-talbot-dublin . n.net/pilgrim3b.ht

Matt Talbot Sunday 2008

For those in or near Dublin, Ireland on June 1, 2008, there will be a Matt Talbot Sunday Mass at 4 p.m. at the Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sean McDermott Steet. Matt's remains were enshrined in this church in 1972.

Fr. Damian O'Reilly, Vice-Postulator of the Cause for the Venerable Matt Talbot, will be the celebrant.

The church's website is http://parishes.dublindiocese.ie/seanmcdermott/

Matt Talbot's remains and tomb

Matt Talbot 1856-1925


Source:

http://www.irishgraves.com/_private/t/matt_talbot.htm

Born in Dublin. He was an alcoholic who turned to religion. He was

originally

buried in a poorer part of Glasnevin Cemetery before being moved to the vault where Fr.Gentili was buried. The coffin was moved in 1972 and the remains now rest in Our Lady of Lourdes Church,

Sean MacDermott St., Dublin. The coffin is enclosed behind glass.

Matt's current tomb above. Below left was his first
grave marker. Below right was his second tomb.
The bottom picture was when his coffin was
opened before he was reburied above.