Total Spend: $85,166 - Deficit $21,746
Built from the stones of the ruined 12th century Cistercian Abbey (1199AD) that replaced the Original Church founded by St Patrick himself around 433 AD . Fr Mcana reported in 1644 that all the Abbey stones had been taken to build the town after the dissolution of the monasteries.
Our present Irish Templar priory was built by these very stones!
Can you imagine the historical significance and opportunity we have before us! Our Order was founded around the same time by clerics originating from the same region of France and without doubt our Templar Chants reverberated off these walls that now need our care to restore unto the Glory of God.
Such an astonishing ‘coincidence’ is NOT by chance, not one bit, so let us act as we should and restore our ancient stones and let them again be part of a Holy Structure for God.
Our Templar Chapel of “The Holy martyrs + Glorious dead” and adjacent ‘Chapter house’ will serve the Priory and be the place for Knights Templar Members to be remembered or to have their ashes interned.
This incredible project is mainly being done by brothers from the priory to keep costs down and the first stage in the plan is renovate/construct the Chapter house. This is an important part of any priory and is a seat of learning and other more practical applications.
The local brethren have already raised almost half so we want all Templars to show solidarity, brotherly love and solidarity by helping with the costs to finish this phase.
The Irish Priory as you know does much of OUR Orders ‘heaving lifting’ and it would be a great gesture for the rest of us to step up and help them and to show these brothers that we appreciate all the work they do for our Templar Order World-wide.
Remember they need to complete this phase before starting on the Holy Chapel, but they are moving as fast as funds permit so I urge you all to do what you can. DEUS VULT!
