Fr Martin Gilcreest Cavan-based Fr Martin Gilcreest has said that housebound parishioners are delighted that he can still make the traditional First Friday contact using the telephone.
“This is a generation that Faith is very important to. It’s their foundation, it’s the one thing that keeps them grounded.
“The fact that we’re making an effort at all is, they think this is great for them you know, but why wouldn’t we do this?” Fr Gilcreest told The Irish Catholic.
Fr Gilcreest recites an act of spiritual communion over the phone to those who cannot attend Mass and can now no longer receive Holy Communion at home.
“I’ve noticed, one of the things that’s quite unique is that they’re talking a lot more about the situation that they’re in now, more than when I was normally calling to them.
“They want to express how they feel, how they’re really anxious about the reality and most of the people are in the vulnerable category so they’ve been self-isolating since this all began,” he said, explaining that those he called are also anxious for what their future will look like.
