Press Releases28 Jun 21

St John’s Eve, Dublin

Members of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem gathered at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin on St John’s Eve (23rd June) for the annual ecumenical service of rededication.

The service was led by the Dean of Saint Patrick’s, the Very Rev Dr William Morton, and chaplains to the Irish members, the Rev Fr Kieran Cronin OFM MStJ and the Very Rev Philip Bradley Adm (Terenure).

Irish members of the Order were joined by the Chancellor of the Irish Association of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Chev Desmond Carroll KM, and the Lieutenant of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, Chev Peter Durnin GCHS.

Music for the service was provided by Mr Stuart Nicholson, Master of Music at Saint Patrick’s, who played the organ, and Ms Judith Lyons from the Department of Music at Saint Patrick’s who was the Cantor.

While numbers were necessarily reduced due to Covid–19 restrictions, the service was very uplifting and meaningful to those attending.