The Latin School, Moyne

I Ireland long ago Kevin Danaher wrote the following;” a small low hut,as inconspicuous as possible,was built in some place sheltered from view,and in it the hunted schoolmaster taught his class.There might be no door or window,just openings in the wall;there might not even be room to stand up inside…a poor hovel at best,so whenever it was not raining the master and his class sat under the shelter of a hedge out of doors.In winter there might be a fire around which the children took turns to sit,especially the smaller ones.Reading,writing and arithmetic were then as now regarded as the basis of schooling.The older children went on to algebra,geometry,rhetoric,Latin and Greek.Classical learning was highly regarded. I draw your attention to this as you know the Latin school grew from this background and from as painful period of our history. We too are also experiencing painful days of reckoning when shocking cases of child abuse by Irish Priests are in the Public domain. It has serious implications for many as we all share a burden of responsibility. Gone are the days of large number of vocations in Ireland.If you are one of the many moyne men in the priesthood I ask you to pray that our Church will be less earthy and more eternal and God will judge us with Mercy and be good to all the victims.