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Father Moore celebrated Mass for the travelers on the altar of ruined Murrisk Abbey, at the foot of Croagh Patrick. (Photo Credit: Katie Edson)
Because of poor weather, we set up to celebrate Mass on the rail of the cloister wall near the yew tree, as it was covered and protected from the rain.
When Mass was finished, after singing the Salve Regina, we began to pull the altar cloths up.
It was then that we noticed some very small crosses carved into the stone slab on the top of the rail.
There were five small crosses that looked like the crosses carved on an altar.
This lead us to believe that we had "accidentally"
(providentially) celebrated Mass on a "Mass Rock."
Mass Rocks were places the faithful gathered unofficially during the persecutions to have Mass.
It was a profound experience to offer Mass at place where the Church
has resisted
persecution before.