St Brigid’s Day Lecture 2026
8th February 2026
St Brigid’s Day Lecture 2026
As part of the celebration to mark the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, Pope Leo XV1 gave an important address, at an Ecumenical Prayer Service address, at the ancient site of the town of Nicaea, Turkey. He stated, “Faith “in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages... consubstantial with the Father (Nicene Creed) is a profound bond already uniting all Christians. In this sense, to quote Saint Augustine, in the ecumenical context we can also say that, “although we Christians are many, in the one Christ we are one” (Exposition on Psalm 127).
This years St Brigid’s Day Lecture will be given by Fr Tom Layden, SJ. Fr Layden is a Jesuit priest, living and working in Belfast. His theme will be based on Pope Leo’s address, “The Nicene Creed: A foundation for Ecumenism”.
The Lecture will be in St Brigid’s Parish Centre, on Sunday 8th February, at 4.00pm. All welcome.