BBC News NI South East Reporter
On Tuesday, representatives of the members of the public participated in the special mass in the Church of St. Colmcildle, along with local clergy, police and politics.
Speaking in the month, Bishop Alan McGukian said that people need courage, to fear – something that is not easy.
Bishop McGukian said that even in these terrible circumstances that we are surprised and upset we will hear our God saying “courage, don’t be afraid”.
Fr Maurice Henry offered prayers for recovering FR Murray for the memory of Stephen Branigan, along with the support of his family and Marion Park community, as well as the alleged criminal.
Speaking after the month, Bishop McGukian said that Fran John Murray is “good, strong but benign man” and what happened “just feels so wrong”.
He said he feels that he thinks of the shock that John Murray felt that “being in a really weak moment, his mind must have been full of other things he was going to celebrate the mass with his community for the last time”.
He said that the “hearts of the pastor” go out for the affected people.
Bishop McGukian stated that the priest “behaves with many things and it is extraordinary how they do what needs to be done and start reaching out.”
He said that “this community has given such a good response” and “it has the strength out of the pastor”.
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“The bishop only wants to live with the people of the city, so that they can tell that he and so many others are praying and supporting the people of the city,” F. Good Morning Ulster Program of BBC Radio Ulster.
“Fr Murray is such a central person in Downpatrick and many of us have known him for many years in the province you know.
“He was lucky, he is comfortable in the hospital, he is progressing and mourning a family, there are two daughters who are hurting their father, grandchildren and grandfathers make their grandfather unhappy.
“And this is important to us and at the same time all this for the Branigan family that they have the support of Parish and to make that statement last night, it was absolutely heartbreaking.”
Fran Graham said that he hopes that the St. Patrick Church will open to the public once after cleaning.
Nuala McCartan participated in a special mass on Tuesday and said that the community and the city are in “shock”.
Ms. McCarton said that she is close to Stephen Branigan’s family and describes her as a “heart of corn”.
“Bhavna is just numbered, the city’s numbness, Canon Murray is a full gentleman, is a cute man and therefore Stephen was Stephen’s family.
He said that the community will “be together, we are all together and everyone is pulling together and this morning there is so much (special mass), much more for the family and we are here.”
‘Dear dear’ husband
In a statement on Monday, Mr. Branigan’s family said that he was known as someone among his neighbors and friends who was always ready to help and “was ready to do whatever he needs to do for the good of others”.
A day before he died, he was tend to be for friends’ tombs while visiting the tomb of his late wife, Doranda, “as he did, almost every day”.
Mr. Branigan was remembered as a “cute cute” husband, who was the “very love” of two daughters and the “loving grandfather” of six in his death notice.
According to his family, he faced many difficult issues in his life “.
The family also thanked the “surrounded us with such love and care” since the family’s death.
On Monday, Bishop McGukian, who visited a senior priest in the hospital, said that F. The dead will “do a good recovery” and he was grateful to the public for prayer.
He was taken to Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast for treatment.
Fr Murray has served the provice for 50 years and was determined to retire at the end of the next week.
He was celebrating his last mass before going down.
The bishop said “A very special moment was just shattered”.
The police is appealing to anyone, which was in Downpatric in the St. Patrick Avenue region between 09:00 and 11:00 on Sunday, or to come forward between 00:00 and 12:00 on Sunday.