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DUBLIN, Ireland, NOV. 30, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI named Monsignor Paul Tighe, director of the Office for Public Affairs for the Archdiocese of Dublin, as secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.

The Vatican announced today that Monsignor Tighe will assume the role of deputy to the president of the council, Archbishop Claudio Celli.

Commenting on his nomination, the monsignor said, "Communication of the Gospel must be at heart of the ministry of a priest and I am pleased to be asked to work in the council that has a mandate to harness the potential of the media -- new and old -- as a means of evangelization."

A native of Navan, Ireland, Paul Tighe was ordained a priest of the Dublin Diocese in 1983. He studied moral theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and was a professor beginning in 1990 at the Mater Dei Institute in Dublin. He was appointed head of the theology department in 2000.

In 2004, he was named the director of the Communications Office of the Archdiocese of Dublin. He also instituted the Office for Public Affairs, which aids communication between the diocese, government, public bodies and nongovernmental organizations in Ireland and Europe.

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Joachim and Anna Rejoice

Today the bonds of childlessness are loosed, * for God has heard Joachim and Anna * and He promises manifestly that they, against all hope, would give birth to the Maiden of God * from whom the Uncircumscribed One Himself would be born, becoming man, * and he commanded the Angels to cry out to her: * “Rejoice, O Full of Grace, the Lord is with you!” (Troparion - Tone 4)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Today the whole world celebrates * the conception of Anne which was brought about by God, * for she gave birth to the one who, beyond understanding, * gave birth to the Word. (Kontakion - Tone 4)

Saint Nicholas of Myra

The truth of your deeds has revealed you to your flock, * as a rule of faith, an image of meekness, and a teacher of abstinence. * Therefore, you attained the heights through humility, * and riches through poverty. * O Father and Hierarch Nicholas, * pray to Christ God that our souls may be saved. (Troparion, Tone 4)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

In Myra, You were shown to be a servant of the sacred things, O Holy Nicholas, * for, fulfilling the Gospel of Christ, you, O Venerable, laid down your life for your people, * and saved the innocent from death. * Therefore, you were sanctified as a great initiate of the grace of God. (Kontakion, Tone 3)