Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
Tuesday 24th, St Francis de Sales, 1567-1622. (Bishop and Doctor of the church) bishop of Geneva, founder of the Visitation Sisters. He worked with gentleness and love to rebuild the Catholic faith after the Reformation. Patron saint of writers, editors…
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For Educators: “We pray that educators may be credible witnesses, teaching fraternity rather than competition and helping the youngest and most vulnerable above all.
The Irish Liturgical Calendar explains it like this: Saint Luke tells us that before his Ascension, the Risen Lord appeared to the apostles and broke bread with them. ‘He then opened their minds to understand the Scriptures (Acts 24:45). This…
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Chapter Two of ‘Dei Verbum’, entitled ‘Handing on Divine Revelation’, consists of four paragraphs, nn.6-10. They outline the three-fold nature of the means of handing on Divine Revelation that the Catholic Church considers essential. They are summed up in n.10:…
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For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice” St. Thomas Aquinas
Vigil Mass: 6.10pm; Sunday 8am, 10am and 12 Noon. Weekday Masses: Monday to Friday, 8am and 10am. Saturday 10am Confessions: Saturday Noon to 1pm in the Adoration Chapel.
Anniversaries: Dan & Teresa O’Brien, Mary Cooney, Nano O’Connor, Joe Duggan, Bridie & Tom Horgan, Michael (Mick) Mulcahy, Pat O’Connell, Florence O’Mahony, Billy O’Mahony, William (Matey) Hennessy, Tom & Mary Conroy, Thomas Deady, Ted Murphy, Derek Lehane.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Monday to Friday 9am to 10pm.
Monday 16th, St. Fursa was born in Ireland and became one of the great monastic missionaries abroad. He first moved to East Anglia but as great numbers continued to visit him there, he left and sought refuge in France around…
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For Educators: “We pray that educators may be credible witnesses, teaching fraternity rather than competition and helping the youngest and most vulnerable above all.
The members of Saint Vincent De Paul Society would like to thank everyone who contributed to their Annual Collection. The total raised was €5,245.00, a wonderful amount.
In today’s Gospel we see John the Baptist acknowledge Jesus as the ‘lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. Here we see the scripture passage that is the basis of one of the prayers we use…
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Paragraphs 5 and 6 complete Chapter One of Dei Verbum. N.5 speaks of the obedience of faith: “The obedience of faith is to be given to God who reveals, an obedience by which we commit our whole self freely to…
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“All the faithful should remember that the more effort they make to live holier lives according to the Gospel, the better will they further Christian unity and put it into practice.” from n.7 Unitatis Redintegratio (Decree on Ecumenism, Second Vatican…
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Mass Times: Vigil Mass: 6.10pm; Sunday 8am, 10am and 12 Noon. Weekday Masses: Monday to Friday, 8am and 10am. Saturday 10am. Confessions: Saturday Noon to 1pm in the Adoration Chapel.