Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
From the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference website: On behalf of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference Laudato Si’ Working Group (LSWG), Bishop Martin Hayes has written to Minister Eamon Ryan, Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport, as well as…
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“The Lord was baptized, not to be cleansed himself, but to cleanse the waters, so that those waters, cleansed by the flesh of Christ, which knew no sin, might have the power of Baptism.”
Vigil Mass: 6.10pm; Sunday 8am, 10am and 12 Noon. Ballintotis 10.30am. Weekday Masses this week: Monday to Friday 8am and 10am; Saturday 10am. Friday, the 1st December, is the First Friday of the Month, there will be Mass that evening…
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Anniversaries: Billy O’Regan, John Moreen, Maurice & Helena Carroll, May Lynch, Eileen Hegarty, Eileen O’Mahony, Breda Fitzgerald, Jack Scannell, Vincent Maher, Mairead Williams (nee Sheehan), Frank Motherway, John Whyte.
Closing time for the winter will be 5pm unless there is an evening liturgy scheduled for after that time.
The Cemetery Prayers this Sunday 26th November, Ballyoughtera, 3pm.
The Annual St Vincent De Paul Collection will be held this weekend after all Masses.
Youth 2000 Ireland are having their annual Christmas retreat in Dominican College, Newbridge, Co Kildare on the 8th -10th of December for ages 16-35. This promises to be a special retreat!! Excellent Speakers, Inspiring Talks & Workshops, Fantastic music, Group…
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For Persons with Disabilities- “We pray that people living with disabilities may be at the centre of attention in society, and that institutions may offer inclusive programmes which value their active participation.”
Lectio Divina, which translates from the Latin to mean ‘Divine Reading’, is an ancient form of prayer in the Church which involves reading, listening to, responding to and resting in the Word of God. It has its origins from the…
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Monday 27th, St. Fergal, bishop and missionary, lived fist in France and then in Bavaria, where he founded the monastery of Chiemsee. He was appointed Bishop of Salzburg around 754 and died in 784, leaving a reputation for learning and…
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This week is the last week in the Church’s year. The New Year begins with the Vigil Mass of the First Sunday of Advent. From this last year we could pick out a number of things that are important and…
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“A dying man asked a dying man for eternal life; a man without possessions asked a poor man for a Kingdom; a thief at the door of death asked to die like a thief and steal Paradise. One would have…
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Mass Times: Vigil Mass: 6.10pm; Sunday 8am, 10am and 12 Noon. Ballintotis 10.30am. Weekday Masses this week: Monday to Friday 8am and 10am; Saturday 10am. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 9am to 10pm Monday to Friday. Confessions: Saturdays from Noon…
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Anniversaries: Donal O’Riordan, Niall McCarthy, Hugo O’Callaghan, Nora Cashman, Margaret O’Regan, Eileen Fitzgerald, Tim & Eileen O’Shea, Hannah & Moss Murphy, Phil Jordan, Denis Bennett, Patrick Collins, The Collins Family, Morgan O’Sullivan, Dominic Keniry