Pope’s Intention for April
Fundamental Rights: We pray for those who risk their lives while fighting for fundamental rights under dictatorships, authoritarian regimes and even in democracies in crisis.
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Bible Corner and Quote for the Week
This week I am putting the Bible Corner and the Quote for the Week together. In Holy Week we have a ‘long Gospel’ twice -on Palm Sunday and Good Friday. The Palm Sunday Gospel has three versions — St. Matthew,…
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Mass times
Sunday Saturday Vigil 6.10pm Sunday Morning 8am, 10am and Noon Night Prayer at 8pm every evening. All Masses and Night Prayer are televised and on the internet. Opening time of Most Holy Rosary Church from Monday to Saturday is after…
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Anniversaries
Charlie Ronayne, Dick O’Sullivan, Catherine McCarthy, Gussie Glavin, Patricia Egan, Tony and Alice Hyde, Alec Lee.
Feast Days during the week
Tuesday 23rd, St. Turibius of Mongrovejo (1538-1606) was a layman when he was appointed archbishop of Lima by King Philip II. He combated all the abuses of the conquerors in Peru and built up the Church there. Wednesday 24th, St….
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Pope’s Intention for March
Intention for evangelization — Sacrament of Reconciliation. Let us pray that we may experience the sacrament of reconciliation with renewed depth, to taste the intimate mercy of Christ.
The Year of St. Joseph
Our Novena to St. Joseph finished on his feastday, the 19th but the year dedicated to him continues through to December 8th. May we keep praying to St. Joseph as this year progresses and be more aware of his role…
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Bible Corner
Today’s psalm presents some lovely passages dealing with our relationship with God. It sees us calling on God to help us and at the end it shows how we too can help others. “A pure heart create for me O…
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Fratelli Tutti
We return to the Encyclical in chapter three and we are looking at what Pope Francis writes under the headings ‘Beyond the World of Associates’, ‘A Universal Love That Promotes Persons’ and ‘Promoting the Moral Good’. In the first of…
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Quote for the Week
The root of all evil is ‘I’, ‘Me’, ‘Mine’ – Saint Padre Pio.
Mass Times
Sunday Saturday Vigil 6.10pm Sunday Morning Weekday Masses this week: Monday 15th 10am and Rural Station Mass 7.30pm; Tuesday 16th 10am and the Vigil Mass for the Solemnity of St. Patrick 6.10pm Wednesday 17th Solemnity of St. Patrick, Bishop and…
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Anniversaries
Fr. Eddie McGovern, Sean Keohane, Mikey Ward, Maim Thompson, Myra Walsh, Batt & Joe O’Mahony, Thomas Abernethy.
Feast Days during the week
Aside from St. Patrick and St. Joseph, there is one other saint on the liturgical calendar this week, St. Cyril of Jerusalem (315-386) on 18th March. He was Bishop of Jerusalem and excelled as a catechist and an administrator. He…
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