Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
Feast days this week: Sunday 13th St. Lucy, Patron Saint of the blind and visually impaired. (Not celebrated liturgically this year); Monday 14th St. John of the Cross (1542- 1591) a Carmelite who, despite opposition and imprisonment, worked for spreading…
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Anniversaries around this time: David Conway, Mary Fitzgerald, Bea Cashman, Dermot Sheedy, Brian Sheedy, Jim Lane, Marie Hennessy, Eileen O’Keeffe, Fritz Schafer, Sam Bolton, Gerard Murphy.
Today’s Gospel is taken from Chapter 1 of St John. It contains the verses from,that chapter that look at John rather than Jesus. It highlights for us the link John is between the Old and the new testament through the…
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I am looking at Chapter One nn.9-24 today. The title of the chapter is ‘Dark Clouds-over a Closed World’. The headings within the chapter give a sense of how it develops — ‘Shattered Dreams’; ‘Lacking a Plan for Everyone’; ‘Globalization…
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Mass Times Sundays Saturday Vigil 6.10pm Sunday Morning 8am, 10am and Noon Weekdays: Monday to Friday 8am; Monday to Saturday 10am; televised and with congregation of 50. The Saturday Vigil and Sunday Masses are open for 100 people; details on…
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Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on Wednesdays and Fridays has re-started. There is a problem this week due to the First Communions being celebrated. The ceremonies take place Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons and the Church is reserved for those…
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Tuesday 8th December is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Masses at 8am, 10am, Noon, and 7.30pm on the Holy Day. The following reflection on Mary was written by Fr. Ronan Drury who was Professor…
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Confessions will be heard on Saturday from Noon to 1pm in the Adoration Chapel, entry from Our Lady’s Chapel.
Monday 7th St. Ambrose (340-397), was successful in public life becoming governor of the Roman province whose seat was in Milan. In 374 the laity of Milan insisted on his becoming bishop even though he was still not baptised. Baptised…
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Pope Francis, “Fratelli tutti” — the encyclical can be found on the internet at www.vatican.va; when you enter the site, if it is in Italian, there is a chance to change the language to English given in the top right…
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When we return to Masses with a congregation, the number at any Mass should be no more than 50, or subgroups of no more than 50. These subgroups must be 4 metres apart. In order to comply with this guideline,…
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Mass Times: Sundays Saturday Vigil 6.10pm Saturday Morning 8am, 10am and Noon Weekdays: Monday to Saturday 10am; (Masses are without congregation and televised). Night Prayer every night at 8pm (televised). The Church will be open for private prayers after the…
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This Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent, the beginning of the Church’s year. Advent is the first season to be celebrated and it is a season of preparation. It prepares us for two things. From the first Sunday to…
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Pope’s Intentions for December: Intention for evangelization – For a life of prayer. “We pray that our personal relationship with Jesus Christ be nourished by the Word of God and a life of prayer.”