Confessions
Saturday, Noon to 1pm, in the Adoration Chapel.
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Anniversaries
David (Dots) O’Brien, Anne O’Brien, Louis Farrell, Michael McCarthy, Jim Lane, Gerard Murphy, Marie Hennessy, Donal Kennedy, Dan & Lily Daly.
Feast Days during the week
Monday 13th, Saint Lucy: virgin and martyr. Desiring to remain consecrated to Christ alone, was martyred in 304 in Sicily during the persecution of Diocletian. Patron saint of the blind and those who have ailments of the eye. Tuesday 14th,…
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Pope’s Intentions for December
For catechists — “We pray for the catechists summoned to announce the Word of God: may they be its witnesses, with courage and creativity and in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Quote of the week
“Rejoice, O heavens and exult, O earth, for our Lord will come to show mercy to his poor.” this is the first line of the Mass on the 17th December that marks the beginning of the second part of Advent.
Bible Corner
The third Sunday of Advent is traditionally known as ‘Gaudete’ Sunday, or ‘Rejoicing’ Sunday. In our scripture today we get a sense of what it means through the prophet Zephaniah and Saint Paul. The passage from Zephaniah begins with; “Shout…
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Fratelli tutti
Chapter Six is entitled ‘Dialogue and Friendship in Society”. It takes us from n.198 to n.224. After the opening paragraph the rest of the chapter is divided into three sections. Their headings are; ‘Social Dialogue for a New Culture’ (mn.199-214);…
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Mass Times
Saturday Vigil 6.10pm; Sunday 8am, 10am and Noon. Mass in Ballintotis: Sunday 10.30am. Weekday Masses: Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th: 8.00am and 10.00am Wednesday 8th, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 10am, Noon and 7.30pm. Thursday…
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Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be on Wednesday and Friday from after 10am Mass to 6pm (unless there is a funeral). Church closes at 6pm.
Confessions
Saturday, Noon to 1pm, in the Adoration Chapel.
Anniversaries
Ciss Grandon, Kitty Cashman, David Conway, Teresa Trace (nee Barry), Eileen O’Keeffe, Resa and Gerard Stack.
Feast Days during the week
Monday, 6th December, St. Nicholas was a fourth century Bishop of Myra (in modern day Turkey) of whom little is known. He is patron of Russia, of sailors, of pawnbrokers and of children. Tuesday, 7th December, St. Ambrose: Bishop and…
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Pope’s Intentions for December
For catechists — “We pray for the catechists summoned to announce the Word of God: may they be its witnesses, with courage and creativity and in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Bible Corner
Looking at the First Reading and the Gospel for today we can see how the different books of the Old Testament and the New Testament can interlink. The first reading is from the prophet Baruch and the Gospel is from…
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Quote of the week
“Approaching, speaking, listening, looking at, coming to know and understand one another, and to find common ground: all these things are summed up in the one word “dialogue”. If we want to encounter and help one another, we have to…
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