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Feast days this week

Monday 9th, Feast of the Basilica of St. John Lateran — the Pope’s Cathedral and known as the Mother of all Churches. Tuesday 10th St Leo the Great, died in 461, taught the two natures, divine and human, of Christ;…
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Envelopes for the Holy Souls

The envelopes for the Holy Souls containing the sheet for the names of the deceased you wish to pray for are at the back of the church. They may be returned through the parish office or any of the priests’…
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Covid-19 changes for indulgences for Holy Souls.

Because of Covid-19, by special mandate of Pope Francis, the Apostolic Penitentiary released last Friday some changes to the normal practice for indulgences for Holy Souls. Plenary Indulgence during the month of November — Due to the coronavirus pandemic and…
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Bible Corner

“Bible Corner” — Recently I recommended that if you were beginning to explore the Bible you should take one book from the Old, one from the New and one Psalm a day that you could use as a prayer. The…
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Mass Times

Sundays Saturday Vigil 6.10pm Sunday Morning 8am, 10am and Noon Weekdays: Monday to Saturday 10am and Monday to Friday 7.30pm (all the Masses are celebrated without congregation and televised) ‘Prayers for our Dead’ televised every Sunday evening at 5.15pm The…
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Funerals, Weddings and Confessions

Funerals —The following arrangements apply to funerals in the parish during Level 5: the priests cannot lead prayers in houses or funeral homes, the number attending the Funeral Mass is limited to 25 and the congregation cannot receive Holy Communion….
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Pope’s Intentions for November

Pope’s Intentions for November: Universal prayer intention: Artificial Intelligence. “We pray that the progress of robotics and artificial intelligence may always serve humankind.”

Envelopes for the Holy Souls

The envelopes for the Holy Souls containing the sheet for the names of the deceased you wish to pray for are at the back of the church. They may be returned through the parish office or any of the priests…
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All Saints & All Souls’ Day

Sunday, November 1st All Saints. “The ultimate object of veneration-of the Saints is the glory of God and the sanctification of man conforming one’s life fully to the divine will and by imitating the virtue of those who were pre-eminent…
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Feast days this week

Tuesday 3rd November, St. Malachy Wednesday 4th November, St. Charles Borromeo Thursday 5th November, St. Martin de Porres Friday 6th November, Feast of All the Saints of Ireland.

Bible Corner

In the piece above about All Souls’ Day there is a reference to a passage from the Second Book of Maccabees (2 Maccabees 12: 46). It is one of the Historical Books in the Old Testament and the passage is…
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Mass Times

Sundays Saturday Vigil 6.10pm Sunday Morning 8am, 10am and Noon Weekdays: Monday to Saturday 10am and Monday to Friday 7.30pm (all televised) The Church will be open for private prayers after the 10am Mass from Monday to Saturday and after…
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