Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
The second function discussed by the bishops is the function of the priest as sanctifier: God, who alone is holy and who alone bestows holiness, willed to take as his companions and helpers, men who would humbly dedicate themselves to…
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“We pray for our enemies; we seek to persuade those who hate us without cause to live conformably to the goodly precepts of Christ, that they may become partakers with us of the joyful hope of blessings from God, the…
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Vigil Mass: 6.10pm; Sunday 8am, 10am and 12 Noon. Ballintotis 10.30am. Weekday Masses: Monday to Friday 8am and 10am. Saturday 10am. Confessions: Saturdays Noon to 1pm in the Adoration Chapel.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 9am to 10pm Monday to Friday.
Anniversaries: Bob O’Donovan, Pat Hurley, Kate Regan, John & Martin Troy, Danno Cull, John Lane, Ann Fox.
Monday 22nd, St. Rita of Cascia, 1386-1457, was married for eighteen years. Her husband, an ill-tempered and abusive man, was murdered. Later Rita entered the Augustinian convent in Cascia and spent forty years in prayer and charity, and working for…
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Mass will be celebrated at the Grotto in Ballinacurra on Wednesday 24th beginning at 8pm. Rosary before Mass beginning at 7.40pm. Apart from the 24th, every other evening in May the Rosary will be prayed at the Grotto at 8pm.
For a culture of peace and non-violence: “We pray for the spread of peace and non-violence, by decreasing the use of weapons by States and citizens”
Congratulations to the pupils of the Gaelscoil who received Holy Communion for the First Time this weekend. Please keep the pupils of St. John the Baptist and Educate Together who will celebrate the sacrament next week end in your prayers….
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The sharing of the word is done with practising and non-practising people and is presented in different ways and contexts. Preaching the word is one way of sharing the word. Priests preach at various times — the Sunday liturgy, at…
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“In order to speak well, it is enough to love well”
1. Five Years Since the Abortion ReferendumFollowing the referendum on abortion in May 2018, we said: “a new situation now exists in Ireland. It is essential for us as a Church, which cares passionately about the gift of life, and…
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Vigil Mass: 6.10pm; Sunday 8am, 10am and 12 Noon. Ballintotis 10.30am. Weekday Masses: Monday to Friday 8am and 10am. Saturday 10am. Confessions: Saturdays Noon to 1pm in the Adoration Chapel.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 9am to 10pm Monday to Friday.
Anniversaries: Patrick (Paddy) Foley, Angela Buckley (Nee Sinclair), Seán Moynihan, Penny Conroy, Beatrice Farrell, Patrick Collins, Kitty McCreery, Kathleen Collins, Nora Dalton, Mary O’Brien (Nee Grandon).