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Quote for the Week

“For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For believe this: unless I believe, I will not understand.”

Mass Times

Masses on Easter Sunday: Holy Rosary 8am, 10am and Noon. Ballintotis 10.30am. Weekday masses for Easter Week: Monday to Saturday 10am. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 9am to 10pm Monday to Friday. No Confessions on Saturday 15th April.

Pope’s Intentions for April

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”

Anniversaries

Lil Barton, William Barton, Michael Duggan, Aidan (Bun) O’Donovan, Mikey Heaphy, Dommy Heaphy, Sheila Cox, Mary Lyons, James Daly, Oliver Parsons, Molly Goldspring, Dermot O’Sullivan, Nora O’Brien.

Easter Octave

Easter Sunday and the days during Easter Week up to and including the Second Sunday of Easter form the Easter Octave. The Octave sees the week, through the use of the First Preface of Easter every day, as if it…
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Altar Servers

Next Sunday, please God, will see the re-introduction of altar servers in the liturgy in Holy Rosary. The role of altar server is open to girls and boys from 3rd class up to 3rd year. If any young person wishes…
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Chrism Mass

On Wednesday night, the Chrism Mass was celebrated in the Cathedral in Cobh. A number of things were highlighted within that Mass as is usual every year. Firstly, the priests celebrating significant anniversaries were acknowledged. The bishop began with a…
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Dei Verbum

In keeping with the upcoming Special Year of Prayer for Vocations and having finished looking at Dei Verbum, the Second Vatican Council document on Divine Revelation, it may be fitting to look at the Council’s document in relation to the…
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Quote for the Week

“Do not abandon yourselves to despair: We are the Easter people, and Alleluia is our song.”

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 9am to 10pm Monday to Wednesday and 9am to 7pm Holy Thursday. The Adoration Chapel re-opens on Easter Monday morning at 9am.

Pope’s Intentions for April

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”

Anniversaries

Anniversaries: Bobby & Abina Hayes, Patrick & Margaret O’Connor, Sean Fitzgerald, Jack O’Keeffe, Richard Barry, Betty Massey (nee Barry), Bridget Smart, Jim Fox, Pat Butler.

St. Joseph’s Young Priests Society

St. Joseph’s Young Priests Society’s monthly meeting will take place at the Parish Office, St. Mary’s Road after 10am Mass on Wednesday 5th April. The branch was founded on the 13 May 1969, now close to 54 years of establishment….
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Dei Verbum

Today we reflect on the last chapter of Dei Verbum — it is entitled ‘Sacred Scripture in the Life of the Church. In this chapter (which runs from n.21 to 26) the importance of how we deal with the Scripture…
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