Quote of the Week
Can. 210 All the Christian faithful must direct their efforts to lead a holy life and to promote the growth of the Church and its continual sanctification, according to their own condition.
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Confirmation
This year the Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on Wednesday May 1st. There will be two ceremonies. The first one begins at 10am and the girls and boys from Scoil Bhride, CBS National, and Ballintotis will be receiving the…
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Holy Communion for the First Time
There will be five ceremonies in May. Saturday, May 4th, Saint John the Baptist and Educate Together @ 10amSaturday, May 11th, Scoil Bhride @ 10amSaturday, May 18th, CBS National School @ 10amSaturday, May 25th, Gaelscoil Mainistir na Corainn, @ 11amBallintotis…
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Masses
Sunday Masses: Holy Rosary — Vigil 6.10pm; Sunday morning 8am, 10am and Noon. Ballintotis — 10.30am. Weekday Masses – Monday to Friday 8am and 10am. Saturday 10am Confessions are heard in the Adoration Chapel on Saturdays from Noon to 1pm.
Anniversaries
Anniversaries: Seán Fitzgerald, Peg Horgan, John (Jacko) Deady, Gretta O’Sullivan, John Cox Jnr., Dommie Heaphy, Mary Lyons (nee Heaphy), Michael (Mikey) Heaphy, Kevin Dunne, Dermot O’Sullivan.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Adoration Chapel takes place as follows: Monday to Friday 9am to 10pm.
Holy Rosary Closing Time
Holy Rosary Closing Time: Holy Rosary closes at 7pm.
The Pope’s Intentions for April 2024
For the Role of Women — “We pray that the dignity and immense value of women be recognised in every culture, and for the end of discrimination that they experience in different parts of the world.”
Trocaire
Donations for Trocaire can be returned to the sacristy in Holy Rosary and to the Parish Office.
Lough Derg
The 2024 itinerary for Lough Derg is available. There are One Day Retreats, Three Day Retreats, Residential Retreats, Quiet Days and Lakeshore pilgrimages. The website is: www.loughderg.org and there is a notice up on the notice board at the back…
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Brother Cunningham RIP
The family of the late Brother Cunningham would like to express their deepest gratitude to all the people of Midleton who attended his funeral in Limerick recently. It was greatly appreciated. Ar dheis De go raibh a anam dilis. May…
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Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina takes place this Wednesday evening @ 7.30pm in the Parish Office.
St. Paul on the Road to Damascus
Unlike Peter and Mary Magdalene, St. Paul did not witness the empty tomb, which invests his encounter with the resurrected Christ with a special significance. Christ’s appearance to Paul on the road to Damascus is important because it undermines sceptic…
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The Replacement Apostle—St. Matthias
We know precious little of St. Matthias from the Bible, which records his name just twice. But his story illustrates the centrality the resurrection had for early Christianity, and particularly for what it meant to be a Christian apostle. After…
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