Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
Bro. Stephen Buckley who visited the parish back on the weekend of the 8th/9th July has written to thank everyone for their generosity. Between what was in the envelopes he received that weekend and donations given to him directly, the…
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Carrying on from last week in relation to the functions of the priest, n.6 refers to priests as ‘educators in the faith’. They do so either themselves or can get help through the appointment of others to help them in…
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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.
“I wish to send a sincere word of thanks to our Bishop; to my fellow clergy; and the People of Midleton Parish and elsewhere in sharing the celebration of my Platinum Jubilee in the Priesthood. And, a very special word…
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Monday 24th, St Sharbel Makhluf, became a monk at the monastery of St. Maron at Annaya and was ordained in 1859. He became a hermit from 1875 until his death in 1898. He was much sought after for counsel and…
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For a Eucharistic life: We pray that Catholics may place the celebration of the Eucharist at the heart of their lives, transforming human relationships in a very deep way and opening to the encounter with God and all their brothers…
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We return this week to the reflection on silence in worship by Pope Francis. Last weekend the passage finished with a thought on how we have to be careful in relation to how we treat the silence experienced in the…
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In the ministry of priests there is a word used, that over the years as a seminarian and a priest, I have heard discussed and debated and quite often misused and misunderstood — the word power. ‘The power of the…
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“A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love”
Mass Times: 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: Maureen Leahy, John Cox
For a Eucharistic life: We pray that Catholics may place the celebration of the Eucharist at the heart of their lives, transforming human relationships in a very deep way and opening to the encounter with God and all their brothers…
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Thursday 20th, St Apollinaris, bishop and martyr. In the second century he preached the gospel in the region of Ravenna. He was Bishop of Classis where he suffered martyrdom. Friday 21st, St. Lawrence of Brindisi, 1559-1619, was a Capuchin who…
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