Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
Anniversaries: Dan & Teresa O’Brien, Mary Cooney, Nano O’Connor, Joe Duggan, Bridie & Tom Horgan, Michael (Mick) Mulcahy, Pat O’Connell, Florence O’Mahony, Billy O’Mahony, William (Matey) Hennessy, Tom & Mary Conroy, Thomas Deady, Ted Murphy, Derek Lehane.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Monday to Friday 9am to 10pm.
Monday 16th, St. Fursa was born in Ireland and became one of the great monastic missionaries abroad. He first moved to East Anglia but as great numbers continued to visit him there, he left and sought refuge in France around…
Read more
For Educators: “We pray that educators may be credible witnesses, teaching fraternity rather than competition and helping the youngest and most vulnerable above all.
The members of Saint Vincent De Paul Society would like to thank everyone who contributed to their Annual Collection. The total raised was €5,245.00, a wonderful amount.
In today’s Gospel we see John the Baptist acknowledge Jesus as the ‘lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. Here we see the scripture passage that is the basis of one of the prayers we use…
Read more
Paragraphs 5 and 6 complete Chapter One of Dei Verbum. N.5 speaks of the obedience of faith: “The obedience of faith is to be given to God who reveals, an obedience by which we commit our whole self freely to…
Read more
“All the faithful should remember that the more effort they make to live holier lives according to the Gospel, the better will they further Christian unity and put it into practice.” from n.7 Unitatis Redintegratio (Decree on Ecumenism, Second Vatican…
Read more
Mass Times: Vigil Mass: 6.10pm; Sunday 8am, 10am and 12 Noon. Weekday Masses: Monday to Friday, 8am and 10am. Saturday 10am. Confessions: Saturday Noon to 1pm in the Adoration Chapel.
Anniversaries: David Kennedy, Phyllis Duggan, Tom Dunne, Jimmy & Nellie Glavin, Maura Daly, Tadgh Donegan.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Monday to Friday 9am to 10pm.
Friday 13th, St. Hilary of Poitiers, bishop and doctor of the Church. c.315 — c.367. He was elected (c.353) bishop of Poitiers and distinguished himself by his stand against heresy. In exile (356-359) by order of Emperor Constanius, he used…
Read more
Pope’s Intentions for January: For Educators: “We pray that educators may be credible witnesses, teaching fraternity rather than competition and helping the youngest and most vulnerable above all.
“For he is the best student who does not read his thoughts into the book, but lets it reveal its own; who draws from it its sense, and does not import his own into it, nor force upon its word…
Read more
The Baptism of the Lord (from the liturgical calendar for the feast day). “Jesus is anointed with the Spirit and his power. He is proclaimed Messiah. He now goes about doing good, working the signs that make him known as…
Read more