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Feast Days during the week

Tuesday 24th, St Francis de Sales, 1567-1622. (Bishop and Doctor of the church) bishop of Geneva, founder of the Visitation Sisters. He worked with gentleness and love to rebuild the Catholic faith after the Reformation. Patron saint of writers, editors…
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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.

Sunday of the Word of God

The Irish Liturgical Calendar explains it like this: Saint Luke tells us that before his Ascension, the Risen Lord appeared to the apostles and broke bread with them. ‘He then opened their minds to understand the Scriptures (Acts 24:45). This…
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Dei Verbum

Chapter Two of ‘Dei Verbum’, entitled ‘Handing on Divine Revelation’, consists of four paragraphs, nn.6-10. They outline the three-fold nature of the means of handing on Divine Revelation that the Catholic Church considers essential. They are summed up in n.10:…
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Quote for the Week

For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice” St. Thomas Aquinas

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

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.

Feast Days during the week

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…
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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.

Saint Vincent De Paul Annual Collection

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.

Bible Corner

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…
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Dei Verbum

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…
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Quote for the Week

“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…
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