Pope’s intention for November
Pope’s intention for November: People Who Suffer from Depression. We pray that people who suffer from depression or burn-out will find support and a light that opens them up to life.
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Monday November 1st All Saints
Monday November 1st All Saints. “The ultimate object of veneration-of the Saints is the glory of God and the sanctification of man conforming one’s life fully to the divine will and by imitating the virtue of those who were pre-eminent…
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The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed
Tuesday November 2nd The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day). “Indeed, the Church in its pilgrim members, from the very earliest days of the Christian religion, has honoured with great respect the memory of the dead, and…
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Bible Corner
In the piece above about All Souls’ Day there is a reference to a passage from the Second Book of Maccabees (2 Maccabees 12: 46). It is one of the Historical Books in the Old Testament and the passage is…
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Remember those, O Lord
Remember those, O Lord,Who in your peace have died,Yet may not gain love’s high rewardTill love is purified With you they faced death’s night,Sealed with your victory sign,Soon may the splendour of your lightOn them for ever shine! Sweet is…
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Mass Times
Saturday Vigil 6.10pm; Sunday 8am, 10am and Noon. Weekdays: Monday to Friday 8am and 10am; Saturday 10am. All Masses are televised on Saorview and streamed on the Internet. Church closes at 7pm.
Confessions
Saturday, Noon to 1pm, in the Adoration Chapel.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be on Wednesday and Friday from after 10am Mass to 6pm (unless there is a funeral).
Anniversaries
Jenny Horgan, Mary Sheehan (Nee Coughlan), Jim & Anne Deane, Frances Moore, Ina Williams, Pat O’Brien, Mary Hurley (Nee O’Donovan), Johanna O’Farrell, Maurice & Sheila Cotter, Ida O’Mahony.
Confirmation
Congratulations to all who received the Sacrament of Confirmation during the week. May they, their parents and guardians, sponsors, families, friends and teachers be blessed and may they continue to express their faith in the sacraments.
Synodality and the launch of the Synodal Pathway
“You will be aware for some time of the call of Pope Francis to the Universal Church to develop structures to facilitate a wider engagement of all in reflection, prayer , discernment and decision-making as a pathway to a new…
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Pope’s Intention for October
We pray that every baptised person may be engaged in evangelization, available to the mission, by being witnesses of a life that has the flavour of the Gospel.
Feast Days during this week
Monday, October 25th Blessed Thaddeus MacCarthy was born in 1455. His appointment as Bishop of Ross was opposed and Pope Innocent VIII then appointed him Bishop of Cork and Cloyne. He set out as a humble pilgrim to Rome where…
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Constant Hope, Reflections and Meditations to Strengthen the Spirit
“Constant Hope, Reflections and Meditations to Strengthen the Spirit.” by Sister Joyce Rupp O.S.M. Joyce Rupp was born and still lives in the US. She is a Roman Catholic author of many books which have been translated into several languages….
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Quote for the Week
Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts…
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