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.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.

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.
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.
“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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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.” 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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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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This weekend, Saturday 16th, there will be no Confessions. They will return next week at the usual time of noon to 1pm.
Patsy Taft, Doc John Mahony, Colette Byrne, Helena (Eily) Carroll
This weekend we congratulate the children in the Gaelscoil who received their First Holy Communion last weekend. May the Lord continue to bless them, their parents, families, teachers and friends as they continue their faith journey.
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated during the coming week with ceremonies on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in Holy Rosary and Thursday in Ballintotis.
Friday next, the 22nd, is the date given by the government for re-opening the country. For us it means that most things return to what they were previously. There are some things that need a little time to sort out….
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