Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
Intention for Evangelisation – The Beauty of Marriage. Let us pray for young people who are preparing for marriage with the support of a Christian community: may they grow in love, with generosity, faithfulness and patience.
This year St. Anthony of Padua’s feast day is not celebrated due to its falling on a Sunday (June 13th) and the group celebration of the The Irish Martyrs is not celebrated on the 20th for the same reason. Monday…
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“Jesus wept” John 11:35.
Attendances at Weekday and Sunday Masses can be 100 if the ‘two hub’ system is put in place. At communion time those in the front section of the church approach the altar to receive. Communion will be brought to the…
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“Social and Political Charity” is the heading of a sub-section of Chapter Five. It runs from n.176 to n.185. three particular points stood out for me as I read the sub-section: the Pope speaks of the politics we need; the…
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The readings from the Old Testament in the Sunday liturgy usually tie in well with the Gospel of the day. They were deliberately chosen to do so. Over the two year cycle of the weekdays, the first reading can come…
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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 (accessed through the parish website). Tomorrow Monday June 7th, being a Bank…
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Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will take place from after 10am Mass on Wednesdays and Fridays unless there is a funeral when it will begin after the funeral. The Blessed Sacrament will be reposed at 7pm. This Sunday, Corpus Christi,…
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The official title of today is The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Christ gave us the gift of himself in the Eucharist. This is how it is described in ‘Sacrosanctum Concilium’ (The Constitution on the…
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Nonie Lee, William O’Connell, Jim McCarthy, Mai Kennedy, Michael Kennedy, Diarmuid Kennedy, Michael Quinn, Pat Hurley, Pauline Stack, Noel Mulcahy, Robert & Mary Condon, Paddy & Mary Foley, Tommy Foley, Maurice & Eileen Barry, Michael Barry, John Martin, Jim Barton,…
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“The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life” – Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 1324
Monday 7th, St. Colman (of Dromore), Co. Down. Spent most of his life in that area. Possibly studied under Caelan of Nendrom, Co. Down and was persuaded by St. MacNissi to settle at Dromore c. 514. Wednesday 9th, St. Columba…
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Intention for Evangelisation – The Beauty of Marriage. Let us pray for young people who are preparing for marriage with the support of a Christian community: may they grow in love, with generosity, faithfulness and patience.
International Power (nn.170-175). In n.172 Pope Francis quotes from his encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ when he says “The twenty-first century ‘is witnessing a weakening of the power of nation states, chiefly because the economic and financial sectors, being transnational, tend to…
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Attendances at Weekday and Sunday Masses can be 100 if the ‘two hub’ system is put in place. At communion time those in the front section of the church approach the altar keeping social distancing as you come forward and…
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