Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
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. Church closes at 7pm.
Penny Conroy, Patrick (Pat) Sheehan, Ger & Rita Stack, Annette Thiney, Mary O’Brien
Universal Intention — The World of Finance. “Let us pray that those who are in charge of finance will work with governments to regulate the financial sphere and protect citizens from its dangers.”
Tuesday 18th, Pope St. John I. He was the first Bishop of Rome to visit Constantinople. He spent a lot of his time as Pope dealing with people who were promoting heresies. He was imprisoned in Ravenna where he died…
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As he travelled around Italy preaching St. Bernardine came to the conclusion that — “It is not possible to reform the Church in general but in particular.”
Questions this week In one of the weekday Masses during the week, in the first reading taken from the Acts of the Apostles a woman named Lydia was mentioned. What trade did she work at? Before being moved to Sunday,…
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In this week’s second reading St. Paul addresses the Ephesians. This sentence is contained in it: “There is one Body, one Spirit, just as you were all called into one and the same hope when you were called.” It caught…
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Attendance at Weekday and Sunday Masses can be 100 if we use the ‘two hub’ system that was introduced last year. The first fifty to arrive for Mass go to the front hub and the second fifty to the back…
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Saturday Vigil 6.10pm; Sunday 8am, 10am and Noon. Weekdays: Monday to Friday 8am and 10am; Saturday 10am. Attendance at Weekday and Sunday Masses can be 100 if we use the ‘two hub’ system that was introduced last year. The first…
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Universal Intention — The World of Finance. “Let us pray that those who are in charge of finance will work with governments to regulate the financial sphere and protect citizens from its dangers.”
Sr. Vincent (Kitty O’Brien), Billy Hogan, Kathleen Laffan, Helena Bolton, Patrick (Paddy) Foley, Madge Bruton
The day after Pentecost is a feast day dedicated to Mary. Under what title? What was the date of the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II ? In the two readings written by St. John in today’s liturgy how…
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The first sub-section of chapter five is ‘Popularism and Liberalism’. Pope Francis acknowledges that there are good leaders who are ‘popular’: ‘ “Popular” leaders, those capable of interpreting the feelings and cultural dynamics of a people, and significant trends in…
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Monday 10th: St. Comgall was born in Co. Antrim around 516. Studied under Finnian of Movile and deepened his life of prayer to counteract his temptations to boredom and homesickness. He was persuaded to become a priest and then established…
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“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” – St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta.