Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
Funerals —The following arrangements apply to funerals in the parish during Level 5: the priests cannot lead prayers in houses or funeral homes, the number attending the Funeral Mass is limited to 25 and the congregation cannot receive Holy Communion….
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Pope’s Intentions for November: Universal prayer intention: Artificial Intelligence. “We pray that the progress of robotics and artificial intelligence may always serve humankind.”
The envelopes for the Holy Souls containing the sheet for the names of the deceased you wish to pray for are at the back of the church. They may be returned through the parish office or any of the priests…
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Sunday, 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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Because of Covid-19, by special mandate of Pope Francis, the Apostolic Penitentiary released last Friday some changes to the normal practice for indulgences for Holy Souls. Plenary Indulgence during the month of November — Due to the coronavirus pandemic and…
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Tuesday 3rd November, St. Malachy Wednesday 4th November, St. Charles Borromeo Thursday 5th November, St. Martin de Porres Friday 6th November, Feast of All the Saints of Ireland.
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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PRAYING FOR OUR DECEASED LOVED ONES AT THIS TIME OF THE CORONAVIRUS/COVID 19. (Can be said as you visit a cemetery during the month of November) SIGN OF THE CROSS In the name of the Father, and of the Son,…
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Sundays Saturday Vigil 6.10pm Sunday Morning 8am, 10am and Noon Weekdays: Monday to Saturday 10am and Monday to Friday 7.30pm (all televised) The Church will be open for private prayers after the 10am Mass from Monday to Saturday and after…
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Parish Office: Opening Hours (due to Covid Level 5) Monday to Thursday — ring between 10 and 11am — Any documentation (e.g. Baptismal certs) can be requested and will be posted. Anyone who wishes to get Mass Cards or Mass…
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Funerals — As we move into Level 5 the following arrangements will apply to funerals in the parish: the priests cannot lead prayers in houses or funeral homes, the number attending the Funeral Mass is limited to 25 and the…
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Laudato Si; Paragraphs 7 to 9 are under the sub-heading United by the same concern. In n.7 Pope Francis gives a list of those groups that influenced his predecessors: These statements of the Popes echo the reflections of numerous scientists,…
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Holy Souls: All Saints is celebrated next Sunday, November 1st and All Souls on Monday November 2nd. The envelopes for the Holy Souls containing the sheet for the names of the deceased you wish to remember during the month of…
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Sunday, October 25th: Blessed Thaddeus MacCarthy: was born in 1455. His appointment as Bishop of Ross was opposed so Pope Innocent VIII then appointed him as Bishop of Cloyne and Cork. He set out as a humble pilgrim to Rome…
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Pope’s Intentions for October: Prayer Intention for evangelization: The Laity’s Mission in the Church. “We pray that by the virtue of Baptism, the Laity, especially women, may participate more in areas of responsibility in the Church,”