Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
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,”
“Bible Corner” — In today’s Gospel (from Matthew) we hear Jesus reply to being questioned about the greatest commandment of the law. He doesn’t hesitate. He says ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all…
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“The Gospel for this year’s World Mission Sunday is taken from the discourse of Jesus at the Last Supper. In it Jesus prays that as the Father has sent him into the world, he sends his disciples into the world….
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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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Autumn Stations: Envelopes for the station offerings are available at the back of the church and may be returned in any of the following ways: Drop it in to the parish office or any priest’s house. Post to the parish…
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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Wednesday and Friday from 10.30am to 7pm.
Feast days this week include St. Paul of the Cross, founder of the Passionists in Rome, on Monday and Pope Saint John Paul II on Thursday. Pope for over twenty six years (22nd October 1978 to 2nd April 2005).
“Bible Corner” — Last week | wrote about the four sub-divisions of the Old Testament and said how many books were in each. Then I listed the five books of the Pentateuch. The next section is the Historical Books with…
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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.” Today we look at…
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The introduction of Level 3 for the whole country brings changes with it. The hardest is the closing of the Church while liturgies are being celebrated. The Sunday Mass times are the same. The weekday Mass times are changed with…
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Mass Times: Saturday Vigil 6.10pm Sunday Morning 8am, 10am and Noon The Sunday Masses will be televised during the Level 3 status for Covid. The week ahead, beginning Monday 12th to Saturday 17th there will be 10am Mass (televised) and…
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