Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
Tuesday, 21st January, St. Agnes, wealthy and beautiful, was martyred for her virginity in the last persecutions in Rome, in the early fourth century. Patron of betrothed couples, gardeners and young girls. Friday, 24th January, St. Francis de Sales, bishop…
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The fourth sign of the times for us to keep in mind as Pope Francis addresses us is the sign of hope to the sick. He says in n. 11: “Signs of hope should also be shown to the sick,…
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The Envelope Boxes for 2025 have been posted. If you have not received a box at this stage, please inform the parish office. There are still some boxes that have not been sent because we have no name or addresses…
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“He who complains, sins”
Sunday Masses: Holy Rosary, Vigil 6.10pm; Morning 8am, 10am and 12 Noon. Ballintotis 10.30amWeekdays: Monday to Friday 8am and 10am; Saturday 10am.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Adoration Chapel opens from Monday to Friday 9am to 10pm.
For the Right to an Education: “Let us pray for migrants, refugees and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.”
The Alpha Youth Programme begins on this Wednesday, 15th January @ 7pm. It continues for nine Wednesdays (7 p.m. – 8.15p.m.). ‘Alpha Youth’ is a programme allowing teenagers to freely chat about life, faith and purpose in a fun-filled environment…
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Wednesday 15th January, St Ita, was born in Co. Waterford of noble and Christian parents. Early on she set her mind on serving Christ in religious life. She founded a monastery in Killeedy, Co. Limerick, which attracted a great variety…
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An important meeting of St. Joseph’s Young Priests Society will take place at the Pastoral Centre on Wednesday the 22nd January after 10am Mass.
The forms from the new Altar Servers should be handed into the sacristy. After we receive them, we will contact all who have applied and arrange ‘a training session’. Thanking you all in advance.
The third sign of the times that Pope Francis speaks of is a call for us to be signs of hope “for those of our brothers and sisters who experience hardships of any kind. I think of prisoners who, deprived…
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The Envelope Boxes for 2025 have been posted. If you have not received a box at this stage, please inform the parish office. The boxes with the following numbers have not been sent because we have no name or addresses…
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“Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth—in a word, to know himself—so that, by knowing…
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Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Adoration Chapel opens from Monday to Friday 9am to 10pm.