Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
Lectio Divina, a time of prayer, reflection and contemplation, as we continue to move through the season of Lent, will take place this coming Wednesday the 2nd of April at 7.30pm in the new parish pastoral centre. If you would…
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The last section of the document in relation to the Holy Year is entitled: Anchored in hope. In the first paragraph of it, he looks at the fact that hope is one of the three great theological virtues — faith,…
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(I always felt that I could) “confide something in him (Jesus); I could also complain, question him about his silence, and tell him that I do not understand. And then, within me, I found a word that he sent me,…
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Sunday Masses: Holy Rosary, Vigil 6.10pm; Morning 8am, 10am and 12 Noon. Ballintotis 10.30am Weekdays: Monday to Friday, 8am and 10am; Saturday 10am.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Adoration Chapel opens from Monday to Friday 9am to 10pm.
For families in crisis: “Let us pray that broken families might discover the curefor their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences. ”.
The Mass for the Town Stations will be celebrated in Holy Rosary, on Monday 24th March @ 7.30pm
Prayer Services on Sundays of Lent @ 5pm in Holy Rosary.
Congratulations to all the children from St. John the Baptist and Educate Together schools who celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) for the first time last Tuesday evening. May the Lord bless them, their families and their teachers.
Tuesday, 25th March, The Annunciation of the Lord. “Giving her consent to God’s word, Mary becomes the mother of Jesus. Espousing the divine will for salvation wholeheartedly, without a single sin to restrain her, she gave herself entirely to the…
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“My life plan is to be always close to Jesus” Blessed Carlo Acutis
The second of the two talks being given by Fr. Gerard Condon is on this Wednesday, the 26th March in the Parish Pastoral Centre beginning at 8pm. They are reflections on some of the ways, old and new, that we…
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In n.17 of the document Pope Francis draws our attention to the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. “The coming Jubilee Year will also coincide with a significant date for all Christians, namely, the 1700th anniversary of the celebration…
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Date of Easter: Pope Francis also refers to the fact that the way Easter is worked out was decided at this Council. He says, “The Council of Nicaea also discussed the date of Easter. To this day, different approaches to…
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Sunday Masses: Holy Rosary, Vigil 6.10pm; Morning 8am, 10am and 12 Noon. Ballintotis 10.30am Monday 17th March: The Solemnity of St. Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland. Masses: Vigil Mass, Sunday evening 6.10pm; St. Patrick’s Day 8am, 10am and 12 noon…
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