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St. Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society

St. Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society will hold their Monthly Meeting on Wednesday next 16th November, after 10.00am Mass in Holy Rosary Parish Office.

Pro Life Trust collection

Please support the Pro Life Trust collection this Saturday evening / Sunday morning which provides help for women facing Crisis Pregnancy.

Feast Days during the week

Monday 14th November, St. Lawrence O’Toole, born in Castledermot, Co. Kildare in 1123. He studied at Glendalough, becoming a monk there and later its abbot in 1148. In 1162 he was chosen as the first native Archbishop of Dublin. He…
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The Second Vatican Council

The Council presented 16 documents and all have an important contribution to make in the area of Church life they address but some were seen and are still held to be influential because they would have been the first of…
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Quote for the Week

“Banish, therefore, from your heart the distractions of earth and turn your eyes to spiritual joys, that you may learn at last to repose in the light of the contemplation of God.” St. Albert the Great

Mass Times

Sundays: Holy Rosary, Vigil 6.10pm Saturday evening; Morning 8am, 10am and Noon; Ballintotis, 10.30am Weekdays: Masses this week: Monday to Saturday, 10am. There is no 8am Mass this week. This is due to most of the priests of the parish…
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Eucharistic Adoration

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am to 10pm. Prayers for the Faithful Departed will be offered in Holy Rosary Cemetery this Sunday afternoon at 3pm.

Anniversaries

Nora (Babe) O’Brien, Seanie (Polly) Deady, Denis & Donie Flynn, Margaret O’Regan, Tim & Eileen O’Shea, Nan Fitzgerald, Elizabeth (Liz) Fleming, Mary Dennehy, William & Josephine O’Keeffe, Christy Dunne, Margaret Ronayne, Denis Guerin, Eileen Cowhig, Kevin Stromsoe.

Pope’s Intentions for the month of November

For children who suffer: We pray for children who are suffering, especially those who are homeless. Orphans, and victims of war; may they be guaranteed access to education and the opportunity to experience family affection.

Altar Servers

We are hoping to re-introduce altar servers to the weekend Masses in the near future. Our intention is to open the role to boys and girls from 3rd class up to 3rd year. Next weekend there will be forms available…
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Feast Days during the week

Monday 7th, St. Willibrord, born in Northumbria in 658, he entered the Benedictine Order and was sent to study at the monastery of Rath Melsigi, near Milford, Co. Carlow where he spent twelve years. After that he went with eleven…
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Prayer for the dead.

The month of November is a time when we remember and pray for the dead. In the Catechism, the outlining of the importance of praying for those who have died is found in nn.1030 to 1032, where the teaching about…
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The Second Vatican Council

It is 60 years since the Second Vatican Council began. Called by Pope John XXIII in January 1959, the preparation for it took over three years and bishops from all over the world finally met for the initial day on…
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Quote for the Week

“Let no one be ashamed of the cross by which Christ has redeemed the world. None of us must be afraid to suffer for the sake of justice or doubt the fulfilment of the promises, for it is through toil…
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