Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
Saturday 27th January is the 11th anniversary of the episcopal ordination of Bishop Crean. Continue to keep him in your prayers asking the Lord to bless him and to keep him safe as he continues his ministry as bishop leading…
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Pope Francis declared the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time the ‘Sunday of the Word of God’. The reason for doing this was to ensure that there would be one Sunday in the year when we would look at the understanding…
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“Have patience with all things – but first with yourself. Never confuse your mistakes with your value as a human being.”
Catholic Schools week runs from Sunday January 21st to Sunday January 28th. Let us all pray in a special way for the Catholic schools in our parish — for the pupils, teachers, staff and management of the schools — that…
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If you would like to have your number put on the Lectio Divina WhatsApp group and receive a reminder whenever a meeting is taking place please text your name and number to 0879867058.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (from the Liturgical Calendar 2024, p.45) “You shall love the Lord your God…and your neighbour as yourself (Luke 10:27) The theme for 2024 is based on a text from the Gospel of St. Luke,…
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Envelopes are now available for our new collection system. The system works as follows: You are asked to take a box of envelopes all of which have the same number, for example number 102. There are two envelopes for each…
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Sunday Masses: Holy Rosary — Vigil 6.10pm; Sunday morning 8am, 10am and Noon. Ballintotis – 10.30am. Weekday Masses for this week: Monday to Friday 8am and 10am. Saturday 10am.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Monday to Friday 9am to 10pm
Holy Rosary is closed at 5pm.
Anniversaries: John O’Donovan, Thomas Deady, Ted Murphy, William Hennessy, Derek Lehane, Eileen Ronayne (nee Barry).
For the Gift of Diversity in the Church: We pray that the Holy Spirit may help us to recognise the gift of different charisms within the Christian community and to discover the richness of different traditions and rituals in the…
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Details regarding donations for the upkeep and running of the parish — if you wish to donate using standing order, please contact the parish office for the relevant details.
Monday, 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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“It is my prayer at the start of the New Year that the rapid development of forms of artificial intelligence will not increase cases of inequality and injustice all too present in today’s world, but will help put an end…
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