N.B- There will be no newsletter next week, June 20th as the webmaster will be away, but the Mass Intentions will be posted here as usual on Friday, June 18th, and there will be a double edition for you to look forward to on June 27th.
Mass intentions for the week ahead, June 13th 2010.
Saturday 12th June
Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Vigil Mass 7.30 pm Bertie Collins
Sunday 13th June
9.30 am Barbara McWilliams
11 am Ann Mitchell
12.15 pm Margaret and Peter Joyce
Bridie Tedders
2.30 pm Children's Remembrance Day Mass
6.30 pm Derek Lee
Monday 14th June
10 am Free Intention
Tuesday 15th June
10 am For all the Sick
Wednesday 16th June
10am James and Delia Rabbitte
5.30 pm - 8.00 pm Indian Community Mass
Thursday 17th June
10am William Corcoran and
Thomas and Bridget McDonagh
Friday 18th June
10am Bridie Whelan
Michael, Margaret and Tom Ryan
Saturday 19th June
Vigil Mass 7.30 pm Free Intention
Sunday 20th June
9.30 am Free Intention
11am Deceased members of Rabbitte family.
12.15pm Eva O'Gorman and
Gillian Maloney-Boxce
6.30 pm Michael Francis
Jean also known as Frem Devlin, R.I.P.
Your prayers are asked for the repose of the soul of Jean also known as Frem Devlin, 34 Davis Road, Shantalla, whose Funeral Mass took place in our church during the week.
"For none of us lives for himself and none of us dies for himself; while we are alive, we are living for the Lord, and when we die, we die for the Lord: and so, alive or dead, we belong to the Lord. " (Romans 14).
Saints of the Week.
June 13th, Feast of St. Anthony.
(The Sunday Liturgy takes precedence over St. Anthony’s Feast Day this year)
St. Anthony’s Novena 2010
Franciscan Abbey Church, Galway
Saturday 5th- Sunday 13th June
Novena Mass each day
10:30am and 7:30pm
Sunday 12:30pm
Novena Theme:
“Finding God in the everyday”
The following article on St. Anthony is COPYRIGHT:
http://www.americancatholic.org/
The gospel call to leave everything and follow Christ was the rule of Anthony’s life. Over and over again God called him to something new in his plan. Every time Anthony responded with renewed zeal and self-sacrificing to serve his Lord Jesus more completely.
His journey as the servant of God began as a very young man when he decided to join the Augustinians in Lisbon, giving up a future of wealth and power to be a servant of God. Later, when the bodies of the first Franciscan martyrs went through the Portuguese city where he was stationed, he was again filled with an intense longing to be one of those closest to Jesus himself: those who die for the Good News.
So Anthony entered the Franciscan Order and set out to preach to the Moors. But an illness prevented him from achieving that goal. He went to Italy and was stationed in a small hermitage where he spent most of his time praying, reading the Scriptures and doing menial tasks.
The call of God came again at an ordination where no one was prepared to speak. The humble and obedient Anthony hesitantly accepted the task. The years of searching for Jesus in prayer, of reading sacred Scripture and of serving him in poverty, chastity and obedience had prepared Anthony to allow the Spirit to use his talents. Anthony’s sermon was astounding to those who expected an unprepared speech and knew not the Spirit’s power to give people words.
Recognized as a great man of prayer and a great Scripture and theology scholar, Anthony became the first friar to teach theology to the other friars. Soon he was called from that post to preach to the Albigensian in France, using his profound knowledge of Scripture and theology to convert and reassure those who had been misled.
After he led the friars in northern Italy for three years, he made his headquarters in the city of Padua. He resumed his preaching and began writing sermon notes to help other preachers.
The very popular shrine to St. Anthony in our church.
June 14th, St. Davnet.
Davnet lived and died at Tydavnet at Sliabh Beagh, Co. Monaghan. Tradition speaks of her as a virgin and founder of a church or monastery. A bachall (staff) said to have been hers has been preserved and in the past it was used as a test of truth.
June 19th, St. Romuald.
Romuald was a monk who lived a life of strict penance and solitude. He established many monasteries, most notably at Camaldoli in Tuscany. He died in 1027.
Golf Classic.
Golf Classic for Pemba, Tanzania: to be held June 20th on the Castle Course, Lahinch, Co. Clare, teams of four. Organize a team or sponsor the event in any way. We always appreciate your support.
Contact: 065 7071024.
Galway for Life.
Life: A gift that needs to be cherished and protected.
Galway For Life is a local pro-life group, working to protect life at all it's stages. We need your help. Please visit our website:
http://www.galwayforlife.ie/
email us at
galwayforlife@eircom.net
or call us on 086 8546934
The Pope’s Intentions for June.
General: That every national and transnational institution may strive to guarantee respect for human life from conception to natural death.
Mission: That the churches in Asia, which constitute a “little flock” among non – Christian populations, may know how to communicate the Gospel and give joyful witness to their adherence to Christ.
End of the Year for Priests.
The Year for Priests has come to an end, but not our prayer for priests, especially in these challenging times for the church.
Please pray for Rev. Patrick O' Donohue who was with us as a deacon last summer. Patrick was ordained priest last Sunday, 6th June (Corpus Christi), in the church of Corpus Christi, Lisdoonvarna by Bishop Martin Drennan. We need more vocations to help renew the Irish Church, vocations to Priesthood and Religious Life, vocations to Marriage and the Single Life. All together make up the Body of Christ. Can YOU help?
Important Information from Breast Check.
Breast Check is now offering free breast X-rays (mammograms) to women aged 50 to 64 years in Galway city. Women will receive an appointment by post to attend the Breast Check Unit in Galway (located at the back of University Hospital Galway).
Breast Check aims to reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer by finding and treating the disease at an early stage. Breast Check encourages all eligible women (aged 50 to 64) to make sure their name is on the Breast Check register by calling Free phone 1800 45 45 55 or visiting
http://www.breastcheck.ie./
Statement by Cardinal Seán Brady on the loss of life and human suffering in Gaza.
Press Release - Friday 4 June 2010 - Immediate
Cardinal Seán Brady, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland has issued the following statement concerning the loss of life and human suffering in Gaza:
"On a visit to Gaza two years ago I saw first hand the need for humanitarian aid because of the Israeli blockade imposed there three years ago this month. This blockade means that people in Gaza cannot easily leave to visit family, to get medical treatment, to study or to work. They also cannot get enough food, electricity, medical supplies and other basic essentials into Gaza where 1.5 million people are trapped on a strip of land 25 miles long and 6 miles wide. I vividly remember the long queues at shops with very little food, the cars at the side of the roads without fuel, the homes and school without power, the bombed out buildings which lined the roads. I was deeply moved by what can only be described as a dire and unnecessary situation of human deprivation and need.
"Yet, in the midst of all of this I was struck by the resilience and dignity of the people I met. Seventy per cent of the people in Gaza struggle to survive on less than one dollar a day. The Church’s development agency, Trócaire, has been working with Israelis and Palestinians to alleviate the suffering of the people of Gaza and to ensure that the human rights of every person in the region, whatever their background or identity, are respected and upheld.
"I deeply regret the loss of life and injury resulting from Israel’s military take-over in international waters of the flotilla of humanitarian aid to Gaza this week. Such loss of life is tragic and the violence associated with these events is reprehensible. I pray for the families and loved ones of those who were killed and for all those hurt or injured. It is clear that it is now time to lift the blockade on Gaza. The international community has to act to ensure that all parties in the region operate within international laws and conventions.
"Real change is required in the Middle East to allow a just and lasting peace for all. The international community has a responsibility to secure that brighter future. I ask for prayers this coming weekend for the people of Gaza and Israel to conclude this World Week for Peace in the Holy Land ".
Further information:
Martin Long, Director of Communications 086 172 7678
Brenda Drumm, Communications Officer, 087 310 4444
Pilgrimages.
1. A Pilgrimage to Turkey in the footsteps of St. Paul takes place from October 22nd to 29th. Some of the places visited will be Pamukale, Konya, Ephesus and Our Lady’s House. The cost is €1159 per person sharing in a four star hotel, including all entrance fees. More details can be had by phoning 091- 524207/ 758373/ 753763.
2. The Annual Galway Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes takes place again this year from July 1st to 6th led by Bishop Martin Drennan.
Contact:
http://www.fahytravel.ie/
Fr. Martin Moran, PP, Kilannin, 091-550106.
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