Saturday 31st July
11am Gerry Thornton (Months Mind Mass)
Vigil Mass 7.30 pm Stephen Griffin (Months Mind Mass)
Sunday 1st August
9.30 am Paddy and Angela Feeney and deceased members
of Feeney and Carpenter families.
Mary and Brod Trill.
11 am Sean Kilraine
12.15 pm Malcolm O'Shaughnessy
6.30 pm Tom Murphy and Jimmy Murphy recently deceased.
Monday 2nd August 10 am Peter Conneely
Tuesday 3rd August 10am For all the Sick
Wednesday 4th August 10am Patrick and Michael O'Donoghue
Thursday 5th August 10am Lee family deceased.
Friday 6th August 10am Michael and Josephine Ormond.
Saturday 7th August
Vigil Mass 7.30 pm George and Mary Walsh
Pat, Anne, Edward and Michael Corcoran.
Sunday 8th August 9.30 am Pauline Flynn
11.00 am Tony Higgins
12.15 pm Ann O'Brien
6. 30 pm Noel Dunne.
Westside Arts Festival 2010, Thanks to all who supported our local community festival.
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Visit:
http://www.westsideartsfestival.co.cc/
Galway Art Club Exhibition 2010.
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Lough Derg Retreat from Galway.
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Saints Corner, July.
Both articles in our Saints Corner are COPYRIGHT: http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintOfDay/default.aspx
1. St. Ignatius of Loyola.
We congratulate and pray for the Jesuit Community in Galway today, and thank them for their contribution to the life of our diocese.
The founder of the Jesuits was on his way to military fame and fortune when a cannon ball shattered his leg. Because there were no books of romance on hand during his convalescence, he whiled away the time reading a life of Christ and lives of the saints. His conscience was deeply touched, and a long, painful turning to Christ began. Having seen the Mother of God in a vision, he made a pilgrimage to her shrine at Montserrat (near Barcelona). He remained for almost a year at nearby Manresa, sometimes with the Dominicans, sometimes in a pauper’s hospice, often in a cave in the hills praying. After a period of great peace of mind, he went through a harrowing trial of scruples. There was no comfort in anything—prayer, fasting, sacraments, penance. At length, his peace of mind returned.
It was during this year of conversion that he began to write down material that later became his greatest work, the Spiritual Exercises.
He finally achieved his purpose of going to the Holy Land, but could not remain, as he planned, because of the hostility of the Turks. He spent the next 11 years in various European universities, studying with great difficulty, beginning almost as a child. Like many others, he fell victim twice to the suspicions of the time, and was twice jailed for brief periods.
In 1534, at the age of 43, he and six others (one of whom was St. Francis Xavier) vowed to live in poverty and chastity and to go to the Holy Land. If this became impossible, they vowed to offer themselves to the apostolic service of the pope. The latter became the only choice. Four years later Ignatius made the association permanent. The new Society of Jesus was approved by Paul III, and Ignatius was elected to serve as the first general.
When companions were sent on various missions by the pope, Ignatius remained in Rome, consolidating the new venture, but still finding time to found homes for orphans, catechumens and penitents. He founded the Roman College, intended to be the model of all other colleges of the Society.
Ignatius was a true mystic. He centred his spiritual life on the essential foundations of Christianity—the Trinity, Christ, the Eucharist. His spirituality is expressed in the Jesuit motto, ad majorem Dei gloriam—“for the greater glory of God.” In his concept, obedience was to be the prominent virtue, to assure the effectiveness and mobility of his men. All activity was to be guided by a true love of the Church and unconditional obedience to the Holy Father, for which reason all professed members took a fourth vow to go wherever the pope should send them for the salvation of souls.
2. St. Mary Magdalene.
Except for the mother of Jesus, few women are more honoured in the Bible than Mary Magdalene. Yet she could well be the patron of the slandered, since there has been a persistent legend in the Church that she is the unnamed sinful woman who anointed the feet of Jesus in Luke 7:36 50. Most Scripture scholars today point out that there is no scriptural basis for confusing the two women. Mary Magdalene, that is, “of Magdala,” was the one from whom Christ cast out “seven demons” (Luke 8:2)—an indication, at the worst, of extreme demonic possession or, possibly, severe illness.
Father W.J. Harrington, O.P., writing in the New Catholic Commentary, says that “seven demons” “does not mean that Mary had lived an immoral life—a conclusion reached only by means of a mistaken identification with the anonymous woman of Luke 7:36.” Father Edward Mally, S.J., writing in the Jerome Biblical Commentary, agrees that she “is not...the same as the sinner of Luke 7:37, despite the later Western romantic tradition about her.”
Mary Magdalene was one of the many “who were assisting them [Jesus and the Twelve] out of their means.” She was one of those who stood by the cross of Jesus with his mother. And, of all the “official” witnesses that might have been chosen for the first awareness of the Resurrection, she was the one to whom that privilege was given. She is known as the "Apostle to the Apostles."
Comment:
Mary Magdalene has been a victim of mistaken identity for almost 20 centuries. Yet she would no doubt insist that it makes no difference. We are all sinners in need of the saving power of God, whether our sins have been lurid or not. More importantly, we are all, with her, “unofficial” witnesses of the Resurrection.
Patron Saint of:
Penitents Perfumers
ARTICLE COPYRIGHT:
http://www.americancatholic.org/
32 County Bóthar Charity Cycle.
Fr. Gerard Byrne from Corby in England will cycle through the 32 counties of Ireland in support of the development aid agency, Bóthar. Fr. Gerard will cover the route around Ireland in a counter clockwise direction starting in Wicklow on 16th July. He will clock up 1,100 miles over the following 10 day period before crossing his finish line in Dublin.
Bóthar use livestock to help poor families to reach and maintain better living conditions. If you would like to support Fr. Gerard’s efforts and make a donation to Bóthar, you can do so through the following bank account; Ulster Bank Limerick. Sort Code 98 60 20. A/c Number 28225049. Mark donation ‘32 County Cycle’. Alternatively, donations can be mailed to Bóthar, Fundraising Projects Office, Tubbercurry, Co Sligo.
Mary Goldrick Fundraising Administrator Bothar Fundraising Projects and Study Tours Office Mountain Road Tubbercurry Co. Sligo
Tel: 35371 9120100
Fax: 35371 9120620
Mobile: 087 0509260
Email: mary@bothar.ie
Visit the Bothar website on
http://www.bothar.org/
Our Faithful Departed for the Month of July.
Michael Joseph 'Joe' Ryan, 59 Gaelcarrig Park
Joseph Rafferty, Tudor Lawn.
Stephen Murphy, Tralee and 51 Davis Road.
Mary Holland, 2 Ashe Road
Peter Griffin, 13 Davis Road.
'Then I heard a voice from heaven say to me, 'Write down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord! Blessed indeed, the Spirit says; now they can rest for ever after their work, since their good deeds go with them.'
(Revelation 14:13)
Galway Cathedral Recitals Continue.
Michael Harrison and Emma Gibbins present a concert of music for trumpet and organ on 5 August.
Finally, the closing concert on 12 August is given by the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne. A frequent and popular visitor to Ireland, the orchestra presents a programme of Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart and Tchaikovsky in what promises to be an exciting and enjoyable performance.
http://www.recitals.galwaycathedral.ie/
Clonmacnois Youth Festival.
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Visit:
http://www.youth2000.ie/
Latin Mass (according to the Missal of Blessed John the Twenty Third).
Sunday, 15 August, 3 pm, Garrison Chapel, Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa, Renmore, Galway.
Celebrant: Rev Father Wulfran Lebocq, ICRSS
More Information:
John Heneghan, Latin Mass Society of Ireland: 086-8530810
http://www.latinmassireland.org/
National Fatima Conference.
Following our successful invitation to RTE Nationwide to cover a half hour story of the Pope's visit to Fatima (See RTE Nationwide Program: 12th May 2010), we wish you to inform your Diocese about the National Fatima Conference, which will take place in UCC, Cork City on 30th October 2010.
Solvita Kivlina
The Call to Fatima
32 Manor Street
Dublin 7
Tel + 353-1-8690039
Fax + 353-1-8690336
Email:
info@eurofinancegroup.ie
Web:
http://www.thecalltofatima.com/
Blog:
http://www.thecalltofatima.wordpress.com/
Help VITA.
Vita is forming a team to take part in the Great Ethiopian Run 2010, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Your support will help us to change the lives of women in Ethiopia forever.
The trip will include participation in this amazing international fun-run, visit to a Vita project, cultural events and much more.
Interested?
Check out:
http://www.vita.ie/
