Remembrance Sunday.
We remember today all men and women of all traditions on the Island of Ireland who died in all the terrible wars of the 20th Century, all our United Nations Peacekeeping Troops, and those who died fighting for Irish freedom.
As Joseph Mary Plunkett, one of our fallen of the Easter Rising wrote:
I see his blood upon the rose
And in the stars the glory of his eyes,
His body gleams amid eternal snows,
His tears fall from the skies.
I see his face in every flower;
The thunder and the singing of the birds
Are but his voice—and carven by his power
Rocks are his written words.
All pathways by his feet are worn,
His strong heart stirs the ever-beating sea,
His crown of thorns is twined with every thorn,
His cross is every tree.
Mass Intentions for the week ahead, 14th November 2010.
Saturday 13th November Vigil Mass
7.30 pm 1. Paddy Francis and 2. Frank Tierney.
Sunday 14th November
9.30 am Joe Kennedy
11am Gerard Keaveney
12.15 pm 1. Tim and Lena Codyre, Frank Codyre and Margaret Mary Flaherty.
2. Frank Duffy and deceased members.
6.30 pm John, Johnnie and Ellen Brennan.
Monday 15th November
10 am Caitlin McCann and Bartley O'Connor.
Tuesday 16th November
10am For all the Sick and Special Intention
Wednesday 17th November
10am Mary Folan and Delia Hamell
5.30 - 8.30 pm Indian Community Mass
Thursday 18th November
10am Brian Fahy and Teresa Maloney
Friday 19th November
10am John and Margaret Salmon and deceased members of Dunne and Whelan families.
Saturday 20th November Vigil Mass
7.30 pm Nancy Murphy and Sean Tedders
Pray for Christopher O'Reilly at all Masses.
Sunday 21st November Feast of Christ the King
9.30 am Patrick and Agnes Burke
11am Do this in Memory of Me Mass for First Communion Children.
Keaveney family and Willie Creane
12.15 pm Willie Noone and Patricia Murphy
6.30 pm Billy and Grace Joyce and Maureen, Charlie and Bunny Devlin
Spirit Radio is launching in Galway!
My name is Áine Carvill. I’m a parishioner from St Andrew’s Westland Row, Dublin and since 2005 I have been a core member of the 2nd Chance Saturday Mass group which came about to try and encourage folks who have become distanced or disengaged from faith and church to give God a 2nd Chance. This morning however, I’m contacting you from my day job with my other hat on; from the promotions department of Spirit Radio.
We are Ireland’s first Christian radio station; meaning a radio station for all Christian traditions to promote Christ’s message on air through gospel reflections, discussions, interviews, music, a playlist which includes everything from reflective, sacred, folk, gospel and contemporary Christian rock including a balance of mainstream as well, not to mention the usual news, sport, weather, traffic etc.
I really wanted to let you know that we are just 8 weeks from launching on the National airwaves. We have been online up till now for the last couple of years and in January we are launching in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford cities on an FM signal and within 18 months we will be rolling this out nationally to elsewhere in the country.
After months of preparation, the excitement is building, it’s finally happening and naturally we would like to make it as successful as possible and we are really hoping for your support. Ideally what we would like is:
At 8pm on December 1st we are having a meet and greet in An Tobar Nua, Dominick Street Lower, Galway. to tell our story and answer any questions that volunteers or our future listeners may have - I’m sure you know of a bank of people already, perhaps through the Parish Council, Legion of Mary, St Vincent de Paul, various parish youth groups etc I’m hoping that you might encourage them to come along and meet us and it would be great if you yourself were free on the evening of Wednesday December 1st.
http://www.spiritradio.ie/
Support Aware- Support people suffering from depression.
On Saturday December 11th the Aware Christmas 10km will be taking place in the Phoenix Park Dublin at 10am.
Aware is the national voluntary organisation that supports those who are affected by depression. The money raised from the Christmas Fun Run will go directly towards developing and maintaining our services. These include a loCall helpline 1890 303 302, support groups nationwide, a schools’ education programme, ‘Beat the Blues’ talks and lectures, literature and on-going research into the causes and treatment of depression.
I hope you will consider supporting Aware this Christmas.
Aware
72 Leeson Street, Dublin 2
Tel: 01 661 7211; Dir 01 237 4907; Fax: 01 661 7217
Our website:
http://www.aware.ie/
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LoCall 1890 303 302
MESSAGE FOR PRIESTS AND FAITHFUL.
Various misunderstandings about the tradition of Mass offerings and clear dangers of exploitation of the Mass can easily emerge. For this reason, the Irish Bishops wish to make clear the Church’s position on Mass Offerings. The following is a brief summary of the Church’s teaching and regulation regarding Mass Offerings.
1. The Eucharist, the ‘source and summit of the Christian life,’ is at the heart of our belief, for it preserves the great mystery of our redemption in Jesus Christ. Therefore anything that might weaken or undermine our respect for the Eucharist must be avoided.
2. The practice of giving an offering dates back to the early Church when the faithful brought bread and wine for the Mass and other gifts for the support of the priest and for the poor. Nowadays a Mass offering is a way for the donor to join him/herself to the sacrifice of the Mass; it unites the donor closely with the life and apostolic activity of the Church, the Body of Christ, as the offering becomes a form of material support for the Church’s ministers and pastoral life. The Mass must never be an occasion for ‘buying and selling’ or ‘making money’, nor should there be even the slightest appearance of making a profit from Mass offerings.
3. Normally a separate Mass is celebrated for each individual offering, however small. The donor specifies the individual intention and it is up to the donor to decide what amount to give. Because donors may sometimes ask how much it is appropriate to give, a current recommended diocesan offering is specified; (this amount is agreed by the Bishops at provincial level). A priest may accept less than the recommended offering — and many priests on occasion do.
4. The priest who receives the offering has an obligation to apply Mass for the specific intention of the person who has made the offering. He is to celebrate a Mass within a reasonable time. Irrespective of how many Masses he celebrates in a day, a priest may only keep an offering for one Mass per day. If a priest receives too many Mass intentions he must transfer any surplus Mass
offerings, in total, to another priest; (normally these offerings will be sent to priests working in needy areas).
5. The Church does not encourage ‘collective’ or ‘multi-intentional’ Masses but sees these as an exception. In these exceptional cases, the following must apply:
a) It must be made explicitly clear to the donor beforehand that the offering is being combined into a single Mass offering and the donor must give free consent to this.
b) The place, date and time for this Mass should be indicated publicly and such Masses may not be celebrated any more than two days weekly in any church.
c) The priest who celebrates Mass for a collective intention must not keep any more than the specified diocesan offering, and must transfer any additional amount, in accordance with canon law, for the purposes prescribed by the Bishop/Provincial.
6. Having signed or stamped Mass Cards for sale to the public in shops and other commercial outlets is a practice that is not approved by the Irish Episcopal Conference, the Major Religious Superiors or the Superiors of Missionary Societies. It undermines a correct Eucharistic Theology and is unacceptable. We ask that this practice, wherever it exists, be discontinued.
7. We strongly encourage the donor, where possible, to participate in the Mass. We recommend that the intention for which the Mass is being especially offered is mentioned in the Prayer of the Faithful. Of course the Mass is not exclusively for this intention - every Mass is offered for all people, especially those in need.
The Church’s norms and regulations about Mass offerings are clearly set out in the 1983 Code of Canon Law and in the 1991 Decree Mos Iugiter.
Monastic Weekend?
Monastic Weekend coming soon for any person who is interested in our way of life.
Please write or email us with your name and contact details and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Email
theholychild1@eircom.net
Mother Prioress,
St Joseph’s Monastery,
Mount Carmel,
Loughrea,
Co. Galway.
Kids’ Corner with Cian and Bella.
Don’t forget! Next Sunday, November 21st at 11 is the time and date for our Monthly Do this in Memory of Me Monthly Mass preparing for First Holy Communion.
Luke 21:5-19 • It’s Not Easy!
Cian: Hi there Bella. What are you laughing to yourself about?
Bella: I’m just laughing at Granny, she is always mumbling about Granddad, and then she says, ‘It’s not easy’ out loud, Granddad just laughs and winks at me! So, where are you coming from?
Cian: Stayed late at school to help with the Christmas concert practice. Oh and we did the Sunday Gospel in RE if you want to know what Sunday’s Gospel is about.
Bella: Too late we did it too! Actually the message this week is like Granny and Grandad, ‘It’s not easy’! All the faith stuff can be hard y’know and trying to make time for prayer and all can be tough going!
Cian: Yeah, but your Granny and Grandad are still together and still happy, so faith, like everything that means a lot to us, needs to be worked at and worked for, to help it stay strong and true!
What does your faith really mean to you? Think about that today!
