9th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 1st 2008.

"Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock" Matthew 7:24

THIS IS THE FIRST SUNDAY WITHIN OUR SILVER JUBILEE MONTH LONG CELEBRATIONS. OUR THEME FOR THIS SUNDAY IS CLEANSING AND RECONCILIATION. WE GIVE THANKS TO CHRIST FOR SHARING HIS LOVE WITH US IN THE CLEANSING WATERS OF BAPTISM AND THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION. WE INVITE ALL WHO WERE BAPTISED IN OUR CHURCH FROM 1983 TO 2008 TO OUR MASSES THIS SUNDAY.

DON'T FORGET OUR GREAT COMPETITIONS FOR ALL AGES! SCROLL DOWN TO THE RELEVANT POST BELOW FOR ALL THE DETAILS.

May 31st, Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Mass Intentions for the week ahead, June 1st. Click on the image to see it clearer...

HAPPY FEAST DAY!

TODAY IS THE FEAST DAY OF OUR CHURCH AND THE BEGINNING OF OUR MONTH LONG SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS (SEE THE TIMETABLE BELOW). HAPPY FEAST DAY ONE AND ALL!

St. Augustine of Canterbury - Saint of the Day - American Catholic

COPYRIGHT - Saint of the Day - American Catholic: Augustine of Canterbury comes across today as a very human saint, one who could suffer like many of us from a failure of nerve. For example, his first venture to England ended in a big U-turn back to Rome. He made mistakes and met failure in his peacemaking attempts with the Briton Christians. He often wrote to Rome for decisions on matters he could have decided on his own had he been more self-assured. He even received mild warnings against pride from Pope Gregory, who cautioned him to “fear lest, amidst the wonders that are done, the weak mind be puffed up by self-esteem.” Augustine’s perseverance amidst obstacles and only partial success teaches today’s apostles and pioneers to struggle on despite frustrations and be satisfied with gradual advances.

Quote:

In a letter to Augustine, Pope Gregory the Great wrote: 'He who would climb to a lofty height must go by steps, not leaps.'

Did you know Canterbury in Kent and Our Lady's Shrine in Walsingham in Norfolk were two of the holiest Christian shrines before the Reformation? Today again they are attracting pilgrims from all faiths and are especially a focus of ecumenical gathering. The late Pope John Paul the Second prayed with the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, at the shrine of Saint Thomas á Beckett in Canterbury in 1982.

Poor Clares in Galway on Nationwide.

The Poor Clares here in Galway will feature on the Nationwide Programme on RTE 1, tomorrow night, Wednesday, May 28th, at 7. Our city would be a much poorer place without their presence dating back to 1642. Check out their excellent website www.poorclares.ie

Steering Committee.

The next meeting for our Steering Committee for the Silver Jubilee is tomorrow night, Wednesday, May 28th, in the Church Rooms at 8. On Friday let the celebrations begin!

Reminder of Talk. Click to see clearer.

Ordination to Diaconate.

Your prayers are asked this week for Martin Whelan who will be ordained to the Diaconate for our diocese next Sunday, June 1st, in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. Martin is from the Parish of Ardrahan/Labane and, Please God, he will be ordained to the Priesthood in 2009. We only have one other student besides Martin, Patrick O'Donoghue, from the Parish of Lisdoonvarna and Kilshanny who is studying at the Irish College in Rome. This is a very serious situation for our diocese and, as this is a year of special prayer for vocations, your prayers are more valued for this cause than ever. See the links to the various sites on vocations on the menu bar on the right.

First Holy Communion, May 24th 2008.

Congratulations to the boys and girls above from Scoil Bhríde who made their First Holy Communion today. Thank you to all the wonderful staff and helpers, to Mr. White and Mrs Cunningham, to Dorothy, Sister Angela and all the choir, to Sr. Mary, Dawn, Mary and Breda of the Pre-Sacramental Team and to all who helped out in whatever way. Click on the image to see the names clearer.

SILVER JUBILEE COMPETITIONS! GRRRREAT PRIZES! SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES! CLICK ON THE POSTER TO FIND OUT MORE!!!

FATHER MALACHY WILL BE GIVING ALL THE 'HOW TO' DETAILS AT SUNDAY MASS AND WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE JUBILEE.

OUR JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS BEGIN NEXT FRIDAY!!! CLICK ON THE POSTER TO SEE THE TIMETABLE CLEARER!

Feast of Corpus Christi, Sunday, May 25th.

From the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

'At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Saviour instituted the Eucharistic Sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet "in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us"(Dei Verbum) '

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, MAY 25TH.

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FRIDAY NEXT, MAY 30TH, IS THE FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART TO WHICH OUR CHURCH IS DEDICATED. THERE ARE TWO MASSES ON THE DAY, 10:00 AND 7:30 (WHICH IS A MONTHS MIND MASS FOR RITA O'CONNOR, 25 JOHN COOGAN PARK). FRIDAY NEXT ALSO SEES THE BEGINNING OF OUR MONTH LONG SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS...WATCH THIS SPACE!

SATURDAY, MAY 31ST, IS THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY. THERE ARE ALSO TWO MASSES AT 11:00 (WHICH IS THE MONTH'S MIND MASS FOR MARTY LEE, 22 COLMCILLE ROAD) AND THE USUAL 7:30 VIGIL MASS.

POPE BENEDICT'S CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION HONOURS FLIGHT OF THE EARLS.

Today,22 May 200, will see the re-enactment, by eight students from the Pontifical Irish College, of the participation of Earl Hugh O’Neill in the Corpus Christi procession in Rome of 1608. As the Vatican celebrates the Feast of Corpus Christi tomorrow, the seminarians will accompany Pope Benedict XVI in this procession through the streets of Rome.
Two deacons, Colin Crossey from the Diocese of Down and Connor and Shane Gallagher from the Diocese of Raphoe, will participate in the Corpus Christi Mass, while six other seminarians (four of whom are Irish, see below) will flank Pope Benedict from 7.00pm as the procession covers the route between two of Rome’s major basilicas: Saint John Lateran and Saint Mary Majors.
The ceremony will be attended by representatives from the Irish Embassy to the Holy See and from the Irish Embassy to Italy as well as by members of the Irish community living in Rome.

According to Monsignor Liam Bergin, Rector of the Pontifical Irish College, “The honour shown to the Irish Earls 400 years ago, by Pope Paul V, has been revisited on eight Irish College seminarians who will assist Pope Benedict in this procession tomorrow. As this anniversary is being marked in Ireland and beyond by historical and cultural events, it is appropriate that the religious dimension is also acknowledged and that the welcome given to the Catholic princes four centuries ago, by the Holy See, be joyously celebrated today.”
The Irish seminarians who will flank Pope Benedict XVI tomorrow during the Corpus Christi procession will be:

- Patrick O’Donoghue from the Diocese of Galway (Parish of Lisdoonvarna and Kilshanny);

- Colin Rothery from the Archdiocese of Dublin;
- Michael Hinds from the Diocese of Meath; and,
- Sean Davidson from the Diocese of Elphin.

Photographs of this Corpus Christi procession will be available from the Catholic Communications Office from 9.00pm (Irish time) on 22 May www.catholiccommunications.ie

Having set out from Rathmullen on 14 September 1607, O’Neill and his followers arrived in Rome on 29 April 1608. The party was received with full honours by Pope Paul V and was given prominence at civil and religious events in the city. O’Neill, together with his son-in-law and six other nobles of his party, were given the particular honour of carrying the canopy in the Corpus Christi procession on 5 June 1608. Tadhg Ó Cianáin’s contemporary diary of the event records that: “The Italians were greatly surprised that they should be shown such deference and respect, for some of them said that seldom before was any one nation in the world appointed to carry the canopy. With the ambassadors of all the Catholic kings and princes of Christendom who happened to be in the city at that time it was an established custom that they, in succession, every year got their opportunity to carry the canopy. They were jealous, envious, and surprised that they were not allowed to carry it on that particular day.”
Former Taoiseach Mr Bertie Ahern TD launched Tadhg Ó Cianáin’s diary in Dublin Castle on 21 November 2007. The diary is now available, along with its translation, in the publications section of www.irishcollege.org.
Further information:
Martin Long, Director of Communications 086- 1727678
Brenda Drumm, Communications Officer 087- 2337797

Vita need your help.

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A Vision for Catholic education.

As Ireland becomes more diverse, the debate about Catholic Schools has become a topic of national debate. This Trinity Sunday the Bishop's have launched their pastoral letter outlining the vision for Catholic education in these changing times. You can get the full text on

www.catholiccommunications.ie

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, MAY 18TH.

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The Indian Community Monthly Mass is on Wednesday at 5:30.

There is an evening Mass on Friday at 8:00 (note the later time). It's a Month's Mind Mass for Martin Forde,R.I.P., 19 Cruachan Park.

There are three Masses on Saturday, 11:00, First Communion Mass for Scoil Bhríde, 12:30, Month's Mind Mass for Michael 'Mick' Foley, R.I.P., 11 Rockmount Road, the usual Vigil Mass at 7:30.

Trinity Sunday-Preamble of the Irish Constitution.

In the Name of the Most Holy Trinity, from Whom is all authority and to Whom, as our final end, all actions both of men and States must be referred,
We, the people of Éire,
Humbly acknowledging all our obligations to our Divine Lord, Jesus Christ, Who sustained our fathers through centuries of trial,
Gratefully remembering their heroic and unremitting struggle to regain the rightful independence of our Nation,
And seeking to promote the common good, with due observance of Prudence, Justice and Charity, so that the dignity and freedom of the individual may be assured, true social order attained, the unity of our country restored, and concord established with other nations,
Do hereby adopt, enact, and give to ourselves this Constitution.

Trinity Sunday.

Saint Patrick used the shamrock to explain The Holy Trinity to the Irish People.

St. Brendan, one of our own.

St. Brendan, also known as Brendan the Voyager or Navigator, was born about 484 AD near Tralee. At a very young age he began his education in the priesthood and studied under St. Ita 'the Brigid of Munster' and Saint Finnian of Clonard. Later he completed his studies under St. Erc, who ordained him in 512 AD. During the next twenty years of his life, St. Brendan sailed all around Ireland and Scotland as far north as The Hebrides spreading the word of God and founding monastery after monastery. Legend has always held that he reached Greenland, The Faroe Islands and North America. Ogham stones with Celtic runic writing have been found in West Virginia. The most notable of Brendan's monastic foundations is Clonfert (in Irish, Cluain Fearta, meaning Meadow of Miracles) here in Galway, which he founded around 557 AD. St. Brendan died around 578 AD also in Galway, in Annaghdown, where he was visiting his sister, who was abbess in a convent there, and his feast day is marked on May 16th.

OUR LADY OF GALWAY TRIDUUM.

Join in this beautiful Galway Tradition at Saint Mary's Church, The Claddagh.

Wednesday, May 21st to Friday, May 23rd.

7:10 P.M. Rosary at the Grotto.

7:30 P.M. Mass and Sermon.

Preacher: Fr. Joe Bulman, O.P.

PLEASE HELP THE HOSPICE.

The Sunflower is the global emblem for Hospice. Each year the Sunflower is also used as a fundraising tool.

Volunteers assist their local Hospice organisation by selling Sunflowers on the streets and in places of work. In Galway we are always grateful for new volunteers to give their time to help the Foundation in sustaining the Home Care and Day Care services.

Sunflower Day took place in June 2007 and raised €48,000 for the Galway Hospice. If you would like to help with Sunflower Day this year, which takes place on June 13th 2008, please contact the fundraising department:

091-770868


info@galwayhospice.ie


Galway Hospice Foundation, Renmore, Galway.

Thank you!

RITA O'CONNOR, R.I. P.

Pray for the repose of the soul of Rita O'Connor, 233 Corrib Park, who has died. Rita's remains are reposing at our church tonight and Funeral Mass will be tomorrow at 11, followed by burial in Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery, Rahoon.  Rita is one of the Traynor family of 10 Cookes Terrace, Bohermore and her mam, Mrs Mary Traynor, died only last month. To her husband Patsy and the boys and all the O'Connor and Traynor families, we our offer our sincere sympathy.

Rita, may you and your mam rejoice in Heaven now.

WEDDING BELLS, MAY 10TH.

Congratulations to John Heavey ,50 Fursey Road, and Judy Fitzgerald, 78 Inishannagh Park, who were married in our church today. John does all the painting for us here in the church and Judy is a great church woman too, involved with prayer groups and charismatic renewal. You make such a lovely couple and enjoy the honeymoon in Spain!

HERE IT IS! THE TIMETABLE FOR OUR SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS!

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Thanks for all your ideas to date. The next meeting for the Steering Committee is Wednesday, May 21st, at 8. It promises to be a very special time of prayerful celebration.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, MAY 11TH.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT MASSES THIS WEEK.

From Monday to Thursday next week the priests of the diocese and the bishop will be on retreat. Sister Catherine will lead a Liturgy of the Word every morning during these days at the usual 10 o'clock time and Holy Communion will be distributed. Mass resumes again, as you can see from the poster, on Friday morning. Please pray for your priests this week for a grace filled retreat and know your priests will be praying especially for you.

Come Holy Spirit.

Come Holy Spirit fill the hearts of the faithful and kindle within them the fire of your love.

PENTECOST SUNDAY, MAY 11TH.

ADAPTED FROM SUNDAY THOUGHTS.COM, COPYRIGHT, MARTIN TIERNEY.

"You asked for my hands
That you might use them for your purpose.
I gave them for a moment, then withdrew them For the work was hard.
You asked for my eyes
To see the pain of poverty.
I closed them for I did not want to see. "

People who are to be sent out need someone to send them; they need a message to take; they need a power and an authority to back their message; they need someone to whom they may turn when they are in doubt and in difficulty. Without Jesus, the Church has no message, no power, no support. As baptised people we have a mandate to make Jesus known and loved.

NEW WEBSITE FOR OUR DIOCESE.

A new website has been launched for our diocese replacing the older one. Visit it at: www.galwaydiocese.ie

Well done to all involved!It looks great!

Ignatian Vision Talk...click on the poster to zoom in.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock

The annual pilgrimage to Our Lady's Shrine, Knock
takes place Sunday 25 May 2008

Schedule
Anointing of the Sick 14:30

Concelebrated Mass 15:00


Pilgrimage Organiser
Reverend
Seán Kilcoyne
Address
Chaplain, Bon Secours Hospital, Renmore, Galway
Telephone 091- 757711

FATHER JOHN P.MAHON, R. I. P.

The unexpected death has taken place of Fr. John P. Mahon, CF(Chaplain to the Forces), Dun Ui Mhaoiliosa, Renmore at University College Hospital (R.I.P) . His remains will be reposing at Aras Naofa in the grounds of Saint Oliver Plunkett Church in Renmore from 5 o'clock tomorrow, Friday, until 8 when they will be removed to the church. Mass on Saturday at 12 noon with full military honours followed by burial in the New Cemetery, Bohermore. Father John was curate in our church when it opened in 1983.

May he rest in peace.

LUKE DILLON DONNELLAN, R. I. P.

DONNELLAN May 5, 2008, Luke Dillon (suddenly); sadly missed by his loving mother Anne, father Dave, brother Cian, Carmel, grandparents Anna and Frank, grandaunt Theresa and granduncle Nicko, aunts, uncles, relatives and wide circle of friends. Reposing at his mother Anne's house, 25 Carn Ard, Circular Road, Galway. Arriving at the Sacred Heart Church, Seamus Quirke Road, tomorrow (Wednesday) for 11 o'c. Mass. Funeral afterwards to Rahoon Cemetery.

LUKE, MAY SAINTS AND ANGELS LEAD YOU ON ESCORTING WHERE CHRIST HAS GONE.

COMMENTS.

We welcome your comments and feed back always. It's great to know what you think and how we can improve. Owing to some anonymous comments left of late however we would like from now on if you can contact us as follows please:
E-mail: sacredheartgalway@eircom.net

Post: Website Moderator, Church of the Sacred Heart, Seamus Quirke Road, Galway.

Phone: 091- 522713 (Fr. Malachy), 091- 524751(Fr. David), 091- 524305 (Bernie, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10:30 to 1:00).

You'll always get these details by clicking on the contact us link on the right hand menu on this page.

ALL COMMENTS MUST HAVE THE WRITERS FULL NAME, E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR POSTAL ADDRESS/ PHONE NUMBER. IT'S COURTEOUS AND GIVES US THE RIGHT OF REPLY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!

Holy Souls.

NIGHT VIGIL FOR THE HOLY SOULS.
PARISH CHURCH, KNOCK SHRINE, CO. MAYO,
9pm SAT MAY 10TH - 1am SUN MAY 11TH.
STARTING WITH THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS OUTDOORS,
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION, MASS, CONFESSIONS.
DETAILS FROM MARY 091- 798407.

ASCENSION DAY.

COPYRIGHT, MICHEL DE VERTEUIL, LECTIO DIVINA WITH THE SUNDAY GOSPELS.

'Mr Minister, I must remind you that you are not God, you are just a man. One day your name shall be merely a faint

scribble on the pages of history, while the name of Jesus Christ shall live forever.'

The words of Archbishop Tutu to a government minister who had threatened the Church.


Lord, when we have committed ourselves to a noble cause

we experience something of what the eleven felt

when they were reunited with Jesus on the mountain in Galilee.

We may have been defeated,

let one another down as they had let down Jesus,

our group depleted, as theirs without Judas.

But we are here together on this mountain

and we know that no power in heaven or on earth

will conquer what we stand for.

We can go into the world

teaching all nations to respect the values we believe in;

whatever happens to us, now or in the future,our cause will live for ever.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, MAY 4TH 2008. CLICK ON THE POSTER TO SEE IT CLEARER....

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF OUR SCHOOL WHO RECEIVED THEIR CONFIRMATION TODAY, MAY 2ND.

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Also, we congratulate the four children from Saint Joseph's Special School on Thomas Hynes Road who joined us to receive the sacrament. Thank you to all the helpers, staff and children who made the day so special. Thank you too to Bishop Drennan for his inspiring words. Nano Nagle who founded the Presentation Sisters who founded our school would be very proud!

Youth 2000 Ireland - Connaught Retreat, 16th-18th May

Connaught Retreat, Esker, Galway 16th – 18th May

'Live in Peace and the God of love and Peace will be with you' 2 Cor 13:11

Come and enjoy a real getaway from it all! If you are preparing for or in the middle of Exams this could be just what you need, to recharge those batteries and clear the head!

Contact: Caroline (087-2973422) or Diarmuid (086-6052179)
Email: carolineglynn@yahoo.com



INFO

Bring yourself and a sleeping bag, that's all you need! Food and accomodation provided. Retreat cost is donation only.

Tell your friends, and bring them too. Starts Friday 16th at 8pm, and finishes Sunday 18th at 4.30pm.

St. Joseph the Worker - COPYRIGHT-Saint of the Day - American Catholic

"Apparently in response to the “May Day” celebrations for workers sponsored by Communists, Pius XII instituted the feast of St. Joseph the Worker in 1955. But the relationship between Joseph and the cause of workers has a longer history.

In a constantly necessary effort to keep Jesus from being removed from ordinary human life, the Church has from the beginning proudly emphasized that Jesus was a carpenter, obviously trained by Joseph in both the satisfactions and the drudgery of that vocation. Humanity is like God not only in thinking and loving, but also in creating. Whether we make a table or a cathedral, we are called to bear fruit with our hands and mind, ultimately for the building up of the Body of Christ.

Comment:

“The Lord God then took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden, to cultivate and care for it” (Genesis 2:15). The Father created all and asked humanity to continue the work of creation. We find our dignity in our work, in raising a family, in participating in the life of the Father’s creation. Joseph the Worker was able to help participate in the deepest mystery of creation. Pius XII emphasized this when he said, “The spirit flows to you and to all men from the heart of the God-man, Savior of the world, but certainly, no"

"In Brothers of Men, René Voillaume of the Little Brothers of Jesus speaks about ordinary work and holiness: “Now this holiness (of Jesus) became a reality in the most ordinary circumstances of life, those of word, of the family and the social life of a village, and this is an emphatic affirmation of the fact that the most obscure and humdrum human activities are entirely compatible with the perfection of the Son of God...in relation to this mystery, involves the conviction that the evangelical holiness proper to a child of God is possible in the ordinary circumstances of someone who is poor and obliged to work for his living.”"