Newsletter, February 14th, 2010.
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
St. Valentine’s Day. Did you know St. Valentine has an Irish Connection??!!
Visit:
http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/irhismys/valentine.htm
to find out more!
National Day of Prayer for Temperance.
Pray for all those suffering from addictions, especially addictions to drugs and alcohol.
The Irish Bishop’s travel to Rome to meet with the Pope to discuss the Crisis in the Irish Church.
Please pray for healing and reconciliation in the Irish Church; no more arrogance and secrets, a church of justice, in humble service of the Gospel, baptized men and women together, lay, cleric and religious.
Saints of the Week:
In the Universal Church:
Sts. Cyril and Methodius,
The Seven Founders of the Order of Servites.
Visit:
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintOfDay/default.aspx
or Google them to find out more!
In Éire:
St. Fintan.
Fintan was born in Leinster. He received his religious formation in Terryglass, Co. Tipperary, under the abbot Colum, and was deeply influenced by his penitential practices and the severity of the Rule. He made his own foundation in Clonenagh, Co. Laois, and you can visit his Holy Well there. He died in 603.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD.
Saturday, February 13th.
11:00, Funeral Mass, Nora Naughton, Corrib Park.
7:30, Vigil Mass, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Pat Gaffey.
Sunday, 14 February 2010.
9:30, Michael John Tierney.
11:00, Children’s Do this in Memory Mass in preparation for First Holy Communion.
Mary Fahy and her son, Michael John.
12:15, Peter Coyne.
6:30, Margaret & Peter Cooke.
Monday, February 15th.
10:00, John Robinson.
Tuesday, February 16th.
10:00, All our Sick.
Wednesday, February 17th, Ash Wednesday +.
10:00, Tom McFadden.
7:30, Free Intention.
Thursday, February 18th.
10:00, Bridie Whelan.
Friday, February 19th.
10:00, Free Intention.
Saturday, February 20th.
7:30, Vigil Mass, First Sunday in Lent.
1. Vincent, Alacoque and Ursula Scally.
2. John Daly (Months Mind Mass).
Sunday, February 21st.
9:30, Mary Ann Burke.
11:00, 1. Stephen Lambe. 2. Thomas Glynn and his daughter, Maureen Stocker.
12:15, 1. Bridget O’Reilly. 2, Sean Calllaghan.
6:30, Owen Sheppard.
Notices.
1. Daily Mass here in the Sacred Heart from Monday to Friday at 10:00.
Wednesday, February 17th, is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Holy Season of Lent, and is a Day of Fast and Abstinence. We have two Masses that day, 10:00 and 7:30, and Ashes will be distributed after each.
2. Adoration every night from 8 to 10; new adorers always welcome.
Confessions on Saturdays from 6:30 to 7:30.
3. For Lent we will, as usual, have Morning Prayer of the Church every morning before the Mass at 9:50 AM.
4. The Trócaire Box has been part of the Irish Lenten Experience since 1973, and they are available at the church doors. Why not find out more about the Trócaire campaign and their work at http://www.trocaire.org/ ?
5. 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.
6. Pray for our Faithful Departed:
Nora Naughton, 155 Corrib Park, whose Funeral Mass took place during the week.
David McDowell, England, the brother of Freda Trehy, 194 Corrib Park.
John Finnegan, 107 Inishannagh Park and Salthill, whose Funeral Mass took place during the week.
Children’s Corner.
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