MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, OCTOBER 12TH.

Saturday 11th October
7.30 p.m. Eileen Maher.Paddy,Doreen,Lynda Dunne and Frank Malone.

Pray at all Masses this Weekend for Kathleen Sweeney.
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Sunday 9.30 a.m. Paddy & Annie Lee

12th October 11.00 a.m. James Dinneen Jnr and Snr.
Aidan Rocke & Jim O’Keane.

12.15 p.m.Elizabeth Griffin and
Tom Monaghan.

5 p.m. ARRIVAL OF REMAINS OF GERALDINE
MCCOOKE

6.30 p.m.Martin Curley
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Monday 13th October 10.00 a.m

11.00 a.m. FUNERAL MASS, GERALDINE MCCOOKE,
9 CLUAININ

5.00 ARRIVAL OF REMAINS OF EDDIE WARD.

7.30 ARRIVAL OF REMAINS OF MARGARET COEN.
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Tuesday 14th October 10.00 a.m.Sick

11.00 FUNERAL MASS, MARGARET COEN,
11 REDDINGTON ROAD

1.30 FUNERAL MASS, EDDIE WARD,
50 GAELCARRIG PARK
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Wednesday 15th October 10.00 a.m.

5.30 p.m.Indian Community Mass
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Thursday 16th October 10.00 a.m.
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Friday 17th October 10.00 a.m.
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Saturday 18th October
11.00 a.m. Frank Duffy (Months Mind Mass)

7.30 p.m. Paul Craughwell
Paddy Murphy
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Sunday 9.30 a.m. Mary Walshe

19th October 11.00 a.m. Leo Tynan

12.15 p.m. John , Barry and Pierce Wade and
deceased members of the family.
Mary, Denis, Mary Kate & Martin
Fleming and Mary Mannion

6.30 p.m.Ivan Canavan and deceased members of the
Canavan and Rhattigan families

Geraldine McCooke,R.I.P.

Your prayers are asked today for the repose of the soul of Geraldine McCooke, 9 Cluainin, who has died. Geraldine's remains will be reposing at Conneelys Funeral Home on Flood Street on Sunday from 3 to 5 when they will be removed to our church. Funeral Mass will be on Monday at 11, followed by burial in Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery in Rahoon. As a living Christian community, let's support her husband William and the children at this very dark time.

'We shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as he is'

Important Information for Members of the Travelling Community.

This leaflet is about a census of Travellers that is taking place throughout Ireland. Just double click on each page above to zoom in.

Check out the website:

www.paveepoint.ie

Bishop's Pastoral for the Year of Vocation.

The Bishop's Pastoral for the Year of Vocation is now available online. Click here

www.galwaydiocese.ie

You'll always get this link on the sidebar menu of this page.

Latin Mass Society of Ireland.

The Latin Mass Society of Ireland hold an occasional Mass here in Galway. For more details contact John Heneghan at 093-31273


john_heneghan@hotmail.com


Check out their website by clicking here www.latinmassireland.org

Croi Nua Spirituality Centre.

Croi Nua Spirituality Centre, run by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, and situated on Rosary Lane in Taylor's Hill, opposite Scoil Rois, has some great courses and facilities this autumn. Check out www.croinua.com for details

October 7th, Our Lady of the Rosary.

COPYRIGHT americancatholic.org

Pope St. Pius V established this feast in 1573. The purpose was to thank God for the victory of Christians at Lepanto—a victory attributed to the praying of the rosary. Clement XI extended the feast to the universal Church in 1716.
The development of the rosary has a long history. First, a practice developed of praying 150 Our Fathers in imitation of the 150 Psalms. Then there was a parallel practice of praying 150 Hail Marys. Soon a mystery of Jesus' life was attached to each Hail Mary. Though Mary's giving the rosary to St. Dominic is recognized as unhistorical, the development of this prayer form owes much to the followers of St. Dominic. One of them, Alan de la Roche, was known as "the apostle of the rosary." He founded the first Confraternity of the Rosary in the 15th century. In the 16th century the rosary was developed to its present form—with the 15 mysteries (joyful, sorrowful and glorious). In 2002, Pope John Paul II added the Mysteries of Light to this devotion.

Comment:

The purpose of the rosary is to help us meditate on the great mysteries of our salvation. Pius XII called it a compendium of the gospel. The main focus is on Jesus—his birth, life, death and resurrection. The Our Fathers remind us that Jesus' Father is the initiator of salvation. The Hail Marys remind us to join with Mary in contemplating these mysteries. They also make us aware that Mary was and is intimately joined with her Son in all the mysteries of his earthly and heavenly existence. The Glorys remind us that the purpose of all life is the glory of the Trinity.

The rosary appeals to many. It is simple. The constant repetition of words helps create an atmosphere in which to contemplate the mysteries of God. We sense that Jesus and Mary are with us in the joys and sorrows of life. We grow in hope that God will bring us to share in the glory of Jesus and Mary forever.

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“[The rosary] sets forth the mystery of Christ in the very way in which it is seen by St. Paul in the celebrated ‘hymn’ of the Epistle to the Philippians—kenosis [self-emptying], death and exaltation (2:6-11).... By its nature the recitation of the rosary calls for a quiet rhythm and a lingering pace, helping the individual to meditate on the mysteries of the Lord’s life as grasped by the heart of her who was closer to the Lord than all others” (Paul VI, Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, 45, 47).

October 3rd, one of our own, Blessed Columba Marmion.

Bl. Columba Marmion was born in Dublin on 1 April 1858 to an Irish father (William Marmion) and a French mother (Herminie Cordier). Given the name Joseph Aloysius at birth, he entered the Dublin diocesan seminary in 1874 and completed his theological studies at the College of the Propagation of the Faith in Rome. He was ordained a priest at St Agatha of the Goths on 16 June 1881.

He dreamed of becoming a missionary monk in Australia, but was won over by the liturgical atmosphere of the newly founded Abbey of Maredsous in Belgium, which he visited on his return to Ireland in 1881. His Bishop asked him to wait and appointed him curate in Dundrum, then professor at the major seminary in Clonliffe). As the chaplain at a convent of Redemptorist nuns and at a women's prison, he learned to guide souls, to hear confessions, to counsel and to help the dying.

In 1886 he received his Bishop's permission to become a monk. He voluntarily renounced a promising ecclesiastical career and was welcomed at Maredsous by Abbot Placidus Wolter. His novitiate, under the iron rule of Dom Benoît D'Hondt and among a group of young novices (when he was almost 30), proved all the more difficult because he had to change habits, culture and language. But saying that he had entered the monastery to learn obedience, he let himself be moulded by monastic discipline, community life and choral prayer until his solemn profession on 10 February 1891.

He received his first "obedience" or mission when he was assigned to the small group of monks sent to found the Abbey of Mont César in Louvain. Although it distressed him, he gave his all to it for the sake of obedience. There he was entrusted with the task of Prior beside Abbot de Kerchove, and served as spiritual director and professor to all the young monks studying philosophy or theology in Louvain.

He started to devote more time to preaching retreats in Belgium and in the United Kingdom, and gave spiritual direction to many communities, particularly those of Carmelite nuns. He become the confessor of Mons. Joseph Mercier, the future Cardinal, and the two formed a lasting friendship.

During this period, Maredsous Abbey was governed by Dom Hildebrand de Hemptinne, its second Abbot, who in 1893 would become, at the request of Leo XIII, the first Primate of the Benedictine Confederation. His frequent stays in Rome required that he be replaced as Abbot of Maredsous, and it is Dom Columba Marmion who was elected the third Abbot of Maredsous on 28 September 1909, receiving the abbatial blessing on 3 October. He was placed at the head of a community of more than 100 monks, with a humanities college, a trade school and a farm to run. He also had to maintain a well-established reputation for research on the sources of the faith and to continue editing various publications, including the Revue Bénédictine.

His ongoing care of the community did not stop Dom Marmion from preaching retreats or giving regular spiritual direction. He was asked to help the Anglican monks of Caldey when they wished to convert to Catholicism. His greatest ordeal was the First World War. His decision to send the young monks to Ireland so that they could complete their education in peace led to additional work, dangerous trips and many anxieties. It also caused misunderstandings and conflicts between the two generations within this community shaken by the war. German lay brothers, who had been present since the monastery's foundation by Beuron Abbey, had to be sent home (despite the Benedictine vow of stability) at the outbreak of hostilities. After the war was over, a small group of monks was urgently dispatched to the Monastery of the Dormition in Jerusalem to replace the German monks expelled by the British authorities. Finally, the Belgian monasteries were separated from the Beuron Congregation, and in 1920 the Belgian Congregation of the Annunciation was set up with Maredsous, Mont César and St André of Zevenkerken.

His sole comfort during this period was preaching and giving spiritual direction. His secretary, Dom Raymond Thibaut, prepared his spiritual conferences for publication: Christ the Life of the Soul (1917), Christ in His Mysteries (1919) and Christ the Ideal of the Monk (1922). He was already considered an outstanding Abbot (Queen Elisabeth of Belgium consulted with him at length) and a great spiritual author.

He died during a flu epidemic on 30 January 1923.



From L'Osservatore Romano, Weekly Edition in English, 6 September 2000

October 4th 2008,all about St. Francis, Franciscans in Galway and around Ireland.

'The Abbey' in Galway was founded in 1296. In 1483 a school of advanced theology was instituted there; in 1513 Maurice O Fihely, archbishop of Tuam was buried in the church; 1657 friary destroyed, church made into a court house. The present court house stands on the same site. In 1660 a church was erected on the present site. In 1766 there were 13 friars here, but 10 were old men. In 1774 the only novitiate of which we have definite information was opened here. In 1781 church rebuilt and around 1836 the present chuch was opened; present friary built or rebuilt in 1820, and renovated recently.

CLERGY:
Fr Padraig Breheny OFM PP
Fr Hilary Steblecki OFM CC


Francis was born in Assisi about 1182.


He seemed to many in his day a new kind of Christian, one who did not fit easily within the categories of his day. Instead of accepting one of the well-established forms of Christian life available in the early 1200s, he chose the more difficult way, creating a new "form of life", as he called it, different from the prevailing monastic and canonical forms then in favour. And what drove that desire to create something new was his deep conviction that it was "the Lord Jesus Christ" himself who was guiding him.

Followers soon arrived: "The Lord gave me brothers," he said. They formed a fraternity, and followed a form of life based on the gospel. In part contemplatives, in part popular preachers, they lived by the work of their hands, frequently with the sick, and begged when they needed to.


That early fraternity soon assumed the form of a Religious Order (the "Friars Minor") with a rule, officially approved a few years before Francis's death. Many of its members were learned, many were priests.


Want to read more? Visit www.franciscans.ie

Don't Forget! The second night of Bishop Drennan's Talks on Saint Paul!

Pioneer Total Abstinence Association.

The P.T.A.A, City West branch, will be holding their monthly meeting tomorrow, Monday, in Galilee House (behind the church) in Salthill at 8. Why not visit the Pioneer website? www.pioneertotal.ie

Sympathies, Murt Hynes, R.I.P.

Your prayers are asked today for the repose of the soul of Murt Hynes, 45 Cruachan Park. Murt's remains will be reposing at O'Flaherty's Funeral Home on Munster Avenue, tomorrow, Monday, from 6:45, with removal at 7:30 to our church. Funeral Mass will be on Tuesday at 11, with burial afterwards in Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery, Rahoon.

We also pray for the repose of the souls of the following:

Willie Kelly Junior, Fursey Road.
Peter O'Sullivan, The Claddagh.
Fr. Jack Donovan, S.J.
Michael Cronin, McDara Road.

'In The Lords own house shall I dwell for ever and ever'

A story for this Sunday.... sharing gifts.

COPYRIGHT- JACK MCARDLE- AND THAT'S THE GOSPEL TRUTH.

There was a family of three daughters. One of them was shy and bashful, and had absolutely no self-confidence. She tended to lurk in the background, and was not forthcoming in claiming her rightful place in the family. One day her dad surprised her by arriving home with a beautiful necklace for her. She looked at it in amazement, and she couldn't believe that anyone would bother to buy her such a beautiful gift. She placed it on the table, and ran into the kitchen to tell her mother about he gift she had received. She was so excited that it was minutes later when she emerged from the kitchen. To her horror, her younger sister was wearing the necklace. She looked at her dad, and he said, 'I thought you didn't want it, so I gave it to her instead.'

The father wasn't too thoughtful, and the poor girl lost the gift because of her failure to claim it as something that had been given to her ...

October, Pray The Rosary. Click on the beads to zoom in.

Bishop Martin's Pastoral Letter.

Entitled 'God loves a Cheerful Giver', the pastoral was launched on September 25th in St. Mary's College. In it, the Bishop encourages all people of goodwill to ask 'what is the Lord saying to me now?' He encourages each man and woman to respond to this question with generosity and love.

St. Augustine said that where there is love there is no toil because toil is loved. It is a privilege to serve the Lord and his Church in any capacity. That service starts by listening to God and to his caring presence in our story. Seeing and listening in faith will lead to gratitude and to joy in God's love that has been and still is very active on our behalf. He first gives much, then asks, and when he asks it is always for our good, though we may not see that at first. His desire is that we find joy in his blessings and, in joy, want to share them. Joy is receiving leads to joy in giving. Thus we become cheerful givers. It is towards that ideal that we travel together in faith.



The Pastoral Letter will be distributed through the parishes on Sunday, October 5th (we have copies left at the door for you) and a full text will be available on this site shortly.

Day for Life 2008 - Mental Health.

Scottish Day for Life - 31 May 2008
English and Welsh Day for Life - 6 July 2008
Irish Day for Life - 5 October 2008

Day for Life – the day in the Church’s year dedicated to celebrating the sacredness of life – will focus this year on the theme of mental health. It will help raise awareness of the needs of those affected by mental ill-health, their friends, their family and their carers, and the support that the parish community and professional services can bring.

A leaflet for Day for Life is available at the church doors and the website is www.dayforlife.org

The website is highly recommended as a resource by the webmaster as it is very professionally done every year and a mine of important information, with podcasts, links, practical tips and advice etc.

Mass Intentions for the week ahead, October 5th. Click on the image to see clearer.

Don't forget to pray for missionaries!

Mission Month

Wednesday the 1^st October marks the beginning of Mission Month, the annual worldwide Catholic celebration of missionaries and the work they undertake. There are currently 2,100 Irish missionaries working in 80 countries throughout the world. The Society for the Propagation of the Faith organises the Mission Sunday collection in Churches countrywide, which this year will take place on October 19^th. October provides the opportunity for each of us to support our missionary brothers and sisters allowing them to continue bringing spiritual and material assistance to those who need it most. For further information about the work of the Society of the Propagation of the Faith or to make a contribution please visit: www.missionsocieties.ie  

October 2nd-Feast of the Guardian Angels.

Oh Angel of God, my guardian dear,
To whom Gods love commits me here,
Ever this day be at my sight,
To light and guard,
To rule and guide, AMEN.

YouTube - A nice video for you to see on St Therese of Lisieux

YouTube - The Story of St Therese of Lisieux


Click the link above to see.

St. Thérése of Lisieux, St.Teresa the Little Flower.

Today is the Feast of St. Teresa of Lisieux, the Little Flower. She has inspired millions since her death in 1897, and was declared a Doctor of the Church, by the late Pope John Paul 11, in 1997. Her autobiography is inspirational, The Story of a Soul. Why not order a copy on Amazon, www.amazon.co.uk Veritas www.veritas.ie or ask for a copy in The Cathedral Bookshop? On the 19th October her parents Louis and Zélie Martin will be beatified in Lisieux, a fitting honour to a wonderful couple who set about to raise a family of saints. In 2001 the Relics of Saint Thérése visited Ireland, and their arrival in Galway was a moment to be remembered for all of us who were there.

Annual Blessing of Pets.

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29th September, Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.

Sympathies.

Our sympathies today go to Cepta Casserly, 1 Grangemore, and all her family, on the death of their mother, Lily, whose Funeral Mass took place in Tuam yesterday, and to the Walsh family, 15 Colmcille Road, on the death of Mary, whose funeral Mass took place in St. Joseph's today.

'When the body of our earthly dwelling lies in death, we gain an everlasting dwelling place in Heaven'

Are you or someone you know affected by gambling?

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Coming to terms with grief? Could the Rainbows Programme help?

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Don't Forget! Monday night the first night of the Bishop's talks on Saint Paul.

A story to make you think...

An Afrro-American was standing outside an evangelical church in one of the southern states of the US. It was many years ago, and the church was for whites only. Just then Jesus came along, and asked him what he was doing there. The man told him that he loved listening to the singing, and that was why he was standing outside the door listening. He went on to explain that, because of his colour, he could not enter the church. Jesus smiled wryly, and said, 'I know how you feel. I myself have been trying to get into that church since it was opened!' 

COPYRIGHT FROM FR. JACK MC ARDLE'S BOOK, AND THAT'S THE GOSPEL TRUTH.
 

Bishop's Pastoral Letter.

Bishop Martin Drennan

launches Pastoral Letter

to mark the Year of Vocations!

 

Entitled 'God loves a Cheerful Giver', the pastoral was launched on September 25th in St. Mary's College. In it, the Bishop encourages all people of goodwill to ask 'what is the Lord saying to me now?' He encourages each man and woman to respond to this question with generosity and love.

'St. Augustine said that where there is love there is no toil because toil is loved. It is a privilege to serve the Lord and his Church in any capacity. That service starts by listening to God and to his caring presence in our story. Seeing and listening in faith will lead to gratitude and to joy in God's love that has been and still is very active on our behalf. He first gives much, then asks, and when he asks it is always for our good, though we may not see that at first. His desire is that we find joy in his blessings and, in joy, want to share them. Joy is receiving leads to joy in giving. Thus we become cheerful givers. It is towards that ideal that we travel together in faith.'

 

The Pastoral Letter will be distributed through the parishes on Sunday, October 5th and a full text will be available on the Diocesan Website which can be accessed through the link on the sidebar menu.

Priesthood Sunday.

This Sunday is a very special one for our Year of Vocation in the Irish church. We will be celebrating priesthood and intensifying our prayers for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Just a little thought........... it's also the first Sunday of our First Communion Programme and no priest, no Eucharist,no First Communion............ think about it. Click on the poster to see it clearer, and don't forget to check out the links for the Year of Vocation on our sidebar menu.

Mass Intentions for the week ahead, September 28th.

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Thanks to all the parents, teachers, and our Pre-Sacramental Team who got the programme for First Communion on the road tonight.

Click on the poster above for all the dates.

Charity Collection. Click on poster to find out more.

September 23rd, St. Padre Pio, COPYRIGHT: AMERICANCATHOLIC.ORG

In one of the largest such ceremonies in history, Pope John Paul II canonized Padre Pio of Pietrelcina on June 16, 2002. It was the 45th canonization ceremony in Pope John Paul's pontificate. More than 300,000 people braved blistering heat as they filled St. Peter's Square and nearby streets. They heard the Holy Father praise the new saint for his prayer and charity. "This is the most concrete synthesis of Padre Pio's teaching," said the pope. He also stressed Padre Pio's witness to the power of suffering. If accepted with love, the Holy Father stressed, such suffering can lead to "a privileged path of sanctity." Many people have turned to the Italian Capuchin Franciscan to intercede with God on their behalf; among them was the future Pope John Paul II. In 1962, when he was still an archbishop in Poland, he wrote to Padre Pio and asked him to pray for a Polish woman with throat cancer. Within two weeks, she had been cured of her life-threatening disease. Born Francesco Forgione, Padre Pio grew up in a family of farmers in southern Italy. Twice (1898-1903 and 1910-17) his father worked in Jamaica, New York, to provide the family income. At the age of 15, Francesco joined the Capuchins and took the name of Pio. He was ordained in 1910 and was drafted during World War I. After he was discovered to have tuberculosis, he was discharged. In 1917 he was assigned to the friary in San Giovanni Rotondo, 75 miles from the city of Bari on the Adriatic. On September 20, 1918, as he was making his thanksgiving after Mass, Padre Pio had a vision of Jesus. When the vision ended, he had the stigmata in his hands, feet and side. Life became more complicated after that. Medical doctors, Church authorities and curiosity seekers came to see Padre Pio. In 1924 and again in 1931, the authenticity of the stigmata was questioned; Padre Pio was not permitted to celebrate Mass publicly or to hear confessions. He did not complain of these decisions, which were soon reversed. However, he wrote no letters after 1924. His only other writing, a pamphlet on the agony of Jesus, was done before 1924. Padre Pio rarely left the friary after he received the stigmata, but busloads of people soon began coming to see him. Each morning after a 5 a.m. Mass in a crowded church, he heard confessions until noon. He took a mid-morning break to bless the sick and all who came to see him. Every afternoon he also heard confessions. In time his confessional ministry would take 10 hours a day; penitents had to take a number so that the situation could be handled. Many of them have said that Padre Pio knew details of their lives that they had never mentioned. Padre Pio saw Jesus in all the sick and suffering. At his urging, a fine hospital was built on nearby Mount Gargano. The idea arose in 1940; a committee began to collect money. Ground was broken in 1946. Building the hospital was a technical wonder because of the difficulty of getting water there and of hauling up the building supplies. This "House for the Alleviation of Suffering" has 350 beds. A number of people have reported cures they believe were received through the intercession of Padre Pio. Those who assisted at his Masses came away edified; several curiosity seekers were deeply moved. Like St. Francis, Padre Pio sometimes had his habit torn or cut by souvenir hunters. One of Padre Pio’s sufferings was that unscrupulous people several times circulated prophecies that they claimed originated from him. He never made prophecies about world events and never gave an opinion on matters that he felt belonged to Church authorities to decide. He died on September 23, 1968, and was beatified in 1999.  Comment: At Padre Pio's canonization Mass in 2002, Pope John Paul II referred to that day's Gospel (Matthew 11:25-30) and said: “The Gospel image of 'yoke' evokes the many trials that the humble Capuchin of San Giovanni Rotondo endured. Today we contemplate in him how sweet is the 'yoke' of Christ and indeed how light the burden are whenever someone carries these with faithful love. The life and mission of Padre Pio testify that difficulties and sorrows, if accepted with love, transform themselves into a privileged journey of holiness, which opens the person toward a greater good, known only to the Lord.” Quote: "The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain" (saying of Padre Pio).

Mass for Seamus Quirke and Sean Mulvoy, Thursday at 10 a.m.

The road on which our church stands is called after Seamus Quirke. Seamus,a Cork man, was staying at a house in the Docks here in Galway and was a fighter in the War of Independence. At this time the infamous Black and Tans, auxilary troops sent to Ireland to put down the rebellion, were causing terror and strife throughout Ireland. In Galway, on September 8th 1920, they were fired up by one of their lorry drivers, a man called Krumm. Krumm had spent the evening drinking and terrifying people in a pub by lining up beer bottles and shooting at them to prove his prowess. They murdered Sean Mulvoy at Ceannt Station on that evening and, during the early hours of September 9th, Seamus Quirke was taken from his lodgings and shot eleven times in the stomach dying a slow and cruel death. He was attended by the famous Father Griffin, who would very shortly after be taken from his own house at Montpellier Terrace and murdered. We pray for all from the Island of Ireland who died in all the terrible conflicts of the Twentieth Century and we pray, that, in this time, we will have peace and healing among all traditions of this beautiful island we share.

Clcik on the image and ask yourself are you a Pilgrim or a Tourist??

New website for the Irish Bishops.

You'll see the poster clearer by clicking on it. Log on here www.catholicbishops.ie

Have you listened to our presence on Galway Bay FM?

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Like to get up to speed on the computer????

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Frank Duffy, R.I.P.

Your prayers are asked today for the repose of the soul of Frank Duffy, Sunset Lodge, Letteragh Road, who has died.  Frank is deeply regretted by his heart broken wife Helena, daughters Sandra (Getty) and Thelma (O'Neill), son Niall, sons-in-law Robert and Brian, daughter-in-law Jessica, grandchildren Dylan, Orna, Aoife, Caitriona and Conor; sadly missed by his brothers Sean, Paul, Gabrielle and Kevin, sisters Phyllis, Joan, Sheila and Martina, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, close family friend Fr. Joe Delaney, nephews, nieces, relatives and many friends. R.I.P. Reposing at his home until tomorrow (Tuesday) with Removal at 7.30 o'c. to our church where Mass will be offered on Wednesday at 12 noon. Funeral afterwards to Rahoon Cemetery. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Helena and family, may you know you are supported by our thoughts and prayers, and an assurance of our practical assistance in whatever way we can, in this dark and difficult time. May your faith give you all consolation.

Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Working in the vineyard. THINK OF THE WORDS OF JESUS................. 'Why be envious because I am generous? The first will be last and the last first.'

Sympathies.

We extend our sympathies to Mairead O'Sullivan, Claremont Park, on the death of her brother, Stephan Bohan, in Skehana.

'Dying you destroyed our death.....'

FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION.

The beginning of our preparation for First Holy Communion in 2009 takes place next Wednesday night with a meeting for parents in the church at 7:30. There we will introduce the Do This in Memory Programme and give our the dates for the monthly Masses, First Confession and First Communion. Above you'll find a copy of the letter given out to the children during the week, also the commitment form, which has to be filled in, signed, and returned with your child's Baptism Certificate. Click on the images to see them clearer and print them out. We, The Pre-Sacramental Team, look forward to meeting you on the night, and of course there'll be refreshments after!

Health and Wellness..click to zoom.

Mass Intentions for the week ahead..click on the image to see clearer.

LOOK AFTER YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. Zoom in by clicking on the image and find out Grow could help you and those you know.

Help Aids Partnership with Africa.

A Monster Organic Ball will be held in a marquee in Oranmore on Saturday, October 11th, in aid of Aids Partnership with Africa. Each ticket sold will help 37 orphan children, and will be entered in a draw for a four star holiday in Tenerife. For tickets and more information call Marguerite at: 087- 2577644

TALK BY BISHOP DRENNAN FOR YEAR OF SAINT PAUL...CLICK OM IMAGE TO ZOOM IN.

September 15th, Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.

Our Lady had many great joys as the mother of Jesus, but she had much to suffer, too. Her great love for her divine Son caused Mary to suffer when she saw Jesus treated cruelly by his enemies. Mary is the queen of martyrs because she went through spiritual torments greater than the bodily agonies of the martyrs. Her heart was like an altar when on Calvary she offered up her beloved Jesus to save us. What a terrible suffering it was for so loving a mother to see her Son die on the cross.

There are seven times of great suffering in Mary's life. The first was when she took Baby Jesus to the temple. There the prophet Simeon told her that a sword of suffering would pierce her heart. This would be when Jesus would be put to death. Her second sorrow was when she and St. Joseph had to flee to Egypt with Jesus. Herod's soldiers were trying to kill him. The third suffering came when Mary searched three days in Jerusalem for Jesus. She finally found him in the temple. Our Lady's fourth sorrow was when Jesus was whipped and crowned with thorns. Her fifth great pain was caused by his being lifted on the cross, where he died after three hours of agony. Mary's sixth sorrow was the moment when Our Lord's sacred body was placed in her arms. And her seventh suffering came when he was buried in the tomb. 
Mary did not pity herself or complain because she had to suffer so much during her life. Instead, she offered her sorrows to God for our sakes. She is our Mother. Because she loves us dearly, she was happy to suffer that we might some day share her joy with Jesus in heaven.

How do I respond to suffering? What can the Mother of Jesus teach me about suffering?

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Information.

Below we have re-printed and updated all our contact information and other pertinent sacramental and general information. Don't forget .......... you can always get in touch by clicking on the contact us section on the information bar/ side menu of this page.

Parish e-mail.

Our parish e-mail is sacredheartgalway@eircom.net

Priest's of the Parish.

RIGHT REV. MALACHY MONSIGNOR HALLINAN, P.P, V.G., (Ordained 1966, Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and Saint Nicholas, Galway) MOUNT CARMEL HOUSE, CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART, SEAMUS QUIRKE ROAD, GALWAY. (TEL: 091-522713)

REV. DAVID MURPHY,(Ordained 1996, Church of Saint Oliver Plunkett, Renmore Avenue, Galway)  CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART, SEAMUS QUIRKE ROAD, GALWAY.(TEL: 091- 524751)

Free!!! Healing and Reconciliation!!!

Confessions are heard on Saturdays at 6:30, 

or by request. Don't be afraid! Why not discover, or re-discover, this wonderful sacrament of God's love? It's a great gift of our church.

Masses.

Weekdays, Mass at 10,except Saturday Morning.

Sundays, Vigil Mass on Saturday at 7:30,

                 then Sunday Morning at 9:30,

                  11:00, 12:15 and 6:30.

Friday Evening Mass on the First Friday of the

Month with Benediction at 7:30

Months Mind Masses, Saturday at 11 (check

the notice board)

Holy Days, 10, 11:30 and 6:30

Our Parish Office.

Our parish office is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:30 to 1:00. During these times our secretary, Mrs Bernie Scally, will be delighted to meet you and help you with enquiries and in searching for certs, booking Masses etc. The phone number during these times is 091- 524305 and the office is at the front of the church, the next door after the front door in the direction of the shopping centre.

First Communion and Confirmation.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR DATES OF FIRST CONFESSION, FIRST COMMUNION, CONFIRMATION, AND ALL THE PREPARATION DETAILS.

We are very blessed in our parish to have such a wonderful Catholic school with such dedicated staff who are responding so well to the challenges of modern education and to the diverse environment we have in our school, with many different nationalities and ethnic backgrounds, who benefit from both our Catholic ethos and that of the Presentation Sisters who keep the spirit of their founder, an Irish woman, Nano Nagle, alive in our school. For First Communion, we follow, along with the rest of the Diocese, the Do This in Memory of Me Programme , and we are very lucky to have such a capable Co-Ordinator in Sister Mary Doyle who has a wealth of experience, along with our  very loyal Pre-Sacramental Team. Sister Mary will be in touch with all parents about the Monthly Masses which they are invited to attend with their children.

1. Scoil Bhride, Shantalla Road, Galway. (Tel:091-525052)

2. Our Principal is Frank Keane.

3. Remember a faith commitment is required for First Communion and Confirmation. If you have been away from your faith we are happy to welcome you home and encourage you to begin again. Don't be shy! The school programme is excellent and your child will be your best teacher when you share the programme with them. As with marriage, we are not looking for picture postcard Catholics, just an open heart. It's so sad to think of all the children who are presented for First Communion and Confirmation who are not encouraged to practice and engage with their faith either before or after.

Baptisms and Marriage.

Baptisms are on Sundays at one. Please give very good notice. Once you fill in the application form a member of our Baptism Team will be in touch. They will visit you in your home to help you prepare for this very special moment in your child's life. We are delighted to talk to adults who wish to become Catholics and we will facilitate you in every way.

For Marriages we ask again for very good notice, a very minimum of three months. New civil regulations came into force on November 5th 2007; please arrange a meeting with the Registrar in Shantalla/546277). The office there, at 25 Newcastle Road, is open from 10:00 to 4:30, Monday to Friday. You must also book a Pre-Marriage Course and this can be done at the Galway Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Arus de Brun, Newtownsmith). A weekend course is available in Esker Retreat House near Athenry). When you come to visit us, we will give you a list of all the other particulars you need and tell you about the Pre-Nuptial Form you will fill in with us.

Points to Remember:

1. It's our great privilege to help and journey with you.

2. Remember that both Baptism and Catholic Marriage require a faith commitment. We are delighted to welcome you home if you've been away from the practice of the faith,but do think seriously about what you're doing if you are not open to the faith,willing to practice, or just going through the motions to keep your parents, grandparents or whoever happy. We are not looking for picture postcard Catholics, just an open heart.

3. Please book us and come and talk to us BEFORE you book the hotel!

4. Civil Marriage Information can be had at www.groireland.ie

5. www.gettingmarried.ie is an excellent website, also www.accord.ie

6. The Cathedral Bookshop here in Galway has excellent resource material for Baptisms and Marriage. Also check out Knock Shrine www.knockshrine.ie and click on the bookshop link and Veritas www.veritas.ie on the web.

Indian Community Mass

The Monthly Indian Community Mass takes place this Wednesday 17th September, 2008 at 5.30 p.m.

Mass Intentions for Week ahead 14th September 2008

SACRED HEART CHURCH

SEAMUS QUIRKE ROAD

MASS NOTICE

14^th SEPTEMBER 2008

Saturday 13th September 7.30 p.m. Matthew Coyne and Kathleen Fitzmaurice

Pray at all masses for Nora Ward this weekend.

Sunday 14th September 9.30 p.m. Michael Kelly and deceased members of the Kelly and

Lynskey families.

11.00 a.m. Statia Grehan

12.15 p.m. Maureen & Thomas Walsh. Deceased members of the Costello and Hoare families.

6.30 p.m. Marie Golding. Eddie Foley and Mary McKeon

Monday 15th September 10.00 a.m. Fred Hanley and deceased members of the family.

Tuesday 16th September 10.00 a.m. Sick

Wednesday 17th September 10.00 a.m. Tilly, Matilda and Johnny Jennings

Thursday 18th September 10.00 a.m. Teresa Kenna

Friday 19th September 10.00 a.m. Michael and Maisie Sherlock

Saturday 20th September 7.30 p.m. Bridie Joyce and deceased members of the

Joyce and Donnellan families.

Sunday 21st September 9.30 a.m. William Creane and Angela Feeney

11.00 a.m. Kate & John Walsh and Alice Dunphy

12.15 p.m. Michael Costello and John Miller

6.30 p.m. Tom & Margaret Conneely.

CANCER CARE WEST

Cancer Care West is holding its major fundraising event of the year, The Galway Bay 10Km fun run/walk on Saturday October 4th at 2p.m. It is asking people to participate in this event and raise funds through sponsorship for the Charity. For Further information or to register contact 091 529609 or visit www.galwaybay10.com.

John Paul Centre, Ballybane

Many thanks for all donations received at the Sacred heart Church, Seamus Quirke Road, Galway, for the John Paul Centre, Ballybane, amounting to 1470.00.

Mass Intentions for Week ahead 7th September 2008

SACRED HEART CHURCH

SEAMUS QUIRKE ROAD

MASS LIST

7^th SEPTEMBER 2008

Saturday 7.30 p.m. Stephen Burke and David Quinn.

6^th September PRAY ALSO FOR BABY EOGHAN MCGETTRICK

AND VERA BROWNE AT ALL MASSES.

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Sunday 9.30 a.m. Ronan Duignan

7^th September 11.00 a.m. Ciss Berry

12.15 p.m. Winnie & Bridget Ridge and deceased

members of the Ridge and Hussey families.

6.30 p.m. Bridget Corcoran and Raymond Maloney.

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Monday 8th September 10.00 a.m. Deceased members of the Fahy family

family.

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Tuesday 9th September 10.00 a.m. Sick and Michael Creighton

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Wednesday 10^th September 10.00 a.m. Denis O’Brien

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Thursday 10.00 a.m. 1. Bridie Whelan and

11th September 2. Willie Corcoran and Thomas & Winnie McDonagh ____________________________________________________________________________________

Friday 12^th September 10.00 a.m. Ray Maloney

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Saturday 13^th September 7.30 p.m. Matthew Coyne and Kathleen Fitzmaurice

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Sunday 9.30 a.m. Michael Kelly and deceased members of Kelly and Lynskey families.

14th September 11.00 a.m. Statia Grehan

12.15 p.m. Maureen & Thomas Walsh. Deceased members of the Costello & Hoare families.

6.30 p.m. Marie Golding, Eddie Foley and May McKeon.

SEPTEMBER 8TH- OUR LADY'S BIRTHDAY.

Birth of Mary - Saint of the Day - COPYRIGHT-American Catholic: "The Church has celebrated Mary's birth since at least the sixth century. A September birth was chosen because the Eastern Church begins its Church year with September. The September 8 date helped determine the date for the feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8 (nine months earlier).

Scripture does not give an account of Mary's birth. However, the apocryphal Protoevangelium of James fills in the gap. This work has no historical value, but it does reflect the development of Christian piety. According to this account, Anna and Joachim are infertile but pray for a child. They receive the promise of a child that will advance God's plan of salvation for the world. Such a story (like many biblical counterparts) stresses the special presence of God in Mary's life from the beginning.

St. Augustine connects Mary's birth with Jesus' saving work. He tells the earth to rejoice and shine forth in the light of her birth. 'She is the flower of the field from whom bloomed the precious lily of the valley. Through her birth the nature inherited from our first parents is changed.' The opening prayer at Mass speaks of the birth of Mary's Son as the dawn of our salvation and asks for an increase of peace.

School Time!

Welcome back to all our boys and girls returning to Scoil Bhride on Monday. We look forward, especially, to working with the boys and girls who will be preparing for First Communion and Confirmation. Thoughts and prayers are with you for the year ahead and to all the boys and girls returning to various other schools from our parish and worshipping community. 

The next three Sundays....

Below you'll find readings, reflections, and pictures for the next three Sundays, starting with the furthest Sunday away, September 14th, then the 7th, and, finally, this Sunday coming, August 31st.

SEPTEMBER 14TH, THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS.

Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time,SEPTEMBER 7TH. To zoom in to the readings click on the images.

Some questions for you to mull over....

How can you be a lookout for others in living the Christian life?
How is love a solid foundation?
What is your experience of trying to tell someone they are on the path away from God?
What does being a responsible lookout mean?

Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, AUGUST 31ST.

Some questions for you to mull over...
What does service mean in the Christian context?
How do Jeremiah's words in the First reading speak to you? Who are the prophets of our world today? Can we be prophets in proclaiming our own Christianity?
What do you think the 'living sacrifice' is that Paul talks about in the Second Reading?
What does Jesus mean when he talks losing and gaining our life?

CEMETERY SUNDAY....DON'T FORGET!

Don't forget, Cemetery Sunday in Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery, Rahoon, is in two weeks time on Sunday, September 14th, with Mass at 3 in the cemetery. It's a good time to say thank you to you all for the care and respect with which you tend your loved ones graves, and to say thanks too to Jimmy Kilbane and his wonderful team in our cemeteries that keep them looking so spruce.

Mass Intentions for Week ahead

SACRED HEART CHURCH
SEAMUS QUIRKE ROAD
MASS LIST
31st August 2008

Saturday 7.30p.m Sybil Ryan
30th August

Sunday 9.30 a.m. Mary McKinney
31st August 11.00 a.m. Anna Keane and deceased members of the family
12.15 p.m. Paddy Kennedy and Niall Thornton
6.30 p.m. Gary Daly and John Walsh

Monday 1st September 10.00 a.m. Sean O'Connell and Ann Walsh

Tuesday 2nd September 10.00 a.m. Sick

Wednesday 3rd September 10.00 a.m. Baby Eoghan McGettrick

Thursday 4th September 10.00 a.m. Jackie Sammon

Friday 5th September 10.00 a.m. Nora McDonagh
7.30 p.m. Bridget Thornton and Vera Browne

Saturday 6th September 7.30 p.m. Stephen Burke and David Quinn

PRAY ALSO FOR BABY EOGHAN MCGETTRICK AND VERA BROWNE

Sunday 7th September 9.30 a.m. Ronan Duignan
11.00 a.m. Ciss Berry
12.15 p.m. Winnie & Bridget Ridge and deceased members of
the Ridge and Hussey families
6.30 p.m. Bridget Corcoran and Raymond Maloney