09 Oct 2024 – Wednesday of Week 27 Optional Memorials: St John Henry Newman, priest, Ss Denis, bishop and Companions, martyrs, beheaded in 258. Denis, the first bishop of Paris is one of the patrons of France. St john Leonard, 1541-1609, supported the reforms of Trent, helped to found the Propagation of the Faith. 1st Reading: Galatians 2:1-2,…
08 Oct 2024 – Tuesday of Week 27 1st Reading: Galatians 1:13-24 Paul once persecuted the church but later met Cephas (Peter) in Jerusalem You have heard, no doubt, of my earlier life in Judaism. I was violently persecuting the church of God and was trying to destroy it. I advanced in Judaism beyond many…
October 07. Our Lady of the Rosary This feast commemorates the Christian naval victory over the Turks (at Lepanto 1571). Our Lady is daily honoured in the Rosary, which invites us to meditate the mysteries of the life, death and resurrection of Christ her son. 1st Reading: Acts 1:12-14 Our Lady with the apostles and…
Presider’s Page 13 Oct 2024 – 28th Sunday, Cycle B On our journey through life, we pause here for a while, to offer worship and praise. We remember God’s goodness and ask for the gift of wisdom as we continue to hurry towards the Kingdom. • Today is Prisoners’ Sunday Penitential Rite As we enter…
06 Oct 2024 – 27th Sunday (Year B) (1) Genesis 2:18-24 God intends man and woman to become one flesh Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.” So out of the ground the Lord God formed every animal of…
05 Oct 2024 – Saturday of Week 26 Optional Memorial: St Faustina, 1905-38, Polish born, a Sister of Our Lady of Mercy, inspired teh Divine Mercy throughout the world. 1st Reading: Job 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17 After Job stops complaining, he is blessed more than before Then Job answered the Lord: “I know that you can…
04 Oct 2024 – Friday of Week 26 Memorial: St Francis of Assisi, 1181-1226, founded the Friars Minor and the Poor Clares (with St Clare), suffered the stigmata. Patron of ecologists. 1st Reading: Job 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5 Only if Job is himself divine can he challenge God’s ways Then the Lord answered Job out of…
03 Oct 2024 – Thursday of Week 26 Optional memorial: Bl Columba Marmion, Joseph, born in Dublin in 1858, ordained in Rome in 1881, prof in Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, moved to Abbey of Maredsous, Belgium, became abbot, died 30 Jan 1923. Famous for his trilogy, Christ, the Life of the Soul; Christ in His…
02 Oct 2024 – The Holy Guardian Angels 1st Reading: Exodus 23:20-23 I am going to send an angel in front of you, to guard you on the way The Lord spoke to Moses and the people during their journey across the desert desert: ‘I am going to send an angel in front of you,…
Presider’s Page 6 Oct 2024 – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B October is Mission Month. In two weeks time we will honour the work of missionaries on Mission Sunday; throughout the month, we are reminded that we are called to ‘Go and invite everyone to the banquet’. In this Mass, we praise God’s…
01 Oct 2024 – Tuesday of Week 26 Memorial: St Thérèse of the Child Jesus, patron of missions, florists, aviators and France. 1st Reading: Job 3:1-3 Job’s anguished lament at the misfortunes heaped upon him Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. He said: “May the day of my birth perish,…
30 Sept 2024 – Monday of Week 26 Memorial: St Jerome, 340-420, translated th Bible into Latin (Vulgate), wrote commentaries on scripture. Patron of Librarians. 1st Reading: Job 1:6-22 Job’s patience is tested to the uttermost One day the heavenly beings came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. The…
29 Sept 2024 – 26th Sunday (Year B) Sunday 29th September 2024 – World Day of Migrants and Refugees https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2020/09/10/world-day-of-migrants-and-refugees/ (1) Numbers 11:25-29 Moses shares his leadership of God’s People with others who have gifts of prophecy Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses, and took some of the spirit…
28 Sept 2024 – Saturday of Week 25 Optional Memorials: St Wenceslas, martyr, 905-25, Prince of Bohemia. Patron of brewers. Ss Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, All 16 martyred between 1633-7 i Nagasaki, Japan. 1st Reading: Qohelet 11:9,12:8 A wise man’s lament about the encroachments of old age Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let…
27 Sept 2024 – Friday of Week 25 Memorial: St Vincent de Paul, 1580-1660, founded the Vincentians and the Daughters of Charity. Patron of all charitable works. 1st Reading: Qohelet 3:1-11 There’s a time for everything as we go through life For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:…
Presider’s Page Sunday 1 Oct 2024 – 22nd Sunday, Cycle B All are welcome in this place: anyone who is not against us is for us. All may gather here to worship God our Saviour. • Today is World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Penitential Rite At the start of Mass, we turn to God…
26 Sept 2024 – Thursday of Week 25 Optional Memorial: Ss Cosmas and Damian, martyred in Syria. Patron of physicians. 1st Reading: Qohelet 1:2-11 There’s nothing new under the sun. Vanity of vanities Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher. Vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What do people gain from all the toil at which…
25 Sept 2024 – Wednesday of Week 25 1st Reading: Proverbs (30:5-9 In praise of moderation and sobriety Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, or else he will rebuke you, and you will be found a liar. Two…
24 Sept 2024 – Tuesday of Week 25 1st Reading: Proverbs (21:1-6, 10-13) Advice about self-control from Solomon’s proverbs The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, but the Lord weighs the heart….
23 Sept 2024 – Monday of Week 25 Memorial: St Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), priest, died 23 Sept 1968. Capuchin friar, stigmatist, confessor, friend of all who suffer. St Eunan (Adomnán) – Feast in Raphoe – born in Donegal circa 624, died in 704, Abbot in Iona, wrote a life of Colum Cille 1st Reading:…
