Newsletter Sunday 16th March 2025
Second Sunday of Lent
Liturgical Colour Purple - Readings from page 124 in the St. Paul Missal. Mass streamed live daily via webcam.
www.holyfamilyparish.ie/webcam
Email: admin@holyfamilyparish.ie
Office phone: 01 2845299
Please remember in your prayers all who recently passed away, and for Thomas Mullally whose anniversary is around now. May the souls of all the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
March Mass Times and intentions
Saturday, 15 March 2025
10.00 a.m.- Celebrant’s Intention
5.00 p.m. – Kathleen & Bill Brien – Anniversaries
Michael & Annie Flannigan, Fr. John &
Mike Flannigan R.I.P.
Deceased members of the McGuinness Family
Honora Lacey – Months Mind
Sunday 16 March 2025
10.00 am. – Michael Darcy – Rec. Deceased
Michael Murphy – Rec. Deceased
Rita & Billy Byrne - Anniversaries
12.00 noon – Alice O’Neill & Bernadette Murphy
Mena & Joe Cullen – Anniversary
Dorothy Murphy – 5th Anniversary
Monday, 17 March 2025
Feast of Saint Patrick. Patron of Ireland
Readings on page 129 of St. Paul Missal.
10.00 a.m. – Martin Burke – 2nd Anniversary
Special Intention
Tom McCarthy – Rec. Deceased
Special Intention & Special Intention
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
10.00 a.m. – Gladys McEvoy – Rec, Deceased
Mary Kavanagh- Anniversary
Elayne Kelly - Anniversary
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
10.00 a.m. – Deceased members of the English, Kelly,
Costello & Burns families.
Dora Massey - Anniversary
Thursday, 20 March 2025
10.00 a.m. – Celebrant’s Intention
Friday 21 March 2025
10.00 a.m. – Celebrant’s Intention
7.00 p.m. Stations of the Cross (in B.S. chapel) each Friday during Lent- all welcome.
The Family Mass is held each Sunday at 12 Noon. Children are encouraged to participate through Drama, Prayer, and Singing. All children are welcome to attend, but children preparing for First Holy Communion or recently receiving their First Holy Communion are particularly encouraged to attend.
St. Paul Sunday Missal. The Missal is on sale at the shop. Its special price is €7. With a personal copy, you can prepare before Mass and reflect on the Word of God later in the week to grow in Communion with the Lord.
The Pope's Intentions for March 2025 - FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS: Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences.
Tap-and-Go Machine for Parish. The machine is near the Divine Mercy Picture and is clearly marked.
Trocaire Boxes are available for you to collect from the Church this week.
Eucharistic Adoration
The Archdiocese has requested Parishes to promote Eucharistic Adoration. While we already have Eucharistic Adoration following the midweek 10 am Mass until 11.30 am, it is proposed to have Adoration on Wednesdays from 11 am until 7 pm. We are asking that three to four people may spend one of each of the hours in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. If you are in a position to volunteer for one of these hours, please leave your name and contact number on the rota sheet in the Sacristy. The commencement date will be announced when we fill the rota in the next couple of weeks.
Pilgrimage to Medjugorje
10th to 17th September 2025
Spiritual Director Fr. John D. Killeen.
Group leader contact Valerie Somers: 087 9908840
Jubilee Year Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage To Lourdes - The dates are 4th to 9th September 2025, led by Archbishop Farrell. The Pilgrimage is a fully escorted tour including: direct return flight from Dublin to Lourdes, airport transfers and assistance between Lourdes Airport and the hotels, five nights' accommodation, meals, 20kg check-in luggage plus one small personal item in the cabin and full services of Joe Walsh Tours guides and representatives throughout. FURTHER INFORMATION info@joewalshtours.ie or phone Dublin: 01 241 0800.
Enquiries about travelling as a Sick/Assisted Pilgrim should be made to the Pilgrimage Office, 51 Home Farm Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 W5W4. Deirdre Daly, Administrative Secretary, info@lourdes.dublindiocese.ie
01 8087555 or to John Flaherty, john.flaherty@dublindiocese.ie / 01808557.
The Dublin diocesan pilgrimage to Our Lady’s shrine at Knock led by Archbishop Dermot Farrell will take place on Saturday 26th April 2025. Buses will be departing from Newtownpark Avenue church carpark early on the morning of Saturday 26th April.
Parishioners may contact Guardian Angels parish office during office hours Monday to Friday 10 .00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. office phone: 01 2832988 to inquire about booking an available seat on the bus to join with the pilgrimage.
More details to follow when they become available.
The March collection for the St Vincent de Paul will occur after all masses on 22 and 23 March.