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PARISH NEWSLETTER OF 25 JULY 2021 |
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Readings:
2 Kings 4:42-44
Psalm 145
Ephesians 4:1-6
John 6:1-15
The miraculous feeding of a great multitude of people pointed to the remarkable generosity of God and his great kindness towards us. When God gives, he gives abundantly. He gives more than we need for ourselves that we may have something to share with others, especially those who lack what they need.
POPE TO GRANDPARENTS – ‘YOU ARE NEEDED’
Writing to his peers, Catholics who have reached a venerable age like he has, Pope Francis told older Catholics that God is close to them and still has plans for their lives. “I was called to become the Bishop of Rome when I reached, so to speak, retirement age, and thought I would not be doing anything new,” said Pope, who is 84 now and was elected when he was 76. “The Lord is always – always – close to us. He is close to us with new possibilities, new ideas, new consolations but always close to us. You know that the Lord is eternal; he never, ever goes into retirement,” the Pope wrote in his message for the Church’s first celebration of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
The message was released for the Vatican on July 25, the Sunday closest to the feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne, Jesus’ grandparents. “Think about it: what is our vocation today, at our age? To preserve our roots, to pass on the Faith to the young and to care for the little ones,” he wrote. “Never forget this.” “There is no retirement age from the work of proclaiming the Gospel and handing down traditions to your grandchildren. You just need to set out and undertake something new.”
Sunday, 25 July 2021
St Paul Missal page 316
Your prayers are requested for the repose of the souls recently deceased and for Vincent Huggins whose anniversary occurs around this time.
MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. AMEN.
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MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS |
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Saturday 24 |
10 am |
Celebrant’s intentions |
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4.30 pm |
Celebrant’s intentions |
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6 pm |
Carmel Ruane – Month’s Mind Johnny Mannion, Recently Deceased Niall Colgan, Recently Deceased Kate Macken, Recently Deceased |
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Sunday 25 |
9.00 am |
Pat Buckley, Recently Deceased Special Intention The Holy Souls Connie MacGabhan, Recently Deceased |
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10.30 am
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Mary Downey, Recently Deceased Monica Glendon, Recently Deceased Gerry Tiernan, Recently Deceased Paddy Walsh, Recently Deceased Carmel Gunning, Recently Deceased |
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12 noon |
Parishioners intentions |
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Monday 26 |
10 am |
Special Intention Evelyn Mongan, Recently Deceased Special Intention Carmel Gunning |
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Tuesday 27 |
10 am |
Celebrant’s intentions |
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Wednesday 28 |
10 am |
Celebrant’s intentions |
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Thursday 29 |
10 am |
Vincent Huggins, Anniversary Deceased members of the Huggins, Donovan, and O’Callaghan Families Holy Souls Carmel Gunning, Recently Deceased |
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Friday 30 |
10 am |
Sean Slattery, Recently Deceased Holy Souls Charles Byrne, 1st Anniversary |