Parish Newsletter- Sunday 22nd December 2024

The lighting of the fourth candle signifies the virtue of love which encapsulates the essence of Christ’s message to humanity. As the fourth candle is illuminated, it serves as a poignant reminder to us of the boundless love that God bestowed upon the world through the gift of his Son.
Mass times for the week ahead | MASS INTENTIONS |
---|---|
Mass & Sacrament of God’s Forgiveness Saturday 21st December @7.00pm Clara | Johnny Carroll (Month’s Mind). Caitriona Carroll. Terry Daniels. Andy, Una & Eileen Hennessy. Noel & Margaret O’Brien. |
Mass & Sacrament of God’s Forgiveness Sunday 22nd December @10.00am Horseleap | Patrick, Sarah & deceased of Keegan family. Patrick, Catherine, Peter & Lilly Carbery. |
Mass & Sacrament of God’s Forgiveness Sunday 22nd December @11.30am Clara | Catch, Carmel & Marion Feehan. |
CHRISTMAS EVE Tuesday 24th December @5.00pm Clara | FAMILY MASS For the Intentions of all the People of our Parish. |
CHRISTMAS EVE Tuesday 24th December @8.00pm Clara | For the Intentions of all the People of our Parish. |
CHRISTMAS EVE Tuesday 24th December @9.00pm Horseleap | For the Intentions of all the People of our Parish. |
MIDNIGHT MASS Wednesday 25th December @12.00am Clara | For the Intentions of all the People of our Parish. |
CHRISTMAS DAY Wednesday 25th December @10.00am Horseleap | For the Intentions of all the People of our Parish. |
CHRISTMAS DAY Wednesday 25th December @11.30am Clara | For the Intentions of all the People of our Parish. |
Thursday 26th December @11.00am Clara | St. Stephen No Intention |
Friday 27th December @11.00am Clara | St. John, Apostle & Evangelist Pat Egan (Month’s Mind). Patrick, P.J., Philomena & John Fleming. Philip Brennan |
Saturday 28th December @10.00am Clara | The Holy Innocents Jimmy Hogan. |
Saturday 28th December @7.00pm Clara | Anne Dunne (Month’s Mind). Brendan Egan (Month’s Mind). Paddy Stanley. John McCormack. Linda McRedmond. Paddy Concannon. |
Sunday 29th December @10.00am Horseleap | No Intention. |
Sunday 29th December @11.30am Clara | Rose Walsh. Jimmy Doyle. |
Adoration of the Blessed Eucharist
Monday & Friday – 5.00-6.00pm
Tuesday & Wednesday – after 7.30pm Mass to 9.00pm.
All are welcome!
Come and find peace in the Lord.
Please pray for the soul of Willie Maxwell, Streamstown; recently deceased. R.I.P.
On the Eve of Jesus’ coming into the world, we anticipate yet try to remain grounded in this present moment. Let us not neglect the GIFT of this very time and place; our waiting, our joy, our expecting; these are GIFTS! May we embrace them and reverence the goodness of this moment. Just as Mary journeyed to see her cousin Elizabeth in final preparation for Jesus’ coming, we gather with our loved ones and those with whom we can share our joy as we look towards the MIRACLE of Christmas!
Visit www.catholicbishops.ie/adventcalendar/ for a daily thought during Advent!
May God, Our Loving Father bless us all with a Christmas of Joy and Peace and Hope and Health in the New Year.
Amen.
Collections for 14th/15th December: Development Fund: €1,230; Plate: €1,000; Offerings:€65. Thank You!
++++++++
Photo by KaLisa Veer on Unsplash