Parish Newsletter- 16th March 2025
| Mass times for the week ahead | MASS INTENTIONS |
|---|---|
| Saturday 15th March @7.00pm Clara | Brian Connolly (Month’s Mind). Irene Duffy. Christina Johnson. Patrick, Mary & Andy Geoghegan. Kathleen & James Feehan. Kathleen & Jimmy Rickard. |
| Sunday 16th March @10.00am Horseleap | Patrick, Theresa & deceased of Quinn family. Eileen, Pat, Peter, Tommy & Noreen Brennan |
| Sunday 16th March @11.30am Clara | Eamonn & Lillian Fleming |
| Monday 17th March @10.00am Horseleap | ST. PATRICK’S DAY |
| Monday 17th March @11.00am Clara | ST. PATRICK’S DAY Eilish Ford. Paddy Dolan. |
| Tuesday 18th March @10.00am Horseleap | St. Cyril of Jerusalem No Intention. |
| Tuesday 18th March @7.30pm Clara | Peter & Elizabeth Judge. Kathleen, Tom, Peter, Michael & Margaret Fagan |
| Wednesday 19th March @7.30pm Clara | St. Joseph Eamonn & deceased of McRedmond & Keeney families. Nanto & deceased of Reynolds & Keenan families. Kevin, Pat & Mary Cornally. Eamonn Kenny. |
| Thursday 20th March @10.00am Clara | Aoife Doyle. |
| Friday 21st March @10.00am Clara | St. Enda of Aran No Intention. |
| Saturday 22nd March @10.00am Clara | No Intention. |
| Saturday 22nd March @7.00pm Clara | Chloe Coyne (Month’s Mind). Mon, Jimmy & Joseph Shanley. Charles & Mary Maloney. Patricia Hall. Bridie Coady |
| Sunday 23rd March @10.00am Horseleap | Larry Galvin. Frank Keegan. |
| Sunday 23rd March @11.30am Clara | Johnny & Myrtle Kelly. Gabriel Creagh. |
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.
‘As Jesus was praying, the appearance of his face was altered.’
We can take from today’s gospel that Jesus was troubled and uncertain when he decided to take time alone to pray. He realised that he was inevitably going to die if he continued on the road he was travelling. He needed some assurance that he was doing the right thing, and that it was what God wanted.
Whatever happened on that mountain we can never understand or even imagine. Those telling the story use the symbols and images of the Old Testament to describe it –a cloud and a voice talking from the cloud, an altered appearance and dazzling white clothes, Moses and Elijah appearing. They are using images that are familiar to them and which also describe an experience of God. What is crucial, and wonderful is that on that mountain the prayer of Jesus for reassurance and support was answered. When Jesus came down from the mountain, he was refreshed and renewed. We are told that “he set his face for Jerusalem” with reassurance and confidence, knowing that God was with him.
When we turn to God in prayer, trusting him with our worries, fears, doubts, anxieties, there is every reason to believe that our prayers will also be heard and if we listen very carefully we might even hear God whisper to us, “You are my child, my chosen one.”
Join us for Taize Prayer around the Cross for Lent on Wednesday after 7:30pm Mass.
Dear Lord, I thank You for the opportunity to draw closer to You during this Lenten season. Help me to surrender my weaknesses and shortcomings to You. Fill me with Your strength and grace so that I may walk in Your ways. May my heart be open to Your transforming power, and may I emerge from this season renewed and refreshed in my faith.
Eve of St Patrick’s Day Eucharistic Procession in Athlone. 3.00pm- Divine Mercy Chaplet at St. Mary’s Church. Jubilee Eucharistic Procession through Athlone’s streets. 5.00pm Adoration concluding with Mass at 6.00pm.
During the season of Lent, there is a short guided prayer meditation taking place each Thursday after 10.00am Mass in the Parish Centre.
Light The Fire 2025 in Slane on St. Patrick’s Day. 5.00pm- Evening Prayer on the Hill of Slane. 6:15pm- Mass in St. Patrick’s Church followed by Eucharistic Adoration.
Carmelite Church Moate – Wednesdays in Lent:
Wednesday 26th March @ 8.00pm – Stations of the Cross.
Wednesday 9th April @ 8.00pm – Taize – Prayer around the Cross.
Speakers from Diocesan Adoration Committee will speak at all Masses on the Weekend of 29th/30th March to promote Eucharistic Adoration.
Date for the Diary: Blessing of the Graves on Sunday 1st June at 3.00pm in Clara Cemetery and 4.00pm in Horseleap Cemetery.
Collections 8th/9th March: Development Fund: €1,420; Plate: €1,100; Offerings: €45.
Thank You Very Much!
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