Parish Newsletter- 17th August 2025
| Mass times for the week ahead | MASS INTENTIONS |
|---|---|
| Saturday 16th August @7.00pm Clara | John & Mary Gunning. Pat, Patrick & May Kenny. Joe & Annie & Joe & Edel Grennan. Margaret, Maurice & Paddy Hill |
| Sunday 17th August @10.00am Horseleap | Edward & Kathleen Stokes & daughters Moira & Kay |
| Sunday 17th August @11.30am Clara | Tommy & John Rooney & deceased of Troy Family |
| Tuesday 19th August @7.30pm Clara | St. John Eudes Paul Fitzpatrick (Month’s Mind). Johnny Fitzpatrick. |
| Wednesday 20th August @7.30pm Clara | St. Bernard Mass at Ballinough Mass Rock. No Intention. |
| Thursday 21st August @10.00am Clara | St. Pius X No Intention. |
| Friday 22nd August @10.00am Clara | The Queenship of Mary No Intention. |
| Saturday 23rd August @10.00am Clara | St. Eugene No Intention. |
| Saturday 23rd August @7.00pm Clara | Patrick, Annie, Liz Brigid & Michael Kelly. Maura Dignam. Peter Melia. Catherine & James O’Brien. Carmel Byrne. Maeve, Kevin, Kieran & Baby Adrian Coyne. Anne, Ned & Rosemary Digan. |
| Sunday 24th August @10.00am Horseleap | No Intention. |
| Sunday 24th August @11.30am Clara | Lillian & Eamonn Fleming. |
Adoration of the Blessed Eucharist
CLARA: Monday & Friday – 5.00pm-6.00pm
CLARA: Tuesday & Wednesday – after 7.30pm Mass to 9.00pm.
HORSELEAP: Tuesday – 7.00pm-9.00pm
All are welcome!
Come and find peace in the Lord.
How far are we willing to go to become New Creations?
The Gospel we hear this weekend arrives with a jolt, as we hear Jesus telling his followers something that they may not have anticipated: he didn’t really come to establish peace. He had something else in mind. I have come to set the earth on fire, he said, and hearing that today we can’t help but remember all the fires that we know from Scripture – from the burning bush that captivated Moses to the tongues of flame that fell at Pentecost. They signalled the start of something powerful and new. Jesus was likewise announcing the dawn of a new age. Jesus’ journey is taking a serious, ominous turn, and Christ wanted his followers to be prepared. Discipleship, he was saying, carries a cost. Choices will have to be made. And there will be consequences. At this moment, Christ was asking people to choose. But that wasn’t the end of it. This is something he’s still asking each of us today. Several years ago, during his Angelus message, Pope Francis reflected on this passage and put it in a larger context. It’s supposed to be this way, he said. He explained, “the gospel does not leave things as they are, instead it provokes change and invites conversion. It sparks a restlessness that sets us in motion and drives us to open up to God and to our brothers and sisters. It is just like fire: while it warms us with God’s love, it wants to burn our selfishness, to enlighten the dark sides of life — we all have them! and to consume the false idols that enslave us.” When we hear this provocative passage, we need to ask ourselves: what parts of our lives do we need to burn off? What bad habits and feeble sins do we need to discard, to toss into the ash heap, so that we can become more fully aflame with love for the Gospel? How far are we willing to go to become new creations? Maybe it means drawing closer to the light of Christ’s message, becoming as Pope Francis put it, “inflamed with the fire of God’s love.” Doing that might mean burning some bridges, but it might also inspire us to begin building new ones…
Collections 9th/10th August- Development Fund: €1,140; Plate: €635; Offerings: €220.
Thank You Very Much!
For less than the cost of a cup of coffee, you can support our parish:
St Oliver Plunkett 400th Anniversary: Historical talk by Fr Tommy O’Connor on Thursday 21st August at 7.30pm in Fore Abbey Coffee Shop (N91 TN92). Refreshments served.
Tara to Slane pilgrim walk – Bealach an tSolais – 30th August from the Hill of Tara to the Hill of Slane. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the first pilgrimage for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000. Tara is associated with our pre-Christian history while Slane is the site where St. Patrick lit the Paschal Fire for the first time in Ireland. A journey towards the Light of Christ, the source of hope on our pilgrim journey through life. 15 miles (24 kms) along country roads before crossing the Boyne at Slane. Info and registration, contact Navan Parish Office at 046-9027518 or
The Rahan to Clonmacnoise Ecumenical Pilgrimage: Saturday 6th September, starting at St. Carthage Church, Rahan at 9.00pm. Booking and further information, please see Eventbrite.
Men’s Jubliee Camino Saturday September 13th starting on the greenway, from Dominican Abbey in Carlingford to Newry (St Catherine’s) via Newry Cathedral. Mass, Adoration, Rosary, Confessions & Fraternity. Registration & details on www.dominicans.ie/eventsJubilee Year Opportunities at Lough Derg this August & September: 3 Day Pilgrimages continue until 15th August. Admission €85. Also- One Day Retreats of Guided Days of Prayer and Reflection. More information on dates: email , Tel (071) 986 1518 or see www.loughderg.org
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Jubilee Prayer
Father in heaven, may the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, and the flame of charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom.
Amen.
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