Parish Newsletter- 14th September 2025
| Mass times for the week ahead | MASS INTENTIONS |
|---|---|
| Saturday 13th September @7.00pm Clara | Sarah Fitzgerald (Month’s Mind). James Foley. Thomas Dolan. Olive & David McGrath. |
| Sunday 14th September @10.00am Horseleap | The Exhaltation of The Holy Cross |
| Sunday 14th September @11.30am Clara | Joe, Mary, Dessie, Joseph, Therese & Catherine O’Keeffe. Marie, Des & deceased of Creagh family |
| Tuesday 16th September @7.30pm Clara | St. Cornelius Lar Hackett |
| Wednesday 17th September @7.30pm Clara | St. Robert Bellarmine James, Nora, Mary Margaret & Desmond Dunne |
| Thursday 18th September @10.00am Clara | Rita, Tom & Elizabeth Molloy. Lucy & Joe Robinson. Rosey Quinn |
| Friday 19th September @10.00am Clara | St. Januarius No Intention |
| Saturday 20th September @10.00am Clara | Ss Andrew Kim & Korean Martyrs No Intention. |
| Saturday 20th September @7.00pm Clara | Kevin, Molly & Kevin O’Rourke. Paddy & Theresa Kelly & deceased of Kelly & Connell families. Aoife Doyle. Katie & Johnny Mullins. Elizabeth & Maeve Kavanagh. Johnny, Bridgie & Lizzy Murtagh. |
| Sunday 21st September @10.00am Horseleap | Dan, Rose & Anna Maria Cummins. |
| Sunday 21st September @11.30am Clara | Paddy Beggelton. Joe & Theresa Minnock. John & deceased of Troy family. Tommy & deceased of Mooney family. |
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.
God Sent His Son so that Through Him the World Might be Saved.
In celebrating this week’s Feast – The Exaltation of the Cross – it is important to remember that the life of Jesus, like all of our lives, was not a series of separate, individual moments, but one life, beginning at conception and then building, until our life ends and we move on to where we were always meant to me – with God. The Cross, therefore, while it is the defining moment of Jesus’ life, cannot be viewed apart from everything that went before and everything that came after that moment. Conception, birth, childhood, baptism, miracles, parables, preaching, encounters with others, betrayal, death, resurrection are all part of one single life, and all reveal God’s infinite love for us. When we celebrate the ‘exaltation of the Cross’ we are, in fact, celebrating ALL of Jesus’ life, because, as Pope Francis said in ‘The Joy of the Gospel’, “the Cross is nothing else but the culmination of Jesus’ life”. It is also important for us to remember that when we ‘exalt the Cross’ we are not ‘exalting suffering or torture or humiliation’; we are exalting a love so great that God gave his only Son so that we might actually see and experience this love for ourselves.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” is a prayer that will sustain us for life.
Collections 6th/7th September- Development Fund: €1,300; Plate: €760; Offerings: €50.
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The theme for the Season of Creation 2025, which runs from September 1st to October 4th, is peace with creation. Our hope: Creation will find peace when justice is restored. There is still hope and the expectation for a peaceful Earth. To hope does not mean to stand still and quiet, but to act, pray, change, and reconcile with Creation and the Creator in unity, repentance and solidarity.
Rosary will be recited in Clara church at 11.00am on the Sundays of October for the Month of the Rosary. Come and Join in this ancient and beautiful prayer!
Confessions are available on request after Saturday Morning Mass or any other time.
Attention young adults (ages 18-40) – Do you want to grow in your prayer life? Meath Samuel Group is taking place in Navan, October 2025 through May 2026. Information www.franciscansisterscfr.com/st-anthony
Getting married in 2025/2026? Accord Tullamore Pre-Marriage Course: 21st & 22nd November. Bookings on www.accord.ie or phone Catriona on (057) 934 1831.
Marriage Enrichment Weekend: November 5-7 in Focolare Centre, Curryhills, Prosperous, Co. Kildare. For information and booking www.marriageencounter.ie
Retreat for Young Adults (18-40yrs) Dalgan Park, Navan on Saturday 4th October 10.00am – 5.30pm. Prayer, Holy Mass, friendship in the faith. Eucharistic Adoration, inspiring talks, confession. Cost: €20. Contact: Sr Úna : (090) 648 166 or Michael: (086) 245 3123 or email:
Trip to Medjugorje on October 15th – 22nd is almost full. There are only a few places left. Contact Michelle on (087) 123 2611 for more details.
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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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Image: Detail from Christ of St. John of the Cross by Salvador Dali