Parish Newsletter- 1st March 2026
| Mass times for the week ahead | MASS INTENTIONS |
|---|---|
| Saturday 28th February @7.00pm Clara | Theresa Mannion (Month’s Mind). Craig Real. Eamonn & Margaret Fleming. Sheila (Fleming) Dixon. |
| Sunday 1st March @10.00am Horseleap | Thomas Nally. |
| Sunday 1st March @11.30am Clara | Kathleen Cornally. James Kennedy. |
| Tuesday 3rd March @7.30pm Clara | No Intention. |
| Wednesday 4th March @7.30pm Clara | St. Casimir Nora & Tim Rabbette. |
| Thursday 5th March @10.00am Clara | St. Kieran No Intention. |
| FIRST FRIDAY Friday 6th March @10.00am Clara | St. Colette Mass for All on the Parish List of the Dead. |
| Saturday 7th March @10.00am Clara | Ss Perpetua & Felicity |
| Saturday 7th March @7.00pm Clara | James (Web) Dunne. Noel Fitzpatrick. Ollie Coyne. Eileen & Peter Scully. Joe & Lucy Lowry. Nanto Reynolds. Michael, Brigid, Joe & Michael O’Brien. Brendan Hogan. |
| Sunday 8th March @10.00am Horseleap | Val Dillon. Madge & deceased of the Holloway family. |
| Sunday 8th March @11.30am Clara | Joe Rock. Sean & Donal Rabbette. |
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.
‘His face shone like the sun.’
The transfiguration took place at a very significant moment in Jesus ministry. After teaching for some time, He was aware of the opposition he faced from some of the Pharisees. This would have been a time of doubt and fear for Jesus. It was a period when he would have wondered about the coming Messiah and he may well have begun to see himself in some way linked with this Messiah.
The experience of Jesus on the mountain of the Transfiguration came at a time when Jesus badly needed to be reassured by God that he was doing the right thing. When he came down from the mountain Luke’s Gospel tells us that he ‘set his face for Jerusalem’, knowing that he almost certainly faced his own death but now reassured that God was truly with him. Isn’t it good to know that Jesus, just like us, had moments of fear and doubt; moments when he needed to hear God say to him, “You are my own dear Son.” It happened at his Baptism as he set out on his journey, and here, it happened again as he neared the climax of his mission. And isn’t it also good to know that our wonderful, personal God is always there, ready to reassure us that he is walking with us as we join him in making God’s Kingdom visible in our world. In prayer, in listening to his Word, in liturgy, in Sacrament, in creation, in each person made in God’s image and likeness, God speaks to us every day. In our lives all of us may be gifted with ‘moments of God’ … or not. They will come, as God’s gift, if and when we need to be reassured of God’s nearness to us. We cannot just sit back and expect God to speak to us. We are active partners with the Risen Lord in bringing about the reign of God on earth, and it is only in that partnership that we will hear God speak to us. Agony and ecstasy are different sides of the same coin. It is in both, if we are attentive, that God will come to us most powerfully.
Please pray for Mary Dunne, Mountrath; recently deceased. R.I.P.
Collections 21st/22nd February – Development Fund: €1,145; Plate: €795; Offerings: €10.
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Dates for Your Diary!
Confirmation: Monday 9th March.
First Holy Communion:
Boys School, Clara: Sunday 3rd May.
Girls School, Clara: Sunday 10th May.
Horseleap & Streamstown Schools: Sunday 17th May.
Blessings of Graves in Clara & Horseleap: Sunday 31st May.
Carmelite Church, Moate Wednesdays in Lent: Stations of the Cross: 4th March @8.00pm; Taize – prayer around the cross: 11th March @8.00pm; Reconciliation service: 25th March @ 8.00pm
Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood in St Colmcille’s Church, Kells on 6th March, 7.00-8.00pm. If you feel called to be a Priest of Jesus Christ please come along. Vocations Director Fr Tony on (044) 937 3923 or see www.meathvocations.com
Prolife Campaign Church Gate Collection in Clara, Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th of March. All support greatly appreciated.
Clara Town Band Table Quiz– Friday 13th March in Dolan’s Pub. Table of 4= €40.
LIGHT THE FIRE 2026 in Slane on St. Patrick’s Day. 5:15pm Reflection on the life of St. Patrick and Prayer on the Hill of Slane, 6:30pm Mass in St. Patrick’s Church followed by Eucharistic Adoration. www.franciscansisterscfr.com/st-anthony or (041) 983 0441.
Young Adults Retreat for Lent (18-40 yrs) 20-22 March in Dalgan Park, Navan. Prayer, friendship in the faith, Mass, personal guidance, confession. Contact Sr Úna (090) 648 1666 or Michael (086) 245 3123. Email
In Ireland today, over 45,000 people live with Epilepsy. Information on www.epilepsy.ie. Purple Day (Epilepsy Awareness Day) will take place on Thursday 26th March.
Veterans Support Service for retired members of the defence forces in the Arden Family Resource Centre, Tullamore. Open to retired members within Offaly- every Thursday 10.30-12.30.
Lent 2026 – St. Brigid’s Parish, Clara & Horseleap
‘SEVEN LAST WORDS’
Wednesday 25th February Mass, @ 7.30pm followed by guided quiet reflection.
Wednesday 4th March Mass, @ 7.30pm followed by guided quiet reflection.
Wednesday 11th March Mass, @ 7.30pm followed by guided quiet reflection.
Wednesday 18th March Mass, @ 7.30pm followed by guided quiet reflection.
Triduum of Masses for Lent: 24th, 25th & 26th March @7.30pm.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation –during 7.30pm Mass on 26th March.
Horseleap: Mass every Tuesday morning @10.00am during Lent.
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