Parish Newsletter- 15th March 2026
| Mass times for the week ahead | MASS INTENTIONS |
|---|---|
| Saturday 14th March @7.00pm Clara | Michael, Brigid & deceased of Kelly family. Pat, Anne, Liz, Catherine & deceased of Kelly family. James, Catherine & deceased of O’Brien family. Noreen, Mary & deceased of Caffrey family. John & deceased of Naughton family. Christina Johnson |
| Sunday 15th March @10.00am Horseleap | Frank Keegan. Ellen, Patrick, Tommy, Noreen & Peter Brennan. |
| Sunday 15th March @11.30am Clara | Eamonn & Lillian Fleming. Kathleen, Sikie, Joe & Pauric Goeghegan. |
| Tuesday 17th March @10.00am Horseleap | ST. PATRICK’S DAY |
| Tuesday 17th March @11.00am Clara | ST. PATRICK’S DAY Eilish Ford. Paddy Dolan. |
| Wednesday 18th March @7.30pm Clara | St. Cyril of Jerusalem No Intention. |
| Thursday 19th March @10.00am Clara | St. Joseph No Intention |
| Friday 20th March @10.00am Clara | Aoife Súin Doyle |
| Saturday 21st March @10.00am Clara | St. Enda of Aran Kathleen, Tom, Peter, Michael & Margaret Fagan. Sarah Fitzgerald. Mary Rosney. Peter & Elizabeth Judge |
| Saturday 21st March @7.00pm Clara | Mona, Jimmy, & Joseph Shanley. Charles & Mary Malone. Patricia Hall. Tommy & Ann Redmond. Irene Duffy |
| Sunday 22nd March @10.00am Horseleap | Lawrence Galvin. |
| Sunday 22nd March @11.30am Clara | Bridie Coady. Johnny & Myrtle Kelly. George, Annie & Tom Digan. Eamonn Kenny. Gabriel Creagh. |
Adoration of the Blessed Eucharist
CLARA: Monday & Friday – 5.00pm-6.00pm
CLARA: Wednesday – after 7.30pm Mass to 9.00pm.
All are welcome!
Come and find peace in the Lord.
Please pray for Mary Pettit, Streamstown; and for Paddy McGonigle, Sword/Athlone: both recently deceased. R.I.P..
He went and washed and received His Sight.
Today’s Gospel is a timely warning for us. We do live in confusing and uncertain times, just as Jesus did. Rebellion against Rome and the horror and destruction that would bring upon Israel, was as real for Jesus as is Iran, the horrors of endlessly increasing prices and the uncertainty of where it will end are for us. As Christians our challenge is twofold; one, to grow in our own conviction that Jesus is “the light of the world” and that “the darkness will never overcome it” and to be witnesses in our world to the light, and to refuse to allow ourselves to be seduced by darkness. Without doubt, the latter is the greatest challenge. Last week, we saw the comfort and security felt by Jesus while sitting with a Samaritan woman at the well in a Samaritan town. This week, that same comfort and inner certainty is extended to his dealings with the most powerful of Jewish leadership, the Pharisees. As Jesus neared Jerusalem and the awful events of Holy Week, we see Jesus become calmer and more certain of himself. As his journey in life drew to an end, his journey in self-understanding became ever stronger. He was more and more convinced that he was “the light of the world” and that the Kingdom of God was becoming visible to the world through him, and in him. In just a few weeks, on Good Friday, the Cross of his death and final humiliation as far as the Kingdoms of this world are concerned, become the moment when the Kingdom of God is revealed, when light vanquishes darkness, life vanquishes death, love vanquishes hate, and hope vanquishes fear. As Christians, this is now our journey, our victory and our hope.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Collections 7th/8th March – Development Fund: €1,250; Plate: €950; Offerings: €10.
Thank You Very Much!
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Dates for Your Diary!
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.
Rise Before Dawn for St. Patrick’s Day @ 5.45am at Ballinough Mass Rock, Tullamore Rd. Email for more information.
SS. Peter and Paul’s N.S., Horseleap, will hold an Open Day and Coffee Morning on Saturday, 21st March, 11.00am-1.00pm. Please come and join us if you are considering enrolling your child in September 2026 or 2027. All are welcome.
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.
Contemplative Dominican Monastic Vocation Discernment Weekends, Monastery of St. Catherine of Siena, The Twenties, Drogheda. 20th- 22nd of March & 17th- 19th April. For single women 18 to 35. Contact: or Tel (041) 983 8524
Nine day pilgrimage to Rome & Umbria, July 27 – Aug. 7.€1395, visiting some of the most beautiful places in Italy including Assisi, Orvieto and Spoleto. Mass at the tomb of St Carlo Acutis. For more information email or call (057) 935 5050
Lent 2026 – St. Brigid’s Parish, Clara & Horseleap
‘SEVEN LAST WORDS’
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.
For More inspiring reflections & resources for Lent and Easter check out:
Stations of the Cross: www.dioceseofmeath.ie/pastoral-resources-1
Guide to Holy Week: www.dioceseofmeath.ie/lenten-resources-2026
Blessing of the Home with Easter Water: www.dioceseofmeath.ie
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