Parish Newsletter- Pentecost Sunday: 24th May 2026
| Mass times for the week ahead | MASS INTENTIONS |
|---|---|
| Saturday 16th May @7.00pm Clara | Des Baggot (Month’s Mind). Michael & Elizabeth Baggot. Sonia Murphy. Keith Dignam. Joe Minnock. Larry Bracken. Catriona Carroll. Bernie Kavanagh. Vin Dunne |
| Sunday 17th May @10.00am Horseleap | May & John Petite. Patrick Gleeson. Seamus & deceased of Robbins family. Peter, Kathleen, Peter jnr. & Mary Agnes Naughton. |
| Sunday 17th May @11.30am Clara | Reese, Thomas & Jonathan Rickard. |
| Tuesday 19th May @7.30pm Clara | St. Philip Neri No Intention. |
| Wednesday 20th May @7.30pm Clara | St. Augustine of Canterbury Deceased of Clara Active Retirement. |
| Thursday 21st May @10.00am Clara | No Intention. |
| Friday 22nd May @10.00am Clara | St Paul VI, Pope No Intention. |
| Saturday 23rd May @10.00am Clara | Mary Lowe. |
| Saturday 23rd May @7.00pm Clara | Sean Sheridan. Paddy & Aileen Fallon. |
| Sunday 24th May @10.00am Horseleap | For all buried in Horseleap Cemetery. Jack Farrell. |
| Sunday 24th May @11.30am Clara | For all buried in Clara Cemeteries. Joe, Molly & deceased of Sammon family. Joe & Theresa Stanley. Tom, Norrie, Catherine & John Duffin. |
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-8.00pm
All are welcome!
Come and find peace in the Lord.
Please pray for Mary Sammon, Railway View and Mickey Dolan, Oratory Row; both recently deceased. R.I.P.
As the Father sent Me, so am I sending you: Receive the Holy Spirit.
This week’s Gospel reading provides for us the foundations for the Pentecost experience. At its heart “receiving the Holy Spirit” must be an experience of “peace” and of “forgiveness”. Saint Paul says it very well in his first letter to the Corinthians, “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” It is the Gospel which gives us the tools to judge whether experiences of the Holy Spirit are authentic and real. The boundless joy and the power of Pentecost for the Apostles and disciples of Jesus was founded on the Cross, their desolate experience of losing Jesus, and the initial confusion surrounding his Resurrection. For all of those present, the Pentecost experience was a confirmation of everything Jesus had told them. It confirmed that their faith in Jesus was justified; it confirmed that he was the Messiah; it confirmed that he Rose from the dead; it confirmed that his message of peace and forgiveness could unite people, whoever and wherever they were. Pope Francis in ‘The Joy of the Gospel‘ writes: If we wish to be evangelizers and apostles of the Risen Jesus, we must foster within ourselves “certain attitudes which foster openness to the message: approachability, readiness for dialogue, patience, a warmth and welcome which is non-judgmental.” Enthusiasm and serenity, peace and passion, patience and eagerness, mighty wind and gentle breeze, raging fire and warmth of home, proclaiming and listening, Cross and Resurrection, are all different faces of Pentecost. Indeed it is the Holy Spirit, dwelling within us, who leads us to embrace all of these things – if we let it of course…
Collections 16th/17th May – Development Fund: €1,170; Plate: €855; Easter Offerings: €530; Trocaire: €30.
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Dates for Your Diary!
Blessings of the Graves: next Sunday 31st May.
Clara @3.00pm and Horseleap @4.00pm
May they Rest in God’s eternal Peace!
Vocations: Be filled with God’s Spirit. Answer His call to Priesthood.
Like the Apostles, allow God’s Holy Spirit to give you a new heart in your vocation. Be inflamed with Christ. Fr Tony Gonoude (044) 937 3923 or see www.meathvocations.com
Tubber/Rousemount One Day retreat to Lough Derg on Monday 25th May. For information and booking call (086) 387 4253 or (090) 648 1951.
Lough Derg Three Day Pilgrimage: Monday 29th June – Wednesday 1st July. Bus from Mullingar Park Hotel at 8.30am For further information and bookings contact Carmel Carty Tel: (044) 937 4818.
Young Adults Prayerful Retreat (18-40 yrs) Dalgan Park, Navan 12th to 14th June. Prayer, Holy Mass, friendship in the faith, Eucharistic Adoration, inspiring talks, confession. We also celebrate the feasts of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary over the weekend. Contact: Sr Úna 090 6481666, Michael 086 2453123 or email:
Meath Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes September 2026, led by Bishop Deenihan, 8th September. For further inquiries phone Joe Walsh tours (01) 241 0800 or visit www.joewalshtours.ie.
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