Author: Fr. Paddy
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Liturgies & Devotionals This Week in Parish Churches
This week, is a busy one when it comes to devotional practices for Catholics. Wednesday 1st February is the Feast day of St. Brigid – the Secondary Patron (next to St. Patrick) of Ireland. Her feast been growing in popularity in recent years, and Louth has a number of connections…
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Word of God Sunday / Bible Zoom – 5th February 2023 @ 5pm
To mark the recent Word of God Sunday (3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time – 22nd January), Monasterboice Parish has organised a Facilitated Online Zoom to highlight the importance of the Bible in our Spiritual life. Mr. Patrick Logue who has a Masters degree in Scripture will facilitate the presentation, which…
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Moving Forward Together on the Synodal Journey
A Pastoral Message from Archbishop Eamon Martin, Bishop Michael Router and the Synodal Core Group for the Archdiocese of Armagh Please click here for the full message: The Archdiocese will collate feedback from parishes and gather again a further gathering in the Carrickdale Hotel on Thursday December 1st. The diocesan feedback…
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Christmas Arrangements 2022
At a recent meeting of the Pastoral Council, the dates for Masses for the Parish for Christmas Eve (Saturday 24th December) & Christmas Day (Sunday) were finalised. We are pleased to be able to offer THREE Masses on Christmas Eve5pm & 6.30pm – in The Church of The Immaculate Conception,…
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Synod Document Finalised
Recently, at the end of a Sunday Angelus, the Holy Father announced that the upcoming 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will be held in two ‘moments’, that is, in two sessions, spaced one year apart: the first from October 4 to 29, 2023, the second in…
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Synod 2023
You may have read about the Synthesis document sent to Rome in preparation for the Synod of 2023. You can read it here It calls for a major change in the Church’s attitude to women, the LGBTQ+ Community, those married, divorced and single parents. It also recommends the removal of…
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Blessing of The Graves 2022
We are delighted that for the first time in three years we can come together in person in the Cemeteries. As always, people are invited to prepare their family graves for the blessing.
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Ascension Sunday/World Day of Prayer for Communications
“Ascension,” by Giotto, 14th century. (Wikipedia) The Feast of the Ascension of the Lord: is part of the resurrection. Resurrection emphasises that Jesus has entered a new life and not just that he recovered his previous life. The ascension emphasises that the risen Jesus is together with the Father, that…
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Easter Triduum in The Parish & Pastoral Area
During Holy Week, the Church celebrates the mysteries of salvation accomplished by Christ in the last days of his life on earth, beginning with his messianic entrance into Jerusalem. The Lenten season lasts until the Thursday of this week. The Easter Triduum begins with the evening Mass of the Lord’s…
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Help for Ukraine
A special collection for the People of Ukraine will taken up at all Masses in Ireland this weekend. People are also invited to support the charitable initiatives of Aid to the Church in Need, the Jesuit Refugee Service, and Trócaire, which is currently responding to the crisis through its partners…
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