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Even the Pope goes to Confession…
Yes, Pope Francis went to Confession, publicly, in St. Peter’s Basilica, after leading a penitential service. The Holy Father said the Christian way begins with taking a step backward, with removing oneself from the centre to make room for God. This same criterion, this same outlook, applied to confession, can provoke a revolution in the… Read more
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Parish Arrangements for Christmas 2021
Update – as of 12.30am Saturday 18th December 2021; The first two Masses of Christmas Eve – 5pm & 6.30pm Tenure)- are now completely booked out. Please DO NOT turn up without having booked a ticket. Capacity limits will be in operation.Nb – There is a waiting list, and we appeal to anyone whose plans… Read more
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St. Buithe’s 1500th Anniversary
In our parish, we had hoped to commemorate him with a Triduum of Prayer, however, in recent weeks, as Covid numbers continued to rise, we felt it wouldn’t be good to be promoting gatherings for extra events. Hopefully we will have an opportunity to do something more significant in the spring/summer. However, we didn’t want… Read more
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Our Lady of Fieldstown
Last year (2020) during Lockdown, it was suggested at a Parish Pastoral Council Meeting, that we should explore erecting a Shrine to Our Lady on the outside of the Church in Fieldstown. Very quickly the idea took momentum, and through the stalwart work of Enda Fahy, and his son, Gavin, the base and arch of… Read more
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Towards Healing
This weekend (10th October), Fr. Paddy spoke about the terrible news which emerged during the week about the revelations of Clerical abuse in France. He reminded us of the words from Pope Francis in 2018 condemning these crimes; “Looking back to the past, no effort to beg pardon and to seek to repair the harm… Read more
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