SUNDAY 7th March
The Third in in Lent (C)
* 10.00am - Parish Choral Mass
Muriel Barry
* 6.00pm - Angelus & Holy Rosary
* 6.30pm - Evening Mass
John Bass
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MONDAY 8th March
Saint John of God
* 8.00am - Morning Mass
Pro Popolo
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TUESDAY 9th March
Saint Frances of Rome
* 10.00am - School Stations of the Cross
* 11.00am – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
* 11.55am - Angelus
* 12 noon - Midday Mass
Elizabeth Johnson
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WEDNESDAY 10th March
St. John Ogilve
* 8.00am – Morning Mass.
Cathy Moffitt (ill)
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THURSDAY 11th March
No Mass at OLSM today
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FRIDAY 12th March
St. Gregory (EF)
* 6.30pm - Stations of the Cross
* 7.00pm - Evening (Traditional Rite) Mass
PL
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SATURDAY 13th March
* 5.30pm - Confessions
* 6.00pm Angelus & Holy Rosary
* 6.30pm - First (Vigil) Mass of Sunday
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Pro Popolo
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SUNDAY 14th March
Fourth Sunday in Lent (C)
* 10.00am - Parish Choral Mass
Leonard Johnson
* 3.30pm - Benediction and Devotions
* 6.00pm - Angelus & Holy Rosary
* 6.30pm - Sunday Evening Mass
Daniel O’Donoghue |
SUNDAY 14th March
The Fourth in in Lent (C)
Mothering Sunday
* 10.00am - Parish Choral Mass
Leonard Johnson
* 3.30pm - Benediction & Lent Devotions
* 6.00pm - Angelus & Holy Rosary
* 6.30pm - Evening Mass
Daniel O’Donoghue
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MONDAY 15th March
Saint Longinus
* 8.00am - Morning Mass
Catherine & Michael Buckley
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TUESDAY 16th March
* 11.00am – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
* 11.55am - Angelus
* 12 noon - Midday Mass
Stella May Barnett
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WEDNESDAY 17th March
St. Patrick
* 7.00pm - Confessions
* 7.30am – Deanery Station Mass.
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THURSDAY 18th March
No Mass at OLSM today
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FRIDAY 19th March
St. Gregory (EF)
* 6.30pm - Stations of the Cross
* 7.00pm - Evening (Traditional Rite) Mass
ints. D&G Rice
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SATURDAY 20th March
* 11.00am - Lent Penitential Service
No evening confessions
* 6.00pm Angelus & Holy Rosary
* 6.30pm - First (Vigil) Mass of Sunday
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Pro Popolo
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SUNDAY 21st March
Fifth Sunday in Lent (C)
* 10.00am - Parish Choral Mass
Fr. Anthony's int (30th Anniv.)
* 6.00pm - Angelus & Holy Rosary
* 6.30pm - Sunday Evening Mass
Fr. Francis McKenna |
The recent feast of Corpus Christi and the Holy Father’s guidance on adoration, seems an opportune time to remind parishioners that in order for them to receive Holy Communion the following are required by The Church:-
1) the communicant must be a Catholic in communion with the Church; who believes wholeheartedly in the Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist.
2) to be living in accord with the teaching of the Church and, if married, to be married according to the law of the Church.
3) To be in a state of grace, free from any deliberate grave sin that has not been forgiven through the Sacrament of Confession.
4) to have fasted for at least one hour before Communion.
5) to have prepared prayerfully to receive Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist.
Nowadays, some Catholics only come to Mass every few weeks. In such cases it is necessary for them to go to Confession and form a firm resolution to attend Mass every week before receiving Holy Communion again.
A person unable to receive Holy Communion may make a ‘Spiritual Communion’. The following prayer is one such that might be used:
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
My Jesus, I believe that You are truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if you were already there, and unite myself to you. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen. |
