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A Message from Fr Dan: A Message from Fr Dan: Hail Glorious St. Patrick!

St. Patrick’s Day is the day when millions of people, even those without a drop of Irish blood become honorary Irish for the day. The day itself has become traditionally associated with parades and the wearing of the green. Globally the 17th March is pencilled in as a day for everyone to celebrate the impact…


The New Ross Singers performing Stainer’s ‘The Crucifixion’:

The New Ross Singers are performing Stainer’s ‘The Crucifixion ‘ in Church of the Assumption, Rosbercon on Friday March 22nd March at 7.30pm.

It is the telling of the happenings on Good Friday.

The music is full of melody and harmony with varied choruses for the Choir.

The 2 soloists are Andrew Gavin, Tenor and…


A Message from Fr Dan: A Blessing for Mother’s Day:

God of love, listen to our prayer for Mothers’ Day. We celebrate all mothers and grandmothers on this day.

 

We remember the great mothers of salvation history: Sarah, mother of Isaac; Rebecca, mother of Jacob; Ruth, mother of King David; Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist, and especially Mary, Mother of Jesus whom we…


A Message from Fr Dan: ‘Love One Another’:

How do we know if we are true followers of Jesus? The real test is, do we love and care for one another? Love is the mark of the follower of Jesus. Love reaches out to others in understanding and compassion, in care and affirmation, in listening and service. The love that is in my…


A Message from Fr Dan: The Priest in the Parish:

This summer will mark my 19th anniversary as the priest in Rosbercon Parish. Being in the parish for nineteen years is a gift. Now, when I celebrate a funeral Mass, I know the person whose funeral I am celebrating. I know the family, and who is related to the deceased. This pastoral knowledge is a…


A Message from Fr Dan: Lent 2023

Ash Wednesday last week marked the beginning of the Holy Season of Lent. This is the time every year when we make a special effort to fast, do penance, reflect on our faith and perform acts of charity.  In this way we prepare for the great celebrations of Holy Week; the Passion, Death and Resurrection…


A Message from Fr Dan: World Day of Prayer for the Sick:

On Sunday this weekend we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. The reason for this is that on the 11th February, 1858 Our Lady appeared to Saint Bernadette for the first time.

The feast of Our Lady of Lourdes is famous for a number of other reasons: On this date since 1993 we…


A Message from Fr Dan: Beauty:

Outside a Metro Station in Washington, DC, on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. The man playing the Bach pieces was Joshua Bell, playing incognito as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities, organized by the Washington Post.


A Message from Fr Dan – Spring-Time – Lá Féile Bríde:

“We sing a song to Brigid, Brigid brings the Spring,

Awakens all the fields and flowers, and calls the birds to sing”.

We celebrate Saint Brigid’s Day on Thursday, 1st February, traditionally, the first day of Springtime. We have noticed the lengthening evenings and the increase of light in recent mornings. The old people used…


A Message from Fr Dan: Spring-Time in the Church:

In mid-winter as we are now, only the barest signs of Spring are visible.  But we have no doubt that Spring is just around the corner even though the ground still carries many of the dead leaves of last Summer.

We continue to live in a time of change, in society, in political life, in…