Rosbercon Church:
Wednesday of Holy Week: Mass 10.00 a.m.
Holy Thursday: 7.00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper.
Good Friday: 3.00 p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
Holy Saturday: 8.00 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass.
Easter Sunday: 11.00 a.m.
Mullinarrigle Church:
Holy Thursday: 8.00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Easter Sunday: 9.30 a.m. Mass…
The celebration of Holy Week, the most sacred time in the Church’s year, begins on Palm Sunday with the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Jesus enters Jerusalem as its king. He is greeted with shouts of acclamation. However, Jesus entering Jerusalem as king leads to confrontation between Jesus and Jerusalem’s present rulers. The result…
This Lent, one year on, the world continues to be overshadowed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the nightly reports of new and more terrible atrocities and suffering.
On the first Holy Week, Jesus experienced all the horrors of life, culminating in his crucifixion and death. The waving palm branches, the joy and…
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…
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…
Following the collection on the weekend 18th/19th February at our weekend Masses in Rosbercon Parish for the recent earthquake disasters in Turkey and Syria, we have now sent a cheque to Bishop Coll in the amount of €2,000. We are delighted to be able to help those who need it most. Your support of the…
This summer will mark my 18th anniversary as the priest in Rosbercon Parish. Being in the parish for eighteen years is a gift. Now, when I celebrate a funeral Mass, I know the person whose funeral I am celebrating. I know the grieving family, and who is related to the deceased. This pastoral knowledge is…
Ash Wednesday this 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…
We are constantly being encouraged to pray. It is very interesting to consider how people pray. There are as many ways to pray as there are people who pray. Many pray through thoughts, words, actions or before a crucifix. Some pray silently. Many like to gently sit or kneel before the blessed sacrament, spending quiet…
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
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