On Tuesday next, 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 celebrate…
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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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,…
One hundred and seventy-nine years ago the world was plagued by the cholera epidemic. In his poem In Memoriam, Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote “Ring out old shapes of foul disease”. Could he ever have guessed that his words would ring true again for the time of Covid. The human spirit is strong and now again,…
The Rosbercon–Mullinarrigle-Tullogher Christmas Draw to help meet our financial commitments and to continue to maintain the Buildings of the Parish was a great success and Fr Dan and the Parish Finance Committee thank you sincerely for your generosity to the Parish. The Draw took place on Sunday last, 15th December and realised €6,830.00.
Fr…
On Wednesday next 25th December we celebrate the Feast of the Nativity. We are celebrating how the Son of God came among us as one of us. In a humble stable, a fragile child, the promised Messiah, was born. In time the light of the Risen Christ would overcome the darkness and fear of the…
Rosbercon:
Tuesday – Christmas Eve, Vigil Mass: 8.00 p.m.
Wednesday – Christmas Morning: 11.00 a.m.
Mullinarrigle:
Tuesday – Christmas Eve, Vigil Mass: 6.00 p.m.
Tullogher:
Wednesday – Christmas Morning: 9.30 a.m.
All Masses from Rosbercon Church will be streamed live through our webcam on www.rosberconparish.ie
The Nativity Scene or the Christmas Crib is first of all a beautiful Christmas decoration. But of course, it is much more. Its origins go far back in history. St Francis of Assisi, on a visit to Rome, had been struck by the mosaics, showing the birth of Jesus, in the Roman Basilica of Saint…
We remember with great affection the people who made a real difference to our lives. We are forever grateful to them for their kindness. As we look to Christmas, we reflect on the difference that the coming of Christ makes to the world. I like to reflect, in particular on two gifts Christ brings us.…
