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22nd March - 29th March 2026 |
Fifth Week of Lent |
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Fifth Sunday of Lent 22nd March Ezech 17.12-14 Rom 8.8-11 John 11.1-45 9.00 People of the Parish also Mark Mc Garry RIP 11.00 Dr Dermot & Anna Grogan RIP 5.00pm Stations of the Cross 6.00pm Mass Mary & James Mc Namee Exit Collection Church Centenary Fund |
Dear Brothers & Sisters, The raising of Lazarus is the focus of today's gospel, and looks both to past & future. It echoes today’s words from Ezekiel about the day when God will open our graves & bring us back to life. But it also looks ahead because it is a sign of the resurrection, not only for Jesus but also our own personal rising when we’ll see the Lord face to face The gospels this week are from St John, telling of mounting tension between Jesus and those who oppose him that is going to lead to the dramatic events of Palm Sunday & Good Friday. Saturday’s gospel (11.45-56) tells how Jesus and disciples retired to Ephraim, a village north of Jerusalem for prayerful respite before the confrontation of Palm Sunday. Could we find time this week for our own prayerful respite? On Palm Sunday we shall bless palms and distribute them at all masses. Why not take a palm home for a neighbour? Our Holy Week leaflet gives times of all services, including confessions, stations of the cross and Easter Triduum. Please take a copy home. You will see that we have our Penitential Service on Monday at 7.00pm. Please take a leaflet home with you. On Good Friday morning we have our inter-church Way of the Cross starting at Dovehouse Parade at 10.30, finishing at Claridge House Warwick Rd. Our own Children’s Way of the cross begins 10.45 On Holy Thursday at the mass of the Lord’s Supper, the priest washes the feet of 12 disciples, as Jesus did. Three more volunteers are needed for this beautiful ceremony. So why not become one of them? Just call our parish office during the week to give your name and contact number.
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Monday - 23rd March Daniel 13.1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62 65.17-21 John .1-11 7.00 Mass Private Intention 10.15 Mass Mary Galvin RIP also for Peace |
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Tuesday –24th March Numbers 21.4-9 John 8.21-30 7.00 Mass Special Intention J.F 10.15 Mass Ray O’Brien RIP 10.45 Rosary for the unborn 7.00pm Prayer before Blessed Sacrament |
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Wednesday - 25th March Anunciation of the Lord Isaiah 7.10-14,8.10c heb 10.4-10 Luke 1.26-38 7.00 Mass Roisin Gilligan RIP 10.15 Mass Mary’s & St Michael’s Servants of the homeless also Jo &Tim Mc Aleenan 11.00-12.00 Prayer Group (day chapel) 6.30pm Stations of the Cross (day chapel) |
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Thursday - 26th March Gen 17.3-9 John 8.51-59 7.00 Mass Edward Mc Govern RIP 10.15 Mass Monica, Stefan Piotr Sawicki 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament |
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Friday - 27th March Jer 20.10-13 John 10.31-42 7.00 Mass Ann O’Leary 10.15 Mass Andrew Lockington RIP - 60th birthday |
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Saturday 28th March Ezek 37.21-28 John 11.45-56 9.30 Confessions 10.15 Mass Maureen McCallam special birthday |
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Palm Sunday 29th March Matt 21-1-11 Isaiah 50.4-7 Phil 2.6-11 Matt 27.11-54 9.00 Patricia Ganderton RIP 11.00 People of the parish also Helen & Derek Price (Ruby wedding) 5.00pm Stations of the Cross 6.00pm Mass Kathryn Gilkes RIP Exit Collection Easter Flowers |