I will give you Rest “I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding these things from the learned and clever and revealing them to mere children.” It’s easy to return thanks when things are going well and we are aware of God’s favours but it takes great faith to give thanks when…
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Gospel Reflection for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Do Not Be Afraid
Be not Afraid Once upon a time … not too long ago … it took courage of a sort not to go to church in holy Ireland. People who did not go to church were regarded as odd, or maybe worse. They swam against the social tide which equated church attendance with respectability. How things…
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Live stream of the funeral of Fr Angelus O’Neill OFM Cap
Please follow this link for the live stream of the Mass from St Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin 7 : https://churchmedia.ie/private-1/ The Mass begins at 11am – Monday 8th of June 2020.
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Trinity Sunday – Gospel Reflection
A God of Relationships A diseased bird was sold in the market place and months later every country in the world is suffering. If ever we needed to be reminded that everything in this world is related to everything else, we’ve got the message. Nine hundred years ago a mystical nun, Hildegard of Bingen, wrote…
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Brother Angelus O’Neill OFM Cap.
It is with deep sadness, that we announce the death of our dear brother, Angelus O’Neill OFM Cap. Angelus was a great apostle of Padre Pio in Ireland and served in many varying ministries including as Minister Provincial of the Irish Capuchin Province. A funeral Mass will take place on Monday morning at 11…
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Gospel Reflection for Pentecost Sunday
Birthday of the Church Pentecost celebrates the birthday of the Church. Jesus once compared himself to a seed dying in the earth so as to produce multiple grains. In Saint John’s account of the death of Jesus his last words were “It is accomplished”. Job done. Then bowing his head, he “gave up his spirit”,…
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Gospel Reflection for the 7th Sunday of Easter- Ascension Sunday
The Ascension of the Lord Some of the doors that have kept people locked in have been opened in recent days. But there is still a long wait until all doors will be opened. Religion has a huge role to play in sustaining hope by remembering the bigger picture of life. We are celebrating…
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Gospel Reflection – 6th Sunday of Easter, Year A
God with us and in us We may be irritated by restrictions on our movements, anxious about the future of jobs and business, or disappointed by no sport. We continue to need our regular doses of the Good News. Sunday by Sunday we are moving on from the Resurrection of Jesus towards Pentecost. The forty…
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Gospel Reflection for the 5th Sunday 2020
The Way, the Truth and the Life Many of us are disappointed that very few of the restrictions on our movements have been lifted. Return to any normality will take time. Long term worries remain about unemployment, closure of businesses, national and personal finances. Can we draw any hope from the Gospel for this Sunday,…
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