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Cemetery Masses
The annual masses for the cemeteries in our area will take place on the following dates:
| St. Fintan’s Cemetery, Sutton | Sunday 27th May 2012 | 3pm |
| Old Cemetery, Kilbarrack | Sunday 3rd June 2012 | 3pm (Prayers) |
| Fingal Cemetery | Sunday 24th June 2012 | 3pm |
| Glasnevin Cemetery | Sunday 24th June 2012 | 3pm |
| Old Balgriffin Cemetery | Sunday 1st July 2012 | 3pm |
A list of masses in Fingal County Council cemeteries is published here. A list of masses in Glasnevin Group cemeteries is published here.
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Pastor's Desk: Feast of the Ascension
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. We remember the day when Jesus concluded His earthly life and was reunited with His heavenly Father. How long this was after the resurrection we do not know for sure as each Gospel treats it differently but the effect was very real for the apostles. Jesus was now giving them a mission to continue and they would have to do it without His physical presence. That said, they would not be left alone either because the Advocate, the Holy Spirit would be given to them but the Spirit could only come when Jesus has left the apostles.
The striking thing in today’s readings for me is in the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles where it says, “Now having met together, they asked him, ‘Lord, has the time come? Are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel?’”. Jesus must have been wondering where did He get this bunch from! How could they have been with Him all this time and still think it was all about political power, the establishment of a Kingdom of Israel, free from Roman domination. Jesus sends them out to establish a Kingdom alright but it is the Kingdom of God where the Gospels’ values are practised.
We are challenged to continue building that kingdom by our calling to be followers of Christ.
Fr. Eoin
May 19, 2012
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Pastor's Desk: Sixth Sunday of Easter
Some people today would have you believe that Jesus didn’t lay down any conditions for His followers to abide by other than be loving so it is open to everyone to follow Jesus any way they want. But that would not be true. We see very clearly in today’s Gospel that Jesus says some very beautiful things to those who want to be His followers. Firstly, He tells us that “as the Father has loved me, so I have loved you”. Think about that. That bond of love between Jesus and the Father has been opened up to us, we share it too. Then He says, “If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love”. So Jesus has given us commandments, Do’s and Don’ts that we should follow. Jesus has a very clear understanding of what His followers should be like.
Flor McCarthy puts it like this:
Don’t return evil for evil. Nothing is achieved by retaliation.
Don’t judge others. Only God knows the full facts.
Don’t condemn your neighbour.
Don’t store up earthly treasures for yourselves. God is not impressed by them.
Do love your enemies, not just friends and cronies.
Do give and you will receive.
Do forgive others fully and you will be forgiven yourself.
Do this in memory of me, celebrate the Mass each week to strengthen your faith.
Let us ask the lord to help us follow His Commandments, His ways.
Fr. Eoin
First Communions
We welcome and congratulate the girls and boys of Scoil BhrÃde who will receive their First Eucharist at the 11.00am Mass on Sunday. We ask the Lord to keep them close to Him all their lives.
May 12, 2012
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Trinity News
The May 2012 issue of Trinity News is now available for download.
May 10, 2012
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Diocesan Notices: 9th May 2012
From the Dublin Diocesan Noticeboard.
May 9, 2012
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Pastor's Desk: Fifth Sunday of Easter
Welcome everyone to Mass on the first weekend in May. I hope the weather has improved for us by the time you read this!! Our Gospel today gives us the image of a vine. Jesus tells us that he is the vine and we are the branches. The image is a reminder that unless we are connected to Jesus, the Christ, the Saviour, we become lifeless. Likewise, we need the support of others to live out our faith. Ours is not an individualistic faith, it calls for community.
The Eucharistic Congress has the theme, “Communion with Christ and with one another”. That theme is very much echoed in today’s Gospel and reminds us we need the support of each other. When one branch becomes disease ridden it affects the whole vine; when one branch flourishes with life, the whole vine benefits. So it is with our community of faith. We gain from the sharing with others, new life is always to be welcomed.
Over the coming Sundays we will celebrate First Communion Masses when a new generation of boys and girls will be able to participate fully in our Eucharistic celebration, the Mass. Please keep them and their families in your prayers. The Masses begin next Sunday and are as follows:
Sunday May 13th 11.00am Mass
Scoil BhrÃde JNS pupils
Please note: There will be a large attendance at this Mass for the First Holy Communion.
Sunday May 20th 11.00am Mass
St. Kevin’s JNS pupils
Sunday May 27th 12.30pm Family Mass
St. Francis of Assisi PS pupils
Fr. Eoin
May 5, 2012
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