CHRIST THE KING PARISH, TURNER’S CROSS
15th December, 2024
Third Sunday of Advent: Gaudete Sunday
Fr Noel O’Sullivan Mobile: 087-2610276 email: noscork@gmail.com
Website: turnerscross.com
Sacristy: Phone 4317263
Opening Hours, Monday to Thursday, 9.30 am –10.45 am.
Saturday, 5.15 pm – 6.45 pm; Sunday, 9.30 am – 1.00 pm.
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Sacrament of Penance: This weekend the sacrament of penance is offered after each of the Masses. This is a time for you to enter this quiet place inside your heart and let your heart become an inviting and open space for the Holy Spirit to speak to you, not in a voice that can be heard with our ears but nonetheless a very real voice. Let the Holy Spirit speak a word of understanding, a word of forgiveness, a word of healing, a word of love to your heart. Jesus told us the greatest commandment is “you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength”. The second greatest commandment is this “you shall love your neighbour as yourself”. The Lord Jesus said, “there is no other commandment greater than these”. Sin is an absence of love. We all fall short of the life of love that Jesus calls us to. We need to ask ourselves in what ways have I failed to love God and love others. Lord Jesus have mercy on us and forgive us for the times when we have not loved You and not loved others. Amen. How to go to Confession? 1. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. 2. It is ———— months/years since my last Confession. 3. These are my sins…… 4. The priest suggests a penance which may be a prayer or an act of charity (the purpose of this penance is to underline the seriousness of our Confession and our resolve – with God’s grace – not to sin again. 5. Act of Sorrow (one suggested form): O my God, I am sorry for all my sins because they offend you who are so good and, with your help, I will not sin again. Amen
Christmas Mass Cards Shared Mass Cards are available from this weekend at the office inside the main entrance to the Church.
Poinsettia As is customary, you are welcome to present poinsettia plants for display in the sanctuary for Christmas Recent Deaths: John Murphy, Loreto Park; John Greene, South Douglas Road. May they rest in peace. We sympathise with their grieving families.
Christmas Masses: Christmas Eve: 6 pm and 10 pm; Christmas Day: 10am and 12 Noon.
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Recessional Hymn: I, the Lord of sea and sky
I, the Lord of sea and sky, Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night.
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I, the Lord of snow and rain, Here I am, Lord. ……
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