Holy Week

HOLY THURSDAY – 6th April

6.00 pm: Mass of the Lord’s Supper and procession to Altar of Repose. 

GOOD FRIDAY – 7th April

12.00 noon

Stations of the Cross, followed by Confessions.

3.00 pm  

Solemn celebration of the Passion of Our Lord  Reading of the Passion / Solemn Intercessions/Veneration of the Cross / Holy Communion, followed by Confessions.

 

HOLY SATURDAY – 8th  April

6.00 pm

Solemn Easter Vigil and Mass of The Resurrection

(Bring candle & holder)

Collection at all Masses Easter weekend is for the Priest’s income.

EASTER SUNDAY – 9th April:

Masses at 10.00 am & 12 Noon

1st January 2023 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

WE WISH ALL OUR PARISHIONERS EVERY BLESSING

IN THE YEAR AHEAD

THANKS

Very many people helped to make our celebration of Christmas so special. We are most impressed that the parish community came together with such generosity of spirit to prepare the Church for this great feast and to give of their talents and service to ensure that our Masses were memorable celebrations. May the graces of Christmas enrich all our lives and prepare us to enter into the New Year with courage and hope.

A special word of thanks for the generous response to the collection at Christmas Masses. Collections every weekend are for the running of the parish, except the collections on Christmas Day and Easter Sunday which form part of the priest’s income.

 

Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the Church 

The liturgical celebration of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, has been ascribed to several different dates down through the ages.  The liturgical reform which prepared the way for the Second Vatican Council prompted the restoration of the feast to January 1st, the completion of the Octave of Christmas, the eighth day, on which the child Jesus was circumcised and officially given the name which the angel gave him before his conception.  Restoring this feast to the Octave of Christmas rightly celebrates Mary’s participation in the mystery of salvation.

Mary recognised as Mother of God

In the first three centuries after the life of Christ on earth, there were many different explanations of the unity, diversity and relationships of the Blessed Trinity, God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  Some said Jesus was divine but only seemed to be human.  Others said he was human but not divine or that he became divine at some stage of his life.  Similarly, there were multiple speculations regarding the Holy Spirit.  The Councils of the fourth and fifth centuries clarified the dogma that Jesus was truly divine and truly human.  It followed then that Mary, the mother of Jesus, could be called Mother of God.  

Prayer

On the first day of the New Year, we celebrate Mary as the Mother of God and Mother of the Church.  We pray that she will intercede for us as she did at Cana.  May it be a year of justice and peace … peace in the Ukraine, peace throughout the world, peace in our families and peace in our hearts.   Holy Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the Church, pray for us.

Fr Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap

 

Solemnity of the Epiphany

 

Next Friday, 6th January is the Solemnity of the Epiphany. Masses will be as follows:

Vigil Mass: Thursday at 6.00 pm

Morning Mass: Friday at 10.00 am

 

Parish Assembly

Next meeting: Monday, 9th January

 

Recent Deaths

We pray for Patrick Reidy, Douglas Road; Anthony De Roe, Summerhill South; Agnes O’Flynn, O’Connell Avenue, who have died. We sympathise with and pray for their grieving families.

 

New Parish Secretary

 

Turner’s Cross Parish is advertising for a new secretary, as the former secretary, Marion Stevens, has retired. The new secretary will have an office in the Parish Centre and it is envisaged that he/she would work three days a week for three hours each day. A person with good secretarial skills is required. Experience with MS Office, in particular MS Word,  is expected.  Experience with maintaining a website would be advantageous. Interested parties should contact Fr. Noel O’Sullivan: noscork@gmail.com 087 2610276.