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Discover the rich history and vibrant community of our local parish in this captivating video. From its humble beginnings to its present-day significance, the story of our parish is one of faith, resilience, and community.
Through interviews and historical photos, this video brings to life the unique story of our parish.

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The Joy of the Gospel – April 29th

Pictorial Thought for Today

Pictorial Thought for Today

Sep 26 - Ss Cosmas and Damian, martyrs (died 303)

Summary of Ss Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs. They died probably in Syria. Widely venerated as martyrs in the fifth and sixth centuries when basilicas were dedicated to them in Constantinople and Rome and when their names were included in Eucharistic Prayer I (The Roman Canon). Later legend identified them as twin brothers who practiced medicine without charge to their patients.

Ss Cosmas and Damian
The names of these two saints, brothers, probably twins,reputed to have been healers, occur in the 4th century   Roman Canon (First Eucharistic Prayer). This indicates their early veneration. They also are in the Litany of the Saints. Along with St Luke, they are patrons of physicians and all healers.cosmos and damian

Patrick Duffy tells their story.

"The Silverless Ones"
Brothers born in Cilicia (south of Modern Turkey) and educated in Syria, they returned to Cilicia where they practised and became famous as physicians and for teaching their patients about Christ. Because they refused payment for their services, they were known as The Anargyroi, or "the silverless ones". During the persecution of Diocletian (303), they were imprisoned, tortured and beheaded.

Burial and Influence
cosmasndamian The bodies of Cosmas and Damian were taken to Syria for burial and by 400 a church had been built over the martyrs' grave. In the 5th century Pope St Felix IV (526-530) brought their relics to Rome and - perhaps in deference to the Eastern Church - erected a church in their honour - the first in honour of eastern saints - just off the Roman forum, where it still stands today. An inscription in the basilica reads: Martyribus medicis populo spes certa salutis. Here there is an intended pun on the word salutis: it can mean "good health" and/or "eternal salvation". So we can read it as saying to us: "Because of these martyred physicians there is a sure hope of both good health and eternal salvation."

Fra angelico and C+DIn Art - Fra Angelico and other artists
Various Lives of Saints Cosmas and Damian gave rise to legends and artistic depictions of the two saints. One by Alonso de Sedano (active 1496 in Burgos Cathedral) shows the two saints grafting the severed leg from a recently deceased Ethiopian to replace a patient's ulcered leg. Fra Angelico also has a number including The Beheading and the Burial of the saints and one showing them healing a lady Palladia.

Prayer
Pray today for physicians, surgeons, GPs, pharmacists, nurses, carers and cleaners, administrators i.e all who work in the healing professions especially involving medical emergencies.
Liturgical Readings for: Tuesday, 26th September, 2023

Tuesday of the Twenty -Fifth  week in Ordinary Time, Year 1
O
ptional Memorial of Ss Cosmos and Damian, martyrs


FIRST READING 

A reading from the book of  Ezra         6:7-8. 12. 14-20
The Jews finished the Temple and celebrated the Passover.

King Darius wrote to the satrap of Transeuphrates and his colleagues:
Leave the high commissioner of Judah and the elders of the Jews to work on this Temple of God; they are to rebuild this Temple of God on its ancient site. This, I decree, is how you must assist the elders of the Jews in the reconstruction of this Temple of God: the expenses of these people are to be paid, promptly and without fail, from the royal revenue-that is, from the tribute of Transeuphrates. May the God who causes his name to live there overthrow any king or people who dares to defy this and destroy the Temple of God in Jerusalem! I, Darius, have issued this decree. Let it be obeyed to the letter!'

Passover mealThe elders of the Jews, for their part, prospered with their building, inspired by Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished the building in accordance with the order of the God of Israel and the order of Cyrus and of Darius. This Temple was finished on the twenty-third day of the month of Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius The Israelites-the priests, the Levites and the remainder of the exiles-joyfully dedicated this Temple of God; for the dedication of this Temple of God they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs and, as a sacrifice for sin for the whole of Israel, twelve he-goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel. Then they installed the priests according to their orders in the service of the Temple of God in Jerusalem, as is written in the Book of Moses.

The exiles celebrated the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. The Levites, as one man, had purified themselves; all were pure, so they sacrificed the Passover for all the exiles, for their brothers the priests and for themselves.

The Word of the Lord.           Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm         Ps 121
Response                             I rejoiced when I heard them say: 'Let us go to God's house.'

1. I rejoiced when I heard them say: 'Let us go to God's house:
And now our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.     Response


2. Jerusalem is built as a city strongly compact.
It is there that the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord.                      Response


3. For Israel's law it is, there to praise the Lord's name.
There were set the thrones of judgement of the house of David.     Response


Gospel  Acclamation                 Ps 129: 5
Alleluia, Alleluia!
My soul is waiting for the Lord, I count on his word.
Alleluia!


or                                                      Lk 11: 28
Alleluia, Alleluia!

How happy those who hear the word of God and keep it!
Alleluia!

GOSPEL
A reading from the holy Gospel according to  Luke       8:19-21
My mother and my brothers are those who hear the Word of God and put it into practice.friends of Jesus

T
he mother and brothers of Jesus came looking for him, but they could not get to him because of the crowd.
He was told,
'Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to see you.'
But he said in answer,
 'My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and put it into practice.'

The Gospel of the Lord.            Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.



Gospel Reflection      Tuesday,     Twenty Fifth Week in Ordinary Time      Luke 8:19-21

They say that blood is thicker than water. At the end of the day, we tend to stand by the members of our blood family, even if we haven’t always seen eye to eye with them over certain issues in the past. We have a relationship with the members of our immediate family that is deeper than other relationships.

In today’s gospel reading, the members of Jesus’ family, his mother and brothers, go looking for him, probably out of concern for him. They might have expected that when he came to hear that they were outside the house where he was teaching he would come out to them straight away. After all, blood is thicker than water. Yet, instead, he sent out someone to tell them that he was now forming a new family, the family of his disciples. All those who hear the word of God, as he preached it, and put that word into practice were now his mother and brothers and sisters. This must have been difficult for the members of Jesus’ blood family to hear. He no longer belonged to them in any special way. Instead, they were being invited to become members of his new family. We who have gathered here for this Eucharist are members of Jesus’ new family. It is striking to think that when he looks out upon us he recognises us as his brothers and sisters. This is the quality of the relationship that he desires to have with each of us, one that is akin to and even deeper than our relationship with the members of our blood families. The gospel reading assures us that if we try to listen to the Lord’s word and live by it, we can consider ourselves his spiritual siblings.

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The Scripture Readings are taken from The Jerusalem Bible, published 1966 by Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd. and used with the permission of the publishers.  http://dltbooks.com/
The Scripture Reflection is made available with our thanks from Reflections on the Weekday Readings 2022-2023: Your word is a lamp for my feet and light for my path by Martin Hogan and published by Messenger Publications 2022, c/f www.messenger.ie/bookshop/

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Liturgical Readings for: Tuesday, 26th September, 2023

CÉAD LÉACHT

Sliocht as leabhar Eazra             6:7-8. 12. 14-20
Críochnaíodh siad an Teampall agus cheiliúir na deoraithe a d’fhill an Cháisc.


Scríobh an Rí Darius chuig gobharnoir na dúiche taobh thall den Eufrátes:
Fágaigí faoi ghobharnóir Iúdá agus faoi sheanóirí na nGiúdach Teampall seo Dé a atógáil ar a sheanláthair. Agus tugaim foláireamh daoibh gur mar seo a chúideoidh sibh le seanóirí na nGiúdach Teampall seo Dé a atógáil: díoltar an costas go hiomlán gan mhoill leis na fir seo as an gcáin ríoga, is é sin, as cíos an chúige thar Eofrataes. An Dia a chuir a ainm chun lonnaithe ann, go dtreascra sé aon rí nó aon dream a mbeidh sé de dhánaíocht iontu é seo a shárú agus Teampall Dé in Iarúsailéim a scrios! Mise, Dáire, a thug an forógra seo. Déantar é a chomhlíonadh go beacht!”

D’éirigh go seoidh le seanóirí Iarúsailéim i mbun a dtógála agus misneach acu de bharr fáidheoireachta Hagaí an fáidh agus Zacairiá mac Ideo. Thug siad an tógáil chun críche de réir ordú Dhia Iosrael agus ordú Chíorais agus Dháire (agus Artaxarxaes rí na Peirse). Críochnaíodh an Teampall seo ar an tríú lá fichead de mhí Adár, sa séú bliain de réimeas

Passover mealDháire rí. Rinne pobal Iosrael, na sagairt, na Léivítigh, agus an chuid eile de na deoraithe a d’fhill, coisreacan an Teampaill seo a chomóradh faoi lúcháir. Do choisreacan Theampaill seo Dé d’ofráil siad céad tarbh, dhá chéad reithe, ceithre chéad caora, agus dá phocán déag mar íobairt pheaca thar ceann Iosrael go léir, ag freagairt do lion treibheanna Iosrael. Ansin cheap siad na sagairt de réir a n-ord, agus na Léivítigh de réir a ranganna, chun freastal a dhéanamh i dTeampall Dé in Iarúsailéim, mar atá scríofa i Leabhar Mhaois.

Cheiliúir na deoraithe a d’fhill an Cháisc ar an gceathrú lá déag den chéad mhí. Bhí na sagairt agus na Léivítigh tar éis iad féin a íonghlanadh in éineacht; bhí siad uile glan agus mharaigh siad an t-uan Cásca thar ceann na ndeoraithe go léir a d’fhill, thar ceann a mbráithre na sagairt agus thar a gceann féin.

Briathar an Tiarna     Buíochas le Dia

Salm le freagra      Sm 121
Freagra                    Rinne mé gairdeas nuair a dúradh liom: “Rachaimid isteach i dteach an Tiarna.”

1. Rinne mé gairdeas nuair a dúradh liom: “Rachaimid isteach i dteach an Tiarna.”
Tá ár gcosa ina seasamh cheana féin i do dhoirse, a Iarúsailéim.                              Freagra

2. Rinneadh cathair Iarúsailéim a thógáil go dlúth is go daingean.
Is chuici suas a ghabhann na treibheanna, treibheanna an Tiarna.                           Freagra

3. D’fhonn is go dtugaidís fianaise do Iosrael, agus buíochas don Tiarna.
Is ansiúd atá cathaoir an bhreithiúnais,mcathaoir do theaghlach Dháiví.                Freagra

SOISCÉAL
Sliocht as an Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh. Lúcás     8:19-21
Is iad mo mháthair agus mo bhráithre, iad seo a chluineann briathar Dé agus a dhéanann dá réir.


friends of JesusSan am sin tháinig a mháthair agus a bhráithre ag triall air, ach níorbh fhéidir dóibh teagmháil leis mar gheall ar an slua. Insíodh dó:
“Tá do mháthair agus do bhráithre ina seasamh amuigh agus b’áil leo thú a fheiceáil.” D’fhreagair sé agus dúirt:
“Is iad mo mháthair agus mo bhráithre, iad seo a chluineann briathar Dé agus a dhéanann dá réir.”

Soiscéal an Tiarna.       Moladh duit, a Chriost



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Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 1st October, 2023

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
A prayer Day for Life


God gives us the gift of repentance. In the parable of the two sons, Jesus holds up the example of the public sinners in his time being converted while the establishment figures refuse to listen to his message. Ezekiel reminds us that repentance is always possible, for the Lord remembers his mercy.


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FIRST READING

A reading from the book of Ezekiel          18:25-28
When the sinner renounces sin, he shall certainly live.

repentant sinnerThe word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows:
You object, "What the Lord does is unjust".
Listen, you House of Israel: is what I do unjust? Is it not what you do that is unjust?
When the upright man renounces his integrity to commit sin and dies because of this,
he dies because of the evil that he himself has committed.
When the sinner renounces sin to become law-abiding and honest, he deserves to live.
He has chosen to renounce all his previous sins; he shall certainly live; he shall not die.

The Word of the Lord.              Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm           Ps 24
Response                               Remember your mercy, Lord.

1. Lord, make me know your ways. Lord, teach me your paths.
Make me walk in your truth, and teach me: for you are God my saviour.            Response


2. Remember your mercy, Lord, and the love you have shown from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth.
In your love remember me, because of your goodness, O Lord.                             Response


3. The Lord is good and upright. He shows the path to those who stray,
he guides the humble in the right path; he teaches his way to the poor.              Response


SECOND READING 


A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Philippians     2:1-11
In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus.


If our life in Christ means anything to you, if love can persuade at all, or the Spirit that we have in common, or any tenderness and sympathy, then be united in your convictions and united in your love, with a common purpose and a common mind. That is the one thing which would make me completely happy. There must be no competition among you, no conceit; but everybody is to be self-effacing. Always consider the other person to be better than yourself, So that nobody thinks of his own interests first but everybody thinks of other s people's interests instead. In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus:

His state was divine, yet he did not cling to his equality with God but emptied himselfjesus crucified
to assume the condition of a slave, and became as men are;
and being as all men are, he was humbler yet,
even to accepting death, death on a cross.

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ut God raised him high and gave him the name
which is above all other names so that all beings
in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld,
should bend the knee at the name of Jesus
and that every tongue should acclaim Jesus Christ as Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.


The Word of the Lord.              Thanks be to God.


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Alternative shorter
SECOND READING


A reading from the letter to the Philippians      2:1-5
In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus.


If our life in Christ means anything to you, if love can persuade at all, or the Spirit that we have in common, or any tenderness and sympathy, then be united in your convictions and united in your love, with a common purpose and a common mind. That is the one thing which would make me completely happy. There must be no competition among you, no conceit; but everybody is to be self-effacing. Always consider the other person to be better than yourself, So that nobody thinks of his own interests first but everybody thinks of other s people's interests instead. In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus.

The Word of the Lord.            Thanks be to God.
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Gospel Acclamation          Jn 14: 23
Alleluia, Alleluia!
If anyone loves me he will keep my word,
and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him.
Alleluia!


or                                            Jn 10: 27
Alleluia, Alleluia!
The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice, says the Lord,
I know them and they follow me.
Alleluia!

GOSPEL

The Lord be with you                         And with your spirit.
A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew     21:28-32       Glory to you, O Lord

 A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew     
Afterwards he thought better of it and went, tax collectors and prostitutes are making their way into the kingdom of God before you.

Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people:
'What is your opinion?
A man had two sons. He went and said to the first,
"My boy, you go and work in the vineyard today".
He answered, "I will not go", but afterwards thought better of it and went.
The man then went and said the same thing to the second who answered, "Certainly, sir", but did not go.
Which of the two did the father's will?'
'The first' they said.
Jesus said to them,
'I tell you solemnly, tax collectors and prostitutes are making their way into the kingdom of God before you.
For John came to you, a pattern of true righteousness, but you did not believe him, and yet the tax collectors and prostitutes did. Even after seeing that, you refused to think better of it and believe in him'.

The Gospel of the Lord.                Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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Taken from THE JERUSALEM BIBLE, published and copyright 1966, by Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd and Doubleday, a division of Random House Inc, and used by permission of the publishers.
Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 1st October, 2023
CHÉAD LÉACHT 

Sliocht as leabhar Ezícéal         18:25-28
Má thréigeann an drochdhuine a pheaca, mairfidh sé go deimhin.

repentant sinnerSeo mar a deir an Tiarna:
Deir tusa:
Ní cóir iad gníomhartha an Tiarna.’ Éistigí liom, a mhuintir Iosrael; nach cóir iad mo ghníomhartha? Nach iad bhur ngníomhartha féin atá míchóir? Má thréigeann an fíréan a fhíréantacht agus peacú, éagfaidh sé dá bharr; éagfaidh sé de bharr an oilc atá déanta aige. Arís, má thréigeann an drochdhuine a pheacaí agus déanamh mar is ceart agus mar is cóir, tabharfaidh sé a bheatha slán.
De bhrí gur mhachnaigh sé agus gur thréig sé a pheacaí go léir mairfidh sé go deimhin; ní bhfaighidh sé bás.

Briathar an Tiarna              Buíochas le Dia

Salm le Freagra               Sm 24
Freagra                               Cuimhnigh ar do thrócaire, a Thiarna.

I. Taispeáin do shlite dom, a Thiarna, agus teagasc dom do rianta.
Treoraigh mé i d'fhírinne agus teagasc mé, móir is tusa, a Dhia, mo Shlánaitheoir.           Freagra


2. Ortsa a bhím ag feitheamh ar feadh an lae, mar gheall ar dó chineáltas, a Thiarna.
Cuimhnigh ar do thrócaire, a Thiarna, agus ar do bhuanghrá atá ann ó na cianta.
Ná cuimhnigh ar chionta m'óige, ach amháin ar do bhuanghrá féin.                                      Freagra


3. Is maith is is díreach é an Tiarna. Uime sin múineann sé an tslí do na peacaigh.
Díríonn sé an fear umhal san fhíréantacht; múineann sé a shlí don fhear umhal                 Freagra


DARA LÉACHT

Sliocht litir N.Pól chuig na Filipigh   2:1-11
Bígí ar aon mheon le hÍosa Críost.


A bhráithre, más fiú aon ní an sólás a fhaigheann sibh i gCríost, más fiú aon ní an  spreagadh a thagann ón ngrá, más fiú aon ní bhur gcumann leis an Spiorad, má tá  cion nó trua ar bith ionaibh, cuirigí barr ar mo chuid áthais trí bheith ar aon aigne le chéile, ar aon ghrá, ar aon toil agus ar aon aigne. Ná déanaigí aon ní le teann iomaíochta ná le teann gaisce, ach sibh á mheas go huiríseal gur fearr daoine eile ná sibh féin. Ná bíodh aon duine agaibh ag cuimhneamh ar a leas féin amháin ach ar leas na gcomharsana chomh maith. Bígí ar aon mheon le hÍosa Críost:
An té úd a bhí i riocht Dé ó dhúchas, níorbh éadáil leis bheith ar chomhchéim le Dia,
Ach lom sé é féin. Agus chuir áir riocht an sclábha
jesus crucifiedagus tháinig chun bheith ina dhuine mar chách eile.
Agus ar theacht ann dó i gcló daonna, d’ísligh sé é féin
agus bhí umhal go bás – go bás na croise féin.
Sin é an fáth ar ardaigh Dia thar na bearta é
agus bhronn air an t-ainm úd atá os cionn gach ainm,
i dtreo nuair a luafaí ainm Íosa go gcromfadh glúin gach neach
dá bhfuil ar neamh agus ar talamh agus in ifreann
agus go ndearbhódh gach teanga, in ómós do Dhia an tAthair,
gurb é Íosa Críost an Tiarna.

Briathar an Tiarna              Buíochas le Dia

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Malairt DARA LÉACHT

Sliocht litir N.Pól chuig na Filipigh   2:1-5
Bígí ar aon mheon le hÍosa Críost.


A bhráithre, más fiú aon ní an sólás a fhaigheann sibh i gCríost, más fiú aon ní an  spreagadh a thagann ón ngrá, más fiú aon ní bhur gcumann leis an Spiorad, má tá  cion nó trua ar bith ionaibh, cuirigí barr ar mo chuid áthais trí bheith ar aon aigne le chéile, ar aon ghrá, ar aon toil agus ar aon aigne. Ná déanaigí aon ní le teann iomaíochta ná le teann gaisce, ach sibh á mheas go huiríseal gur fearr daoine eile ná sibh féin. Ná bíodh aon duine agaibh ag cuimhneamh ar a leas féin amháin ach ar leas na gcomharsana chomh maith. Bígí ar aon mheon le hÍosa Críost:

Briathar an Tiarna            Buíochas le Dia

Alleluia Véarsa             Eo 10: 27
Alleluia, alleluia!
Éisteann mo chaoirigh le mo ghlór,a deir the Tiarna
agus aithním iad, agus leanann siad mé.
Alleluia!      


SOISCÉAL 


Go raibh an Tiarna libh.              Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Mhatha  21:28-32              Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Tháinig aiféala air agus chuaigh se. tá tosach ag na poibleacánaigh agus ag na striapacha oraibhse isteach i ríocht Dé.


San am sin dúirt Íosa le huachtaráin ne sagart agus le seanóir an phobail:
“bhur mbarúil air seo: Bhí beirt mhac ag duine.

D’agaill sé duine acu ar dtús:
‘A mhic,’ ar seisean, ‘téighse inniu ag obair san fhíonghort.’
D’fhreagair sé é: ‘Tá go maith, a dhuine uasail,’ ar seisean; ach ní dheachaigh.

D’agaill sé an dara duine ar an gcuma chéanna, agus b’é a fhreagra seo:
Ní dhéanfaidh mé,’ ar seisean; ach ina dhiaidh sin tháinig aiféala air agus chuaigh.

Cé acu den bheirt a rinne toil a athar?”
An dara duine,” ar siad.
Dúirt Íosa leo: “Deirim libh go fírinneach, tá tosach ag na poibleacánaigh agus ag na striapacha oraibhse isteach i ríocht Dé. Óir tháinig Eoin chugaibh ar shlí na fíréantachta agus níor chreid sibh ann; na poibleacánaigh, áfach, agus na striapacha, chreid siad ann; agus cé go bhfaca sibhse é sin, níor bhuail an t aiféala mall féin sibh chun go gcreidfeadh sibh ann.”

Soiscéal an Tiarna.       Moladh duit, a Chriost



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