Clonmacnois Parish
June 13th 2021
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/ 0868319500
Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com
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Saturday 12th June 7pm Johnny Nally & Darren Egan
Optional Memorial of St. Davnet, Virgin
Tuesday 15th June 10am Mass
Wednesday 16th June 10am Mass
Thursday 17th June 10am Mass
Friday 18th June 10am Mass
Saturday 19th June 7p.m. Thomas & Mary Coleman & Deceased members
CLONFANLOUGH (Max 50)
Sunday June 13th 10:30am John P. O’Shea & wife Mary Margaret
.OFFERTORY June 6th €625 CLONMACNOIS PARISH
CEMETERY MASS Public Health advice is currently against large outdoor gatherings– this is an ongoing situation that is under constant review.
11th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
‘The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed’
On December 1st 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parkes, a forty-two year old African American working woman refused to vacate her seat on a city bus when ordered to do so by the driver so that a white man could be accommodated. Rosa was arrested. Meetings were called. Martin Luther King emerged. The Civil Rights movement took root. Public transport was boycotted. The Supreme Court of the United States declared Alabama’s segregation laws to be unconstitutional and so ‘a forest fire began with a spark’. No word or deed is insignificant in the hands of God. Mustard seeds grow into trees. Small seeds are growing quietly in our Church. Let us take notice and take heart. We must never be daunted by small beginnings. Great acts take time. We could well adopt the words of encouragement offered by St. Francis Xavier to his followers: ‘Be big in little things’
A THOUGHT “ On this summer morning, let us look again at the lives
RECENT DEATHS Please pray for the repose of the souls of Willie Kieran (Bill) Dolan, Blanchardstown, Dublin . 15, (late of Clonlyon, Belmont– brother of Jim Dolan, Clonlyon). Rest in peace.
LOUGH DERG 2021 - Lough Derg regrets that it will not be possible in 2021 to reopen Station Island for the Traditional Three-Day Pilgrimage or even for the autumn programme of Day Retreats. Lough Derg will again offer the opportunity to “Do Lough Derg from wherever you are” on 3rd – 5th July. The outdoor Pilgrimage on the Lough Shore Pilgrim Path will also be available as the summer goes on. Further information, from Lough Derg office 071 9861518 or www.loughderg.org
-I’ve learned that no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.
-I’ve learned that sometimes when I’m angry I have a right to be angry, but it doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.
-I’ve learned that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life. -I’ve learned that no matter how much I care, some people don’t care back.
-I’ve learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.
-I’ve learned that learning to forgive, takes practice.
-I’ve learned that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others, sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
-I’ve learned that no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
-I’ve learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn’t stop for your grief.
-I’ve learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon.
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CHURCH CARE S’bridge Anne Ryan, Maureen Mitchell Clonfanlough: Leanne Quinn/Breda Maleney) READER June 19th@ 7pm Kate Ryan June 20th Mary Kelly Church Counters Shannonbridge (June)
On 12th September, 1985 Pope John Paul II visited the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua. On that occasion, he said: ‘Let me draw your attention straight away to that special quality which crops up repeatedly in the recorded events of this saint’s life and which set him apart with limitless Christian holiness, throughout his whole life, Anthony, ‘a man of the Gospel’. In all Franciscan Churches throughout the world on this Sunday 13th June St. Anthony will be honoured on his feast day. Seven hundred and ninety years ago on this day, Anthony died at the age of thirty-six years. For almost eight hundred years now people have been seeking his i n t e r c e s s i o n , t o m a k e representation on their behalf with God! Anthony is known as the saint who finds things for us. All of us have lost something. I think of the many people who have lost A) Hard earned money because of the financial recklessness of the few. B) Their homes C) Jobs with little hope and prospect for further employment. D) Parents who have lost a child in death through sickness, accidents or drugs. E) I think of people who are lost, who have taken a wrong road as a result of greed, reckless behaviour or sheer indifference. F) Those who have left the Church because of an issue or hurt by the Church and who now feel lost and are looking for a w a y b a c k . It is far easier to find a lost article than heal a lost or wounded person. Anthony’s life and mission was to bring the message of Jesus to those who were lost, especially those seeking Jesus. Popular devotion has nominated him as the finder of lost objects. Anthony found himself by losing himself totally to the providence of God.
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