Clonmacnois Parish
August 21st 2022
Twenty-First Sunday C)
Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/ 0868319500
Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com
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“The strong sense of shared responsibility that has guided our synodal process so far, from the local to the national level, has been a great encouragement. It is hoped that this will continue to motivate us to develop our skills of deep listening and discernment, as we reflect on the significance of our national synthesis, and the different voices of the church around the world, asking what God wants of us in light of what we have heard.” Dr. Nicola Brady (Chair of steering committee)
TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
‘Try your best to enter by the narrow door’
The striking image of the ‘narrow door’ in today’s Gospel conjures up the scene on any given match day at venues around the country as supporters queue to enter the stadium. While great throngs approach the gates, each person enters the turnstile alone, provided the ticket is valid. At the end of life’s journey we enter the ‘narrow door’ alone in order to reach the heavenly kingdom. We don’t hold someone else by the hand. To ensure that our ticket is valid we should prepare for the fateful moment without despair or presumption. Entry to the celestial banquet is neither easy nor automatic. It entails living by the wisdom of the Gospel; listening to the word of God and keeping it. That means taking the road less travelled, but the prize is worth the effort. It is wise to prepare for death then. By doing so we actually clarify our life. The word departure literally means to pull up anchor and set sail. Consequently, everything that happens prior to death is preparation for the final voyage. This parable is a wake-up call, a reminder that our actions have consequences. Can you think of anything more painful than to arrive at the heavenly stadium, and have to listen to the celebrations within while being forced to remain outside? ‘In the end if we don’t have God we don’t have anything other than an end’.
SHANNONBRIDGE
Sat 20th 7pm Vigil
Mon 22nd 10am
Tues 23rd 10am
Wed 24th 10am
Thurs 25th 10am
Fri 26th 10am
Sat 27th 7pm Vigil
CLONFANLOUGH
Sun 21st Aug 10:30am Paddy Brazil MM
Next Mass Wed., 7th Sept @ 7:30pm
Your prayers are requested for the soul of Mary Earls Galboley, Bullaun(sister of Kay Kelly, Clonfanlough
FEAST DAYS for coming week
MINISTRIES
Readers: 27/8/22 @7pm Fiachra Anderson (SB)/ 28/8/22 @10:30am Kearns family reader (Cf)
God of all blessings, source of all life, giver of all grace: We thank you for the gift of life. for the breath that sustains life, for the food of this earth that nurtures life, We thank you for our families who mind and care for us. for friends who love us by choice, we thank you for the mystery of creation: for the beauty that the eye can see, for the joy that the ear may hear, for companions at work, who share our burdens and daily tasks, for strangers who welcome us into their midst, for people from other lands who call us to grow in understanding, for children who lighten our moments with delight, for the unborn, who offer us hope for the future. We thank you for this day: for life and one more day to love, for opportunity and one more day to work for justice and peace, for neighbours and one more person to love and by whom be loved, for Your grace and one more experience of your presence, for Your promise to be with us, to be our God, and to give salvation. For these, and all blessings, we give you thanks, eternal, loving God, through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
A Walk Through the Mass (2)
Greeting: The mass is a series of movements or moments with nourishment for the people from the table of the Word and the table of the Altar. Ideally, the priest begins the mass from the chair and invites us to begin with the sign of the cross, reminding us of Baptism, and this is followed by the greeting “ the Lord be with you.” You will hear this greeting frequently. It means many things. Like ”good day” it can mean both “hello” and “good bye”. It is both a wish (may the Lord be with you / Día Dhuit) and a profound statement of faith (as you assemble for worship, the Lord is with you ). It is an ancient biblical greeting: Boaz retuned from Bethlehem (we read in the book of Ruth 2:4) and said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you!” The ritual response to this greeting is always the formula, “And with your spirit,” by which we return the hello, the good wishes, the statement of faith.
ARDAGH AND CLONMACNOISE DIOCESE ASSEMBLY REPORT: The Diocesan Synodal Report Synthesis is available at www. ardaghdiocese.org
PRAYER FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW BISHOP
God, shepherd and guide, in your mercy, give your church in our diocese a shepherd after your own heart who will walk in your ways, and with loving care watch over your people. Give us a leader of vision and a teacher of truth, so may your Church be built up and your name glorified,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
MASS SERVERS: If there are parents who wish their children to serve Mass during the summer holidays, please contact me at 086 8319500 or 090 9674125. For Safeguarding protocols we need to fill up particular forms. It is hoped to draw up teams and a weekly rota in September, once schools re-open.
IRISH CANCER SOCIETY CHURCH GATE COLLECTION in Clonfanlough & Shannonbridge on Aug 20/21st.
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” - John Lubbock
- “A man says a lot of things in summer he doesn’t mean in winter.” -Patricia Briggs
Novena to Our Lady of Knock: The National Novena to Our Lady of Knock takes place from Sunday 14th to Monday 22nd August. This year’s theme is ‘A Journey in Hope’. Ceremonies will take place at Knock Basilica at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. over the course of the nine days.
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