Clonmacnois Parish
February 5th 2023
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)
Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/ 0868319500
Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com
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FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Salt had a number of purposes in the Middle East of the first century. In a land without refrigeration it was used to preserve food and as a flavour enhancer. It was used to prevent erosion in the roofs of houses and Roman soldiers were paid in salt. The word salary is derived from the word for salt. If a soldier did not do his work, he would not get all his salt. Hence, we use the phrase ‘he is not worth his salt’ if someone does not do his work properly. The people who gathered around Jesus on that little hill in Palestine would have understood all this. His image was striking; His message was clear. His followers are charged with the task of bringing the flavour of life to others, preserving His truth on increasingly alien soil and transforming the world’s culture, rather than conforming to it. The image of light speaks to all cultures and all ages. Light is not a private energy. It is meant to be shared. It dispels darkness and it attracts. It guides and it warns. The life of the disciple should reflect the Light of Jesus to the world. It should evoke curiosity in others. It should move them to take a ‘second look’. Nothing points to God more clearly than the witness of a disciple doing good. A Chinese Christian approached a missionary once and proceeded to quote the Sermon on the Mount word for word from beginning to end. ‘How did you manage to do that’ enquired the missionary. ‘I spent the last year trying to live it’ replied the man. ‘In the world’s nights the Christian witness brings God’s dawn’. (Pope Francis )
SHANNONBRIDGE (Eircode N37 FV05)
Saturday 4th Feb 7pm Pro Populo
Monday 6th Feb 10am
Tuesday 7th Feb 10am
Wednesday 8th 10am Special Intention
Thursday 9th Feb
-7pm First Confession (In Shannonbridge)
-8pm Mass Kathleen & James Harrington & dec’d family members
Friday 10th Feb 10am Mass
Sat 11th Feb 7pm Edel Anderson
CLONFANLOUGH (N37 XR81)
Sun 5th Feb 10:30am Padraig Devery (Clonlyon) 21st Anniv.
Sun 12th Feb 10:30am People’s Intention
CLUAIN CHIARAIN Wed. Feb. 8th @ 7:30pm
RECENT DEATHS
Your prayers are requested for the soul of Jimmy Norton Clonmacnois (4.2.22 arrangements later as I go to print). Elaine Hanlon (Longford) niece of Fr. O’Hanlon; Pauline Mulvihill (née Kehoe), Longford, aunt of Linda Moran
Feast Days
Feb. 6 th St Paul Miki & Companions Br. Paul Miki, a Jesuit and Japanese, is the best known of the Japanese martyrs. He died on a cross in 1597.
Feb. 7th St Mel He is said to be a Briton who came to Ireland with St Patrick, with whom he worked until he was ordained in Ardagh. He died in 488.
God, our Father, who in the springtime of the faith in Ireland raised up your servant the bishop Saint Mel
to foster the growth of the Church; grant that we who venerate his memory may never fail to imitate his tireless labour.
Saint Mel, Bishop of Ardagh - pray for us!
Feb. 11th Our Lady of Lourdes
On this day in 1858, Our Lady appeared to the 14 year old Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes. In 1992 Pope John Paul 11 instituted the World Day of the Sick to be held on the
Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes each year.
OFFERTORY Jan 29th €780
[January Lodgements: 1) Annual Offertory Donations €800, 2) Jan 1,6,8,15,22,29th basket Collections €3,985, 3)Shrine €275, 4)Monthly €940, 5) Hall €110]
THANK YOU Very grateful thanks to all who contributed to obtaining St. Brigid’s Crosses which were beautifully made by 2 parishioners. The sum of €350 will go towards the annual Flower costs in our parish. Thank you to Moran’s Gala for supporting this initiative and to the weavers of our Brigid’s Crosses!
PRAYER FOR NEW BISHOP:
God, shepherd and guide, in your mercy, give your Church in our diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois 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 your truth. So may your Church be built up and your name glorified; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Readers: 112/23 @7pm Anderson family reader (SB)/ 5/2/23 @10:30am Anne Rohan (Cf) Communion 11/2/23 @7pm Sinead Ryan 12/2/23@10:30am Mary Kelly Church Care Marian McManus, C. Slattery, A. Corbett SB:Bridie Coughlan (Feb) (CF) Counters: Shannonbridge (Feb) Servers; 11/2/23 @ 7pm Shannonbridge Hannah M., Oisín K, Jack O’D 12/2/23 @ 10:30am Clonfanlough Mark O’S, Alannah D, Caoimhin D, Saoirse T.
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2023 June 2-7th Full details from JWT. I understand we will be able to take assisted pilgrims with us this year.
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes The Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place this year from June 2nd to 7th. We will be able to take assisted pilgrims with us.
ANAM CARA MIDLANDS - The organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding its monthly Parent Evening for bereaved parents on Wednesday 8th February at 7.15pm in the Mullingar Park Hotel. This event is FREE and open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether their death was recent or not. We also offer an online service. For more info call 01 4045378.
COMFORT HOMECARE - Are recruiting Home Health Care workers in surrounding areas. Full and part-time hours available. Excellent weekend rates. Call (085) 1872605 or email hr@comforthomecare.ie. Requirements: Full drivers license and own car. Experience in healthcare preferred. Employee benefits: Excellent rates of pay. Travel allowance. Flexible working hours. Ongoing training provided. Free Garda Vetting. Free uniform
DOON/SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTERY
-Draw of Jan 30th 2023. Numbers drawn 6-16-18-32. No Winner. 3x Match 3 Next draw 6/2/23 Jackpot €4,200
GOD IN A BOTTLE A great feature in this week's Offaly Independent about Pat Gorman and the Hendricks family and their unique God in a Bottle tradition and craft. Both feature in Rachel McKenna's book 'Traditional Architecture in Offaly' published by Offaly County Council and have been filmed for an upcoming Nationwide programme.
World Day of Prayer for the Sick
Saturday next February 11th is the Feast of our Lady of Lourdes and is World Day of Prayer for the Sick. The late Pope John Paul II began the tradition on this day in Parish communities across the world of celebrating the Sacrament of Anointing to those who are ill or suffering, facing
surgery or because of age. People are anointed with the oil of the sick and prayed over. Mass will be celebrated at 7pm Shannonbridge and the sacrament of the sick administered. Also carers are invited to participate with the blessing of hands of carers
FOOT CARE: MOBILE Foot Health Practitioner Service House Calls Available Daytime and Evening:
CONTACT Maura at : (086) 8053671 to arrange an appointment
Wednesday 8th Feb is International Day of Prayer and Awareness against human trafficking. Each year around 2.5 million people are victims of trafficking and slavery
EUROPEAN SYNODAL ASSEMBLY: Archbishop Eamon Martin, President of the Irish Catholic Bishop’s Conference, will be among 200 delegates attending the first-ever European Synodal Assembly within the Catholic Church, which takes place in Prague next week. In October 2021, Pope Francis launched a global synod, with consultations taking place in dioceses across Ireland and across the world. Delegates from each Catholic Bishops’ Conference will now take part in a Continental Assembly to continue the synodal process of reciprocal listening and consultation. There are seven Assemblies taking place across five continents. Ahead of the event, Archbishop Martin said “This Assembly in Prague will be a further step in the ongoing synodal process of strengthening the Church through prayer and dialogue, and by sharing experiences, questions and hopes for the future”.
You Are the Salt of the Earth
You are the salt of the earth
Called to be medicinal
And deter decay;
Called by the Great Physician- the Way,
To heal sin-sick souls.
You are the salt of the earth;
Called to ignite gloom-filled lives,
With long-lasting love from above.
You are the salt of the earth
Placed here to purify and edify
Born to beautify and magnify the Most High;
Placed to preserve and protect that which is
good.
You are the salt of the earth;
A seed sown to season tasteless lives;
Bring music to mournful souls;
Bring the brightness of the sun and the Son
To those who moan and groan in the dark.
Beatitudes for Carers
Blessed are those who care and who are not
afraid to show it — they will let people know
they are loved.
Blessed are those who are gentle and patient —
they will help people to grow as the sun helps
the buds to open and blossom.
Blessed are those who have the ability to listen
— they will lighten many a burden.
Blessed are those who know how and when to
let go — they will have the joy of seeing people
find themselves.
Blessed are those who, when nothing can be
done or said, do not walk away, but remain to
provide a comforting and supportive presence
— they will help the sufferer to bear the
unbearable.
Blessed are those who recognize their own
need to receive, and who receive with
graciousness — they will be able to give all the
better.
Blessed are those who give without hope of
return — they will give people an experience of
God.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE SICK
Beloved Lord, breathe
Calm in my mind,
Peace in my heart, and
Silence in my soul.
In the silence let me hear your voice,
In the peace let me see your face.
In the calm let me know your love.
May Christ who cared for those
in need and healed those who
were ill, care for you and bring you
healing,
Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes
SHANNONBRIDGE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS Church Gate Collection on Sat night 11th. Please support
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