Fr. Peter Finnerty, Administrator, 01-8323150
Fr Finbarr Neylon, CC, 086-356-6380
Fr Séamus Connell, Ph: 087-702-5120
Fr Cathal Price, Ph 01-832-3683
Janice Dornan, Parish Sec, Parish Office, Ph 01-839-0433
Email info@kilbarrackfoxfieldparish.ie
www.kilbarrackfoxfieldparish.ie
| Masses for the coming week | ||
| Matthew Kavanagh, RD | Tues. 1st | 10am |
| Altar list of the Dead | Fri. 4th | 10am |
| The McGrath, Keogh & Leech families | Sat. 5th | 6.30pm |
| Gretta Byrne (A) | Sat. 5th | 6.30pm |
| Edmund & Charles Partridge (A) | Sat. 5th | 6.30pm |
| Peg and Liam Crean (A) | Sun. 6th | 9.30am |
| Maura and Seamus Herbert (A) | Sun. 6th | 9.30am |
Masses details
The Church is now open for attendance at Masses – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 10am; Thursday 7.30pm (and Divine Mercy Hour). Saturday 6.30pm; Sunday 9.30am and 12noon. Masses are also available on Webcam. See www.kilbarrackfoxfieldparish.ie.
We encourage all to pray as set out below if joining in on webcam –
Act of Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
Recently Deceased
We remember in our Prayers,
Máire Keogh RIP, late of Foxfield Grove
Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends and neighbours. May she rest in peace.
Service of the Healing of the Generations
The Service of the Healing of the Generations (Family Tree) will take place today, 30th May, in our Church, led by Fr Cathal and team, commencing with Holy Mass at 7pm and concluding at 8pm. Access on the webcam for those who cannot attend.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Tuesday-Friday from 11am-3pm.
Weekly Reflection on the Scriptures
The weekly reflection continues each Monday 7.30-8.30pm. Contact Sr Phyllis at 086-890-9488 with your email address and join us on Zoom to reflect on the liturgy for the following Sunday. It is so rewarding and
enhances our participation at Mass on the day.
Reflection on Today’s Gospel
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
Last Sunday, Pentecost, was the last Sunday in Easter season. Today’s feast of the Most Holy Trinity seems to enclose the Paschal season and the whole liturgical year in our celebration of the central mystery of our faith.
Moses, in the First Reading, reminds us of all that God has done for us. He is the one God, majestic and powerful, yet close to us.
St Paul, in our Second Reading, reminds us that we have received the Spirit as sons and daughters of the Father, whom, like Christ, we can call Abba.
In the Gospel the disciples receive the commission to go forth and baptise all nations in the name of the Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We pray to grasp something of the mystery of the blessed Trinity as we contemplate these readings.
Trócaire
Since 1973, Trócaire has been challenging injustice and providing support to people living with its effects. From civil wars in Central America to the campaign to end apartheid in South Africa, Trócaire has been vocal in speaking-up on behalf of the oppressed and marginalised. They aim to support people regardless of culture, ethnicity, gender or religion and to empower those who are struggling with injustice, famine, violence, poverty, lack of water, unemployment and basic lack of respect – the entitlement of every person. Each Lent they focus on a particular area and in 2021 it was South Sudan. When we read of the lives of people in South Sudan, it resonates with the lives of all our ancestors who lived with poverty, famine, aggression and domination.
Bishop-Elect Christian Carlassare, an Italian missionary who was appointed to the area just two months ago and settling into the Bishop’s house, was shot in the legs. He says he is not intimidated by the attack and intends to return soon to be with his people.
Trócaire partners with a variety of trusts, governments and institutional funders to change the lives of people living in poverty. They are very dependent on donations and we are so proud of our parishioners who contributed €7,586 during lockdown – more than previous years. Maith sibh! It is possible to donate at any time at www.trocaire.ie – one of the current stories show people who have to walk five miles twice a day just to get water!!
We pray constantly that the hearts of those in government in these countries will soften, turn away from corruption, see the plight of their people and treat them with respect and justice.
Pope Francis and Feast of the Holy Trinity
The Holy Spirit, gift of the Risen Jesus, conveys divine life to us and thus lets us enter into the dynamism of the Trinity, which is a dynamism of love, of communion, of mutual service, of sharing. A person who loves others for the very joy of love is a reflection of the Trinity. A family in which each person loves and helps one another is a reflection of the Trinity. A parish in which each person loves and shares spiritual and material effects is a reflection of the Trinity.
Government Regulations on Church Opening
As we resume attendance at Mass in our Church, we set out the following for weekend Masses –
- The Sunday obligation remains suspended.
- Please cooperate with the stewards as we try to do our best to navigate these strange times safely!
- Face masks to be worn at all times and hands to be sanitised on entering and leaving.
- Social distancing to be observed at all times.
- No congregating outside the Church door or grounds.
- The four doors in the Church will be open – both main doors; door near the sacristy and the door in the lobby by the Parish Centre.
- These doors will be clearly marked – so please go out the same door you enter.
- Those who enter by the ‘side’ doors, will use the side aisles and remain there.
- Those who enter by the main doors will use the main aisles and remain there.
- An update on the celebration of the Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation will be circulated on receipt of instructions and details from the Archbishop.
- Baptisms will take place only in exceptional circumstances until further notice.
New Pilgrim Path Website of the Week
American activist, Dorothy Day, famously said “Don’t call me a saint. I don’t want to be dismissed so easily”. 41 years after her death, the Church has opened the case for her possible canonisation. Her journey led this single mother from atheism, communism and anarchy to radical Catholicism. She called all believers to fight racism, war and poverty. Her Catholic Worker Newspaper proclaimed the rights of workers and the poor, urged readers to radically give to one another, and espoused a complete pacifism in response to nuclear war.
She created ‘houses of hospitality’, sheltering and feeding New York City’s homeless through the Great Depression and living among the poor that she served. She campaigned relentlessly for social justice, challenging Church and State along the way, frequently being jailed and mistreated. To watch a documentary on this extraordinary woman, visit: www.newpilgrimpath.ie.
The Sanctuary
See the website www.sanctuary.ie for a wide variety of
Meditations, courses etc.
A Man and his Best Friend
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them.
After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold.
He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side. When he was close enough, he called out, ‘Excuse me, where are we?’ ‘This is Heaven, sir,’ the man answered. Would you happen to have some water?’ the man asked. ‘Of course, sir. Come right in, and I’ll have some ice water brought right up’.
The man gestured, and the gate began to open. ‘Can my friend,’ gesturing toward his dog, ‘come in, too?’ the traveller asked. ‘I’m sorry, sir, but we don’t accept pets.’ The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog.
After another long walk, he came to a dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence.
As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book. ‘Excuse me!’ he called to the man. ‘Do you have any water?’ ‘Yeah, sure, there’s a pump over there, come on in.’ ‘How about my friend here?’ the traveller gestured to the dog. ‘There should be a bowl by the pump.’
They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. The traveller filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree.
‘What do you call this place?’ the traveller asked. ‘This is Heaven,’ he answered. ‘Well, that’s confusing,’ the traveller said. ‘The man down the road said that was Heaven, too.’ ‘Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That’s hell.’
‘Doesn’t it make you mad for them to use your name like that?’ ‘No, we’re just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind.’ Dogs are family Anonymous
Thought for the WeekBe helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give them yours. – Zig Ziglar |
