Readings for Christmas Day

by | Dec 22, 2020 | News

1st Reading: Isaiah 52:7-10 The joy of the watchmen, at seeing the Lord’s messenger How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.” Listen! Your...

A few words from Fr Joe…………..

by | Dec 22, 2020 | News

“How wonderful that was, how wonderful!” these words flow out from ‘A Christmas Childhood’, Patrick Kavanagh’s memory poem, recalling the sights and sounds of a Christmas morning when he was 6 years old. He captures landscape and weather, family and neighbour, work...

Gospel & Readings 20th December 2020

by | Dec 16, 2020 | News

First Reading: Second Samuel 7: 1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 1 And it came to pass when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies, 2 He said to Nathan the prophet: Dost thou see that I dwell in a house of cedar, and the ark...

A few words from Fr Joe……………….

by | Dec 3, 2020 | News

From December 17th the prayers and readings of the church turn towards the celebration of the birth of Jesus. During the first weeks of Advent our gaze is focused on the end of time, the second coming of the Lord, when everything will be completed. Now our thoughts...

Few words from Fr Joe

by | Nov 26, 2020 | News

I was ordained on the 29th June 1986, and my uncles only agreed to come to the celebration if I could guarantee a television would be available at 6.00pm so they could see the match! It was just my luck that the day the Bishop assigned to me was also the World Cup...