PARISH INFORMATION
Priest of the Parish: Fr. Michael Hegarty I.C.
In Residence: Fr. James Pollock I.C.
Tel: 6125679 E Mail stoliver@eircom.net
Sister: Sr. Mary Muckley Tel: 6125235
Parish Website: www.stoliverspc.org
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/stoliverspc
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Helpline 052 – 6123878
Local Safeguarding Representatives: Margaret Waters 086-8917440 Fiona Stanley 087-9340382
Bereavement Support: Tel 6125679
Masses for Weekend
Saturday 7.30 p.m. Mick & Jane Carroll (Anniv) & Annie Greene (Anniv)
Sunday 9.00 a.m. 12 Noon Brendan Terry (Anniv)
Masses for St. Patrick’s Day
Wednesday 7.30 p.m. Peggy O’ Mahony (Anniv)
Thursday 9.00 a.m. Margaret & Patrick O’Sullivan (Anniv) & David & Ellen Clancy (Anniv) 12 Noon Christina Farrell (1st Anniv)
The Synod on the Family: What about Women? With Dr. Phyllis Zagano will take place at Waterford Institute of Technology in Main Auditorium, Cork Rd Campus on Mon 14th March at 6 p.m. Adm free.
Eucharistic Ministers Meeting A short Eucharistic Ministers Meeting will take place on Monday 14th March in Day Chapel at 8.00 p.m.
A Series of Café Talks on the history of Clonmel is being hosted by Place4u. “Holy Year Cross” with Richard Howley on Friday 18th March, “Clonmel Parish Registers” with Éanna Condon on Friday 25th March. All talks at 11.00 a.m. Cost is €3 per talk.
Year of Mercy – 24 Hours for the Lord Confessions will take place in St. Mary’s Church, Clonmel on Saturday 19th March from 10.30 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.
Mass for Ireland will take place in St. Mel’s Cathedral, Longford on Saturday 19th March, feast day of St. Joseph, with prayers for wellbeing of families, marriages and protection of human life in Ireland. Rosary at 2.30 p.m. and procession to the altar of the Holy Family, Mass at 3 p.m., Holy Hour 4 p.m. For details contact Mary 087-6325406 All welcome.
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion and the beginning of Holy Week. The Blessing of Palms will take place at the Vigil Mass on Saturday Evening and blessed Palm will be available at all the other Masses on Sunday.
Holy Week Looking ahead to Holy Week, we will re-introduce the Washing of the Feet Ceremony during the Holy Thursday Mass, which will be at 7.30 p.m. We need 6 volunteers, 3 male and 3 female. It would be good to have a mix of children and adults for this ceremony.
Family Mass Thanks to all who participated in our Family Mass last Sunday. Our next Family Mass will be on Sunday 3rd April at 12 Noon.
Eternal Rest to Margaret Byrne late of 289 St. Oliver’s Close, Elm Park and to Tina Keane late of 11 Auburn Park and who died during the week.
Collection last weekend
Envelopes – €493.58 Notes and Coin – €552.42 Thank You
St. Patrick’s Day – Thursday 17th March
St. Patrick was born very probably in the early years of the fifth century in the Roman colony of Britain. He was taken captive at the age of sixteen and brought to Ireland where he was sold as a slave. He tended herds on Slemish Mountain for six years. His captivity had a very positive effect on his spiritual life. He prayed many times each day, his faith growing stronger and his love and reverence for God increasing.
He escaped back home at the age of twenty-two. It was obvious to him that God was calling him to return to convert the Irish. The voice of the Irish was calling him to come and walk among them once more. He studied probably in France, returned to Ireland as a Bishop c. 457-61, or as early as 432 according to another tradition.
His mission was not immediately greatly successful but eventually he would make a tremendous number of converts. Two writings survive: the Letter to Coroticus, a protest to the soldiers of a British prince who had killed some converts and sold others as slaves, and his Confession, written near the end of his life, showing him as one living by the faith he preached and allowing Christ to direct his whole life. He died in 491, though again other dates have been suggested, 480 or as early as 461.
Penitential Litany – Gospel of Luke
You come to look for the lost sheep;
joyfully you carry it on your shoulders –
we beg you: O God, be merciful to me, a sinner!
You go to meet the prodigal son;
you clasp him in your arms and kiss him –
we beg you: O God, be merciful to me, a sinner!
You choose as your apostle Matthew the tax-collector:
you have not come to call the righteous, but sinners –
we beg you: O God, be merciful to me, a sinner!
You enter the house of Zachaeus the tax-collector
in order to seek out and save what was lost –
we beg you: O God, be merciful to me, a sinner!
You accept the ointment of the sinful woman;
because of her tears you pardon and defend her –
we beg you: O God, be merciful to me, a sinner!
To the good thief who implores you,
you open the gate to Paradise –
we beg you: O God, be merciful to me, a sinner!
(Lucien Deiss, Biblical Prayers)
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