Weekly Diary

15th March - 22nd March 2026	Fourth Week of Lent
Fourth Sunday of Lent 15^th March 1Sam 16.1b,6-7,10-13a Eph 5.8-14 John 9.8-41 9.00 People of the Parish 11.00 Niels Larsen RIP 5.00pm Stations of the Cross 6.00pm Mass Fiona Green & Family Exit Collection St Vincent de Paul (SVP)	Dear Brothers & Sisters, We ask God’s blessing on all mothers in our parish this day, as they continue their witness of bringing life into the world and nurturing it with care. St. Patrick (Tuesday) apostle of Ireland, has a special place in the hearts of Irish people all over the world and we keep this day as special not only for Irish people and their descendants, but for missionaries too, who like St. Patrick left their homeland to spread the good news of Jesus in foreign countries. St. Cyril of Jerusalem (Wednesday) is not the best known of Saints in Britain, But was a 4^th Bishop of Jerusalem when Arian heretics denied the divine origin of Jesus. For his patient catechetical explanations in defence of the Son of God he is honoured as a doctor of the church. Our own Fr. Cyril Hazelwood scj who passed away in the Friary in 2006 was named after him. Saint Joseph (Thursday) is honoured as the guardian of Jesus, and as patron saint of all fathers, foster parents & manual workers. Jesus was known as the son of the Carpenter, so on this day we honour all manual workers.
Monday - 16^th March Isaiah 65.17-21 John 4.43-54 7.00 Mass Private Intention 10.15 Mass Paddy & Francis Mc Loughlin RIP
Tuesday –17^th March St.Patrick Jer 1.4-9 Luke 10.1-12, 17-20 7.00 Mass Special Intention M. W-H 10.15 Mass Seamus Flemming RIP 7.00pm Prayer before Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday - 18^th March St.Cyril of Jerusalem Isaiah 49.8-15 John 5.17-30 7.00 Mass Fr Denis McGillycuddy 10.15 Mass Maria Hartigan & sons Robert & Andrew also Kim, Julie, Peter Baker 11.00-12.00 Prayer Group (day chapel) 7.30pm Christ in the Home (5 parish venues)
Thursday - 19^th March St.Joseph husband of Mary 2Sam 7.4-5a,12-14a,16 Rom 4.13,16-18,22 Matt 1.16,18-21,24a 7.00 Mass Michael Curran RIP 10.15 Mass Carmel Joyce 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament
Friday - 20^th March Wisdom 2.1a,12-22 John 7.1-2,10,25-30 7.00 Mass Pat Travers - Intention 10.15 Mass Sue, Mark & Paul Davies 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament
Saturday 21^st March Jer 11.18-20 John 7.40-52 9.30 Confessions 10.15 Mass Mary O’Hora also Roisin Gilligan RIP
Fifth Sunday of Lent 22^nd March Ezech 17.12-14 Rom 8.8-11 John 11.1-45 9.00 People of the Parish also Mark Mc Garry RIP 11.00 Dr Dermot & Anna Grogan RIP 5.00pm Stations of the Cross 6.00pm Mass Mary & James Mc Namee Exit Collection Church Centenary Fund

15th March - 22nd March 2026

Fourth Week of Lent

Fourth Sunday of Lent 15^th March

1Sam 16.1b,6-7,10-13a Eph 5.8-14 John 9.8-41

9.00 People of the Parish

11.00 Niels Larsen RIP

5.00pm Stations of the Cross

6.00pm Mass Fiona Green & Family

Exit Collection St Vincent de Paul (SVP)

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

We ask God’s blessing on all mothers in our parish this day, as they continue their witness of bringing life into the world and nurturing it with care.

St. Patrick (Tuesday) apostle of Ireland, has a special place in the hearts of Irish people all over the world and we keep this day as special not only for Irish people and their descendants, but for missionaries too, who like St. Patrick left their homeland to spread the good news of Jesus in foreign countries.

St. Cyril of Jerusalem (Wednesday) is not the best known of Saints in Britain, But was a 4^th Bishop of Jerusalem when Arian heretics denied the divine origin of Jesus. For his patient catechetical explanations in defence of the Son of God he is honoured as a doctor of the church. Our own Fr. Cyril Hazelwood scj who passed away in the Friary in 2006 was named after him.

Saint Joseph (Thursday) is honoured as the guardian of Jesus, and as patron saint of all fathers, foster parents & manual workers. Jesus was known as the son of the Carpenter, so on this day we honour all manual workers.

Monday - 16^th March

Isaiah 65.17-21 John 4.43-54

7.00 Mass Private Intention

10.15 Mass Paddy & Francis Mc Loughlin RIP

Tuesday –17^th March

St.Patrick

Jer 1.4-9 Luke 10.1-12, 17-20

7.00 Mass Special Intention M. W-H

10.15 Mass Seamus Flemming RIP

7.00pm Prayer before Blessed Sacrament

Wednesday - 18^th March

St.Cyril of Jerusalem

Isaiah 49.8-15 John 5.17-30

7.00 Mass Fr Denis McGillycuddy

10.15 Mass Maria Hartigan & sons Robert & Andrew also Kim, Julie, Peter Baker

11.00-12.00 Prayer Group (day chapel)

7.30pm Christ in the Home (5 parish venues)

Thursday - 19^th March

St.Joseph husband of Mary

2Sam 7.4-5a,12-14a,16 Rom 4.13,16-18,22

Matt 1.16,18-21,24a

7.00 Mass Michael Curran RIP

10.15 Mass Carmel Joyce

11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament

Friday - 20^th March

Wisdom 2.1a,12-22 John 7.1-2,10,25-30

7.00 Mass Pat Travers - Intention

10.15 Mass Sue, Mark & Paul Davies

11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament

Saturday 21^st March

Jer 11.18-20 John 7.40-52

9.30 Confessions

10.15 Mass Mary O’Hora also Roisin Gilligan RIP

Fifth Sunday of Lent 22^nd March

Ezech 17.12-14 Rom 8.8-11 John 11.1-45

9.00 People of the Parish

also Mark Mc Garry RIP

11.00 Dr Dermot & Anna Grogan RIP

5.00pm Stations of the Cross

6.00pm Mass Mary & James Mc Namee

Exit Collection Church Centenary Fund