NOVENA PRAYER TO ST MOGUE OF TEMPLEPORT. /TEMPLEPORT PARISH NEWSLETTER Please say this prayer each day until St Mogue's Day. You are invited to offer this Novena Prayer for the people of our parish and for an end to the Covid-19 epidemic.

Almighty God, our creator and guide. You chose St. Mogue to establish a church at Ferns and to preach the Good News of your son, Jesus Christ. As we celebrate his feast, we give thanks for his witness and teaching. Through his intercession, Sunday 31st January 2021 – St. Mogue’s Day. we pray that we remain true to the faith which he brought to Ferns: that we listen Fr. Sean Maguire P.P. – Telephone 049-9523103/087- 2101540 to the word of God; following the teaching of our Holy Father; and remain loyal Parish Website: www.corloughtempleport.com to the tradition of our faith. All powerful Father, through the intercession of St Mogue, I Email addresses: [email protected] ask you to listen to and grant my prayer and request...I ask these prayers through our Liturgies in our Parish Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God Public worship has been suspended until further notice. All liturgies will be broadcast for ever and ever. Amen. St Mogue of Templeport, Pray for us. locally on FM108 and streamed live on www.churchtv.ie/ and also on the Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary and one Glory Be. Corlough-Templeport Parish Facebook page.

Today, we celebrate St Mogue's Day (c.550 - 632). He was the son of an Irish tribal Sunday: Mass - 11am (Followed by the Rosary) chieftain and studied under St Finian and St David. He was the first bishop of Ferns, in Monday: Mass - 8pm (Followed by the Rosary) (Facebook and FM108 only) Ireland, and founded many churches and monasteries. Tuesday: Mass – 9.00am – Guided Holy Hour 8.30pm. Tomorrow, Monday, is St Brigid's Day. She was born in 451 or 452 at Faughart, near Wednesday: Mass - 9am (Followed by the Rosary) Dundalk, in Ireland. Her name is that of the pagan goddess of fire. She converted to Thursday: Mass - 9am (Followed by the Rosary) Christanity, inspired by the preaching of St Patrick. She founded a double monastery, of Friday: Mass - 8:00pm (followed by the Rosary) monks and nuns, at Kildare, the first women’s monastic community in Ireland, and she Saturday: Mass - 8:15pm (followed by the Rosary) (Facebook only) died there in 525. Sunday: Mass - 11am (Followed by the Rosary)

Tuesday, the Church celebrates the feast of the Presentation of the Lord which occurs Mass intentions forty days after the birth of Jesus and is also known as Candlemas day, since the blessing Saturday: Christina McGuire (nee Gilroy), London and Teeboy and deceased family and procession of candles is included in the liturgy of the day. Sunday: Vera Gorby, Springhill and Noel Gorby, Caherciveen. Wednesday is the feast of St Blaise. He was bishop of Sebaste and was martyred, probably Chrissie McKiernan, Meenaghan early in the fourth century. Devotion to him spread throughout the Church during the Monday: The People of the Parish Middle Ages. He is particularly invoked for disorders of the throat. Saturday: Joe Maguire, (months mind) Saint Brigid’s Blessing May Brigid bless the house wherein we dwell. Bless every fireside, Sunday: John Boyle O' Reilly, Currin; Kathleen and Toshie Ball and deceased members every wall and door. Bless every heart that beats beneath its roof. Bless every hand that of the Plunkett family, Meenaghan. toils to bring its joy. Bless every foot that walks portals through. May Brigid bless the Guided Holy Hour will take place each Tuesday night at 8:30pm during this house that shelters us. time of pandemic. All are welcome to tune in via ChurchTV, FM 108 or Prayer to Saint Brigid Facebook. You were a woman of peace. You brought harmony where there was conflict. You brought light to the darkness. You brought hope to the downcast. May the mantle of Data Protection Notice: As you know, a webcam has been installed in St your peace cover those who are troubled and anxious, and may peace be firmly rooted in Mogue’s Church, Bawnboy. Please log into www.churchTV.ie/bawnboy to our hearts and in our world. Inspire us to act justly and to reverence all God has made. check out the exact area that is covered.

Brigid you were a voice for the wounded and the weary.Strengthen what is weak within us. First Friday Visitation: Due to current restrictions on household visitations, Fr Sean Calm us into a quietness that heals and listens. May we grow each day into greater will contact each person on the telephone this week. wholeness in mind, body and spirit. Amen

St Mogue's Day 2021: Today is St Mogue's Day. Mass will be celebrated in Level 5 - Living with Covid-19 honour of St Mogue at 11am and the Rosary will be recited after Mass Religious services move online. Places of worship remain open for private prayer. rd (FM108/ChurchTV/Facebook). St Mogue's Church, Bawnboy will be open to the Funerals are limited to 10 mourners. 6 guests can attend a wedding from the 3 January. Baptisms cannot take place at this time. public from 12noon until 9pm to accommodate those who would like to make the traditional Station. Leaflets will be available at the door with the various Mass intentions: If you have a Mass intention booked in the coming weeks and prayers and the Stations of the Cross. People are asked to be mindful of the would rather wait until the restrictions are lifted, please contact Fr Sean. The social distancing norms in place while making the Station. As a precaution in Mass intentions booked for Kilnavart and Bawnboy on the coming Sunday these Covid times, people are invited this year to say a prayer at St Mogue's Font mornings will be offered at the 11am Mass. in place of the ritual of pouring holy water into the Font. For those who wish to Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. participate remotely, the Station will be broadcast on FM108 at 10:15am on Sunday morning and it will also be uploaded to the Parish Facebook page so Wednesday Corlough No Adoration people can carry out the Station virtually throughout the course of the day. Friday Bawnboy 5:00pm-7:00pm Feast of St Mogue: Suggested Station: Dates for your Diary 2021 1. Pray before the Blessed Sacrament and say one Our Father, one Hail (Subject to guidelines from the diocese and government) Mary, and one Glory Be as well as the Apostles' Creed for the Pope's Diocesan Pilgrimage - Knock – Sunday 20th June - 2:30pm intentions. Blessing of the Graves - Kilnavart – Sunday 25th July - 9:30am 2. Make the Stations of the Cross. (A suggested text will be available at Bawnboy, Port and the Workhouse - Sunday, 25th July - 11am the door). St Mogue’s Island - Monday, 2nd August - 3pm 3. After you have completed the Stations, proceed to the St Mogue's Corlough - Sunday, the 8th of August - 12:30pm Holy Water Font. Kneel or stand in front of it for a few moments while Mass for Fr Greg McGovern SMA - Corlough - Sunday, 31st October - 2pm (Archbishop Okolo, Papal Nuncio) you recite prayers of your own choice. The Novena Prayer can be said at this time. RTE NEWS NOW broadcasts Mass each weekday at 10:30am. Mass is 4. That completes the Station. broadcast on Sundays either on RTE 1 at 11am or at 2pm on RTE NEWS Now.

St Brigid's Crosses: A limited amount of St Brigid's Crosses will be on sale in the three Radio Maria Ireland is an Irish-run Catholic Talk-Radio Station. You might churches from today at €3 each and all contributions will go to the international charity, particularly like to join us Monday – Friday from 9.15am with live Morning Sightsavers. If you have made your own cross and wish to have it blessed, please leave it Prayer followed by daily 10am Holy Mass. Angelus and Midday Prayer. Live on the designated table and it will be blessed on Tuesday. Evening Prayer at 5pm is followed by News and the Rosary prayed from the studio at 5.30pm. You can listen in via Saorview TV Channel 210 or download Candlemas Day (Tuesday, 2nd of February): Please leave your candles on the designated the “RADIO MARIA IRELAND” App. table if you wish for them to be blessed. All candles will be blessed on Tuesday. Please clearly indicate whether they are for personal or church use. Thank you to those who will North West STOP provides FREE Counselling in your area with No Waiting donate candles to our churches. Lists. Please phone or text our Counselling Coordinator on 086 777 2009 to arrange to speak with a counsellor. The Blessing of the Throats: The Feast of St Blaise is celebrated on Wednesday. The Blessing of the Throats will take place online and via the radio at the weekend Masses St. Mogue's National School: Enrolment is now open for September 2021. You and at the 9am Mass on Wednesday. can download the enrolment form from the homepage of our website www.currinschool.com. Please post the completed form to the school or email to [email protected].