Mass Times Sundays:

Cathedral:- Sat. Vigil: 6.30pm; Sunday: 9am, 10.30am & 12 noon Ennis St. ’s:- Sat. Vigil: 7pm; Sunday: 8, 10, 11.30am Cloughleigh Church:- 9.30am, 11am Friary:- Sat. Vigil: 7.30pm; Sunday: 9.30, 10.30, 12.00 noon Poor Clare Monastery:- 7.45 a.m.

Parish Weekdays: Cathedral: Mon. – Fri: 7.45am; 10am & 7.30pm; 10am on Saturday St. Joseph’s:- Monday – Saturday: 11am Cloughleigh Church:- Monday – Friday: 9.30am Friary:- Daily: 10am & 1.05pm; 10am on Saturday News Poor Clare Monastery:- Daily at 7.45 am; Daily Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament from 4-6pm in the Chapel.

Phone Numbers: Confessions in Cathedral Saturday After 10am Mass & before and Cathedral:- 6824043; Email: [email protected] afterConfessions 6.30pm Mass in Cathedral every Saturday: St. Joseph’s:- 6822166; Cloughleigh: 6840715; Friary: 6828751

St12 Joseph’s to 1pm Saturday& also before After 11amand after Mass 6.30pm Mass Ennis Parish Web Site: http://www.ennisparish.com Parish Office open Mon to Fri 9.30-1pm & 2-5pm Sat 10.30-12noon Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ennis.parish Day of Prayer for Vocations (Year C) 17th April 2016 VOCATION SUNDAY

“Go forth and tell the Good News” Later men like St Ignatius, St Dominic, St Alphonsus and St Francis seeing the needs of These were the departing words of Jesus to their time answered God's call to preach and His disciples and they have been responded to to teach . Women like St Angela Merici and in different ways through the centuries Mary Ward saw the need for educated women answering the needs of the times. and founded orders to fill that need.

The early church was completely run by lay Unfortunately the Church could only see people. The apostles preached and women ran women in enclosed orders so women with a house churches where vision found it very hard.

Eucharist was celebrated. As But God kept calling to time went by some people respond to the needs of the felt called to give themselves nineteenth century which more completely to God so were issues like poverty, they went out to the desert. ignorance, disease and all

Later new preachers came kinds of sickness. The forward like St and Christian Brothers and the St Augustine and others. Brothers of St John of God Here in Ireland after the answered the call. Mary teaching of St Patrick we Aikenhead, Catherine Mc had our own monastic communities and from Auley, Nano Nagle answered here monks like St Columba and St the call here in Ireland. Others responded in Columbanus took the Good News to Scotland Europe while Mary MacKillop saw the needs and to Europe. of a new colony in Australia.

st We had the era of the Great Women Mystics We are now in the 21 century. There are new who spread the Good News by their teaching needs in the world and God is still calling. I and by their writings. feel we have come a full circle and the church is once more in the hands of the laity. Is God calling you? How will you respond? Fáilte-Bienvenue-Willkomen-Benvenuto-Bienvenido-Witajcie-Bemvindo- Welkom-Velkomin-Vitejte-Karibu-Croeso-Valkommen-Tervetuloa-Welcome

Cathedral Hospital & Sick Calls St. Joseph’s Remembered in Masses this Week: 17th April, 2016 Mass intentions for scheduled Masses in St. 6.30pm: Kathleen McNamara, Glensheen. 1st Anniv Priest on Duty: Joseph’s Church should be booked through the Parish Sun17th 9am: Larkin, Cusack Rd. Office. For all other events call Fr John 0656822166. Fr. Ger Fitzgerald Frances O’Rourke, Dalcassian Ave. Please call: 065 6869098 Remembered in Masses this Week: 10.30am: William McGovern, College View, Clare Rd. Wednesday: 7pm: Kevin Lynch, Lifford Rd. 1st Anniv Kevin Maxwell, Shalee Drive. Fr. Brendan Quinlivan Sun 10am: PJ & Eileen O’Loughlin, Ave. Mortimer Guthrie, Loughville. 065 6869098 11.30am: Peter Finnegan, St. Senan’s Rd. Des & Peggy Carroll, Corrovorrin Drive. Mon 11am: Tommy Moloney, Marian Ave. Bridget White, Drumbiggle. Blessing of Expectant Tues 11am: Decd Coughlan family, Marian Ave. Elizabeth & Denis Neylon, Bank Place. Parents Wed 11am: John, Winnie & Bridie Hayes, Mullagh. Enid O’Loughlin, Corrovorrin Grove. Thu 11am: O’Brien family, Crusheen. Con & Teresa Delaney, O'Connell Square. 7pm: Denis & Josephine Rice, Circular Rd. & Dec’d. Christy & Breda Carpenter & family, Hermitage Rd. Malone family Francis St. &Maureen McAllister (Rice). 12noon: Tony Lillis, Edenvale. 1st Anniv Fri 11am: Gerard Hartnett, Lifford. Mon: 7.45am: Joan & Gerard Devitt, St.Michael’s Vls. Sat 11am: Josephine Craig, Meadow Court. MM 10am: Katie & Jack Keane, Clonlara. Ennis Cathedral Sat 7pm: Barry Coughlan, Corrovorrin Grove. 7.30pm: Maureen & Billy Pigott & 20th April @ 8pm Sun 24th 10am: Paul Glynn, Hilltop, Corrovorrin. MM Burns family, Connolly Villas. 11.30am: Joe Conway, Corrovorrin Drive. Tues:7.45am Book of Intentions. All Welcome!!!! 10am: Anna & Sonny Greene, Miltown Malbay. 7.30pm: Martin & Anne Cronin, Drumbiggle Rd. This Sunday Reflection for Year of Mercy Wed:7.45am:Mick & Ellen O’Rourke, Newmarket-on-Fergus. Mercy is compassion and 10am: Mary & Joseph Halpin, O’Connell St. 17th April forgiveness shown towards 7.30pm: Cullinan family, Ard na Gréine. Ennis Cathedral 2pm someone. Mercy is kindness Thurs: 7.45am: Special Intention. exercised towards the miserable 10am: Mary Doherty, Ashbourne, Co. Meath. All babies baptised in Ennis during 2015/16, and their and includes pity, forbearance and 7.30pm: No Mass - Seinn Concert gentleness which the Scriptures so Fri:7.45am: Mass for the People. families, are invited to a abundantly ascribe to God. God's 10am: Mary Ellen McInerney, Doora. Special Blessing for their 7.30pm: Martina Moloney Traufield, mercy is his tender-hearted Steele’s Tce & USA. 1st Anniv first year of life. As these compassion for his people. It is his Don Ryan, Summerhill MM little babies begin to crawl, tenderness of heart towards the Sat:10am: Pat, John Joe, Sarah & Angela Kelly, walk and teethe, we want to needy. In the scriptures, Jesus asks us to be merciful towards one another just like our heavenly Father is & Greaney family, Galway. ask God’s Blessing on their 6.30pm: John Curtin, Cahercalla Rd. merciful to us. "Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, Sun 24th 9am: William & Teresa Clohessy, Drumcliffe. infant years. Baptismal 'Lord how many times must I forgive my brother who 10.30am: Veronica Fenton, Ard na Gréine. Team members are most sins against me? Up to Seven Times?' Jesus Elizabeth Neylon, Parnell St. welcome. answered, "I tell you, not seven times but seventy John Feeney, St. Michael’s Villas. seven times." (Mt. 18:21-22) Christopher Keane, Fergus Park. The mercy of God means a blessing instead of Paddy & Jane Coffey, McNamara Park. punishment. It is the withholding of condemnation. John Snr., John Jr. & Johanna Garvey. Throughout the scriptures, God demonstrates his 12noon: Maureen O’Brien, Miltown Malbay. MM mercy fully in the person of Jesus Christ. Because of his love for us, God wants us to be with him. There is Roster for Cathedral: an inseparable connection between God's love and Sunday 24th April, 2016 his mercy. In Christ the ultimate act of God's mercy Readers: Group 2 took place upon the cross when Christ died for us. In Eucharistic Ministers Weekday: Group 5 this place mercy triumphs over Judgement, leading to Eucharistic Ministers Sunday: Group 3 the ultimate goal of mercy, our salvation.

There is a welcome Jesse Onyejekwe Cloughleigh to all babies and Remembered in Masses this Week: young children. Dates for Your Diary Sun 17th 9.30am: John Daly, Cloughleigh & Westbourne. Mass and Anointing for people with disabilities 11am: Susan Bannon, Loughville. and chronic illnesses: Ennis Cathedral Tue 9.30am: Book of Intentions. Newly Baptised Wednesday25th May 2pm. Chief celebrant and Sun 24th 9.30am: Michael Hoare, Morrissey Ave. We welcome into the Christian homilist Fr. Tom Hogan PP. 11am: Jimmy Frawley, Woodlawn, Lahinch Rd. Community through the Parish Visitation Team will visit the Sacrament of Baptism: Live the Word: following areas starting 25th April: St. Rían Thomas O’Connor; When you accept, you stop running, you let Michael’s Villas. “Where 2 or 3 are Sarah Elale Obokiti; go, you cease to resist and judge and you gathered in My Name, there I am in the Michael King Bantom; find yourself being fully present to your midst of them”. Rachael Kelly; experience. In time that experience will Michéal Kelly; naturally dissolve because you have Lost & Found: Bracelet lost on 16th March in Dunnes Daniel Luke O’Shea; learnt to stop fighting. That is the power stores. Reward offered. Contact 085 7245366 Maria Breda Hurley of acceptance. Monthly Mass Ennis Padre Pio prayer group, Friary, Ennis; Wed. 20th April ; Launch of 7.30pm. All are welcome. An Ceathrú Domhnach den Cháisc / An Bishop Willie Walsh’s book Maranatha Prayer Ministry Sunday, 17th April, tAoire Fónta. at 2.30pm; Fr. John Walsh, Limerick; lay Tá an ceathrú Domhnach den Cháisc tiomnaithe speakers Janice and Moss Carrigg, at St. Paul's do lá domhanda d’urnaí ar son gairmeacha. Deir Church, Dooradoyle, Limerick. Tea after in hall. Íosa linn i soiscéal an lae inniu "Mise an All welcome. sáraoire, tugann an sáraoire a bheatha ar son a chaorach."(Eoin 10:11). Is íomhá an- Diocesan Pastoral Plan evaluation - A mid- chumhachtach é an Sáraoire ar an ngrá term evaluation of the implementation of the pearsanta agus an cúram atá ag Críost do gach Diocesan Pastoral Plan is currently underway, duine. Tá an creideamh lárnach don and any parishioner who wishes can participate. chaidreamh idir Íosa mar Aoire agus baill den An evaluation questionnaire is now available on the diocesan website for completion by 18th tréad sin. Tá gairm ag gach duine chun bheith April, 2016. ina dheisceabail ag Íosa. Iarrtar orainn inniu guí go speisialta go bhfreagróidh daoine óga an Senior Citizens’ Day Tour ghairm chun na Sagartachta agus an Bheatha to Galway on Wednesday Reiligiúnach. Is é Íosa féin a dúirt linn: “Tá an the 18th May 2016. Tour includes return trip to Galway, fómhar fairsing ach níl ann ach meitheal bheag. tea/coffee, scones, light lunch & evening dinner, Dá bhrí sin guígí Máistir an fhómhair go site visit and activities. Bus leaving from Banner gcuirfeadh sé meitheal uaidh isteach ina Arms, Market Street at 9am sharp. Cost of Day fhómhair” (Matha 9:37-38).Is féidir an phaidir €40. (Only payments made to Ennis Parish seo a rá: Office confirm booking). Booking and further A Thiarna Íosa Críost, Slánaitheoir an details from Fr. Ger Fitzgerald (065) 6824043 or domhain, go n-éirí linn ár mbeatha a Frank Glynn/Community Outreach Worker for the chaitheamh de réir do dhílse. Go dtreoraí an Elderly (087) 1818828 Spiorad Naomh sagairt agus lucht The Matt O’Connor Memorial Sports will be craobhscaoilte an dea-scéil. Áiméan. Ennis Cathedral held at Lee’s Rd track on Sun 24th April ‘ 2pm. Fourth Sunday of Easter/The Good Shepherd Sprint and middle distance races for all age Friday 29th April The Fourth Sunday of Easter is devoted to groups, with throwing events for junior/ senior prayer for vocations. Jesus tells us in today’s men and women. Registration from 1pm. 8pm gospel, “I am the good shepherd. The good Clare Roots Society Lecture; Thursday 21st and afterwards to Maria Assumpta Hall shepherd lays down his life for his sheep” (John April 8pm Old Ground Hotel; Peadar Clancy for get together . All are very welcome 10:11).The Good Shepherd is a very powerful 1916 Hero & Irish Martyr; By Cormac Ó Comhraí. to this event – if you want to pre order image of the personal love and care that Jesus Peadar Clancy; fought in the , his beautiful memoirs, please ring has for each person. Faith is central to the distinguished himself because of his bravery and friendship between Jesus the Good Shepherd was promoted in the field. Clancy was one of Geraldine: 0656828696 --- looking and the members of His flock. Everybody has a those sentenced to death after the Rising, He forward to seeing you on the night. vocation in life and is called to be a true was spared however, and imprisoned in Britain. (Note change of date) of Jesus. We are asked to pray especially today By 1920 he was a key planner of the attack on for vocations to the Priesthood and Religious British intelligence agents on . Ennis Flower and Garden Club present Tom Clancy was arrested hours before the Bloody Giltenane, D M Garden Centre, Croagh, Co. Life. It was Jesus who said, “The harvest is Sunday attacks were to take place. He was killed Limerick, West County Hotel; Tuesday, April great but the labourers are few. Pray that the in British Custody the following day. 19th; 8.15pm; Plants will be raffled on the night. Lord of the harvest will send labourers into His All are welcome; Admission (non members) €10; harvest". (Matthew 9: 37-38) We can say the Clare Youth Service Bake Sale being held at following prayer today: the centre on Carmody Street on Friday 22 April Enquiries:[email protected] Lord Jesus Christ, Saviour of the world, may from 9am to 2.00pm. A selection of homemade Arthritis Ireland Clare Branch, present an we spend our lives faithful to You. May the baked goods available: Brown bread, brack, information evening “Living with Gout” with Dr. Holy Spirit guide priests and all who preach lemon drizzle cake, carrot cake, biscuit cakes, Alexander Fraser at the Old Ground Hotel, Ennis the gospel. Amen sausage rolls, scones etc. Tea/Coffee available on Wednesday 20th April at 7pm. Free on the day. Thanks for your support. To pre admission, all welcome. Contact 086 0279379 for order, email: [email protected]. more information. The annual Ennis Old Folks’ Pilgrimage to Knock takes place on May 7th. The pilgrimage will Rest in Peace Mount Callan challenge. St Joseph’s include Mass in the apparition chapel and is led by Doorabarefield ladies’ football club. Sunday April Fr. Gerard Fitzgerald. The cost of the trip is €20 Jimmy Ryan, Greystones, Co 17th 11am. Walk led. Meet at The Hand, and includes bus fares, lunch and afternoon tea. Wicklow & formerly Ennis, sister Kilmaley. Contact Martina 087 7781839 Bus will leave the Banner Lodge at 9:30a.m. on the of Noreen Doohan, Kincora Pk & 7th of May and will also pick up at St. Joseph's and Mary Moloney, Clarecastle; Julia McDonagh, Sale of Work on Saturday 16th the Auburn Lodge. I suggest that you be on time Waterpark Heights, Drumbiggle; PJ Coote, April from 12 mid day and for the pick ups as these are the only pick-ups. Cahercalla; Tommy Dormer Jnr, Ivy Hill; Nell Sunday 17th April after all Spaces on the pilgrimage are limited to 55 people masses in the new Parish Centre. Great variety of and this will be strictly adhered to. You may only Ryan, Stonepark, Barefield, mother of Martina clothes and Bric a Brac, Cake Sale, Raffle, and Mc Enery, Gort Rd & Antoinette Kelly Maolney, book your place on and pay for this pilgrimage tea served. Come along and enjoy a great day. through the Parish Office and no other method of Clonroadmore; Michael Considine, formerly TABLE QUIZ in Ennis Golf Club on Friday 22nd Corrovorrin, husband of Florence, Coopers booking or payment will be accepted. To book your April; 8.30pm supporting Ennis Day Care Centre spot or for more details, contact the parish office Place; Anna Mc Mahon, Spancilhill. for our elderly. Table of four €40 or €10 each, lots on (065) 6824043. Those we love don't go away, of raffle prizes on the night. All support greatly they walk beside us every day. appreciated, Cuan an Chláir. Unseen, unheard, but always near; Bingo Great prizes; Jackpot: €1,500; Ennis Parish Development Fund for still loved, still missed and very dear. In Community Centre Sunday from 8pm. Sunday 10th April, €7,743.00 Today’s Scripture Readings

Entrance Antiphon I have made you a light for the Gospel Acclamation The merciful love of the Lord fills the earth; by nations, so that my salvation may the word of the Lord the heavens were made, reach the ends of the earth.’ Alleluia, alleluia! allleluia. I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; It made the pagans very happy to I know my own sheep and my own know hear this and they thanked the Lord for his me. Alleluia! PENITENTIAL RITE message; all who were destined for eternal P. Have mercy on us, O Lord life became believers. Thus the word of the A reading from the holy Gospel C. For we have sinned against you. Lord spread through the whole countryside. according to John.

P. Show us, O Lord, your mercy. Jn 10:27-30 But the Jews worked upon some of C. And grant us your salvation. the devout women of the upper classes and Jesus said: P. May almighty God have mercy on us, the leading men of the city and persuaded 'The sheep that belong to me listen forgive us our sins, and bring us to them to turn against Paul and and to my voice; everlasting life. expel them from their territory. So they shook I know them and they follow me. C. Amen. the dust from their feet in defiance and went I give them eternal life; off to Iconium; but the disciples were filled they will never be lost and no one GLORIA with joy and the Holy Spirit. will ever steal them from me. The Father who gave them to me is Glory to God in the highest, and on earth The word of the Lord greater than anyone, peace to people of good will. We praise you, and no one can steal from the we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, Responsorial Psalm we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord Father. God, heavenly King, God, almighty Father. Response: We are his people, the sheep The Father and I are one.' Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, of his flock. The Gospel of the Lord Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth. PROFESSION OF FAITH have mercy on us; Serve the Lord with gladness. I believe in one God, the Father almighty, you take away the sins of the world, Come before him, singing for joy. R maker of heaven and earth, of all things receive our prayer; visible and invisible. you are seated at the right hand of the Father, Know that he, the Lord, is God. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. He made us, we belong to him, the Only Begotten Son of God, For you alone are the Holy One, We are his people, the sheep of his flock. born of the Father before all ages. R you alone are the Lord, God from God, Light from Light, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, Indeed, how good is the Lord, true God from true God, begotten, not with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Eternal his merciful love. made, consubstantial with the Father; Father. He is faithful from age to age. R through him all things were made. Amen. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the A reading from the Acts of the Apostles A reading from the book of the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Mary, Acts 13:14.43-52 Apocalypse and became man. For our sake he was Apo 7:9.14-17 crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered Paul and Barnabas carried on from death and was buried, and rose again on Perga till they reached Antioch in Pisidia. Here I, John, saw a huge number, impossible to the third day In accordance with the they went to synagogue on the sabbath and count, of people from every nation, race, tribe Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and took their seats. and language; they were standing in front of is seated at the right hand of the Father. When the meeting broke up, many the throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed He will come again in glory to judge the Jews and devout converts joined Paul and in white robes and holding palms in their living and the dead and his kingdom will Barnabas, and in their talks with them Paul hands. One of the elders said to me, 'These have no end. and Barnabas urged them to remain faithful to are the people who have been through the I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the the grace God had given them. great persecution, and because they have giver of life, who proceeds from the Father washed their robes white again in the blood and the Son, who with the Father and the The next sabbath almost the whole of the Lamb, they now stand in front of God's Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken town assembled to hear the word of God. throne and serve him day and night in his through the prophets. When they saw the crowds, the Jews, sanctuary; and the One who sits on the I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic prompted by jealousy, used blasphemies and throne will spread his tent over them. They Church. I confess one Baptism for the contradicted everything Paul said. Then Paul will never hunger or thirst again; neither the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the and Barnabas spoke out boldly, ‘We had to sun nor scorching wind will ever plague them, resurrection of the dead and the life of the proclaim the word of God to you first, but because the Lamb who is at the throne will world to come. since you have rejected it, since you do not be their shepherd and will lead them to Amen. think yourselves worthy of eternal life, we springs of living water; and God will wipe must turn to the pagans. For this is what the away all tears from their eyes.' Communion Antiphon Lord commanded us to do when he said: The Good Shepherd has risen, The word of the Lord who laid down his life for his sheep and willingly died for his flock, alleluia.