Mass Times Sundays:

Cathedral:- Sat. Vigil: 6.30pm; Sunday: 9am, 10.30am & 12 noon St. Joseph’s:- Sat. Vigil: 7pm; Sunday: 8, 10, 11.30am 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: : 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: Cathedral:- 6824043; Email: [email protected] Confessions in Cathedral Saturday After 10am Mass & before and Confessions in Cathedral every Saturday: St. Joseph’s:- 6822166; Cloughleigh: 6840715; Friary: 6828751

after 6.30pm Mass 12 to 1pm & also before and after 6.30pm Mass St Joseph’s Saturday After 11am 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

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) 19th November, 2017 Life is Changed Not Ended.

Nature reminds us of the changing patterns follows death. What we do know about in the foliage, the end of summer and the future life it is vastly superior to our present coming of autumn. lifestyle and also beyond what the human mind can imagine. St. Paul reminds us ‘eye Traditionally November is the month of the has not seen nor ear heard what God has in Holy Souls and is celebrated in many parts store for those who serve him’. of the world in remembrance of those departed this life. Belief in life The central joy of heaven is a after death is intricately woven life in union with God. Second into the fabric of our faith, Thessalonians assures us that Liturgy and prayer practices. we will be fully united with Universally religious ceremonies are held for all those who have gone before us. those who preceded them in While that has been a source of death but in the belief that considerable discussion as to another form of existence awaits them. Yet when we what that union might be, there begin to describe what lies is no discussion about the basic ahead of us we become a little tongue tied. fact that death is an entrance to a new form One time a famous actor when asked if he of existence. Eternal life is a Gospel given. believed in after life, his reply was ‘I cannot The Psalmists say ‘Our homeland is in say but I am intrigued by the idea’. heaven’. With St. Paul we simply pray to be

strengthened with the firm conviction that Trying to depict our futures affords a little more than an approximation of images. The God who in his fullness of love, will Scriptures had apocalyptic symbols and welcome us home. images in an attempt to imagine what

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Cathedral Hospital & Sick Calls St. Joseph’s Remembered in Masses this Week: 19th November, 2017 Mass intentions for scheduled Masses in St. Sat:6.30pm: Mass for the People. Priest on Duty: Joseph’s Church should be booked through the Parish Office. For all other events call Fr John 0656822166. Do this in Memory. Fr. Tom O’Gorman Sun: 9am: Michael Ó Corbáin, Rd. Duty Phone: 065 6869098 Remembered in Masses this Week: Eimer Corbett, Oak Park. Sat 7pm: Deceased Dillon family, St. Senan’s Rd. 10.30am: Frances Feeney, St. Michael’s Villas. Sun 8am: Patricia Molloy, Clancy Park. Mary Thynne, Merchants Square. Ennis Parish 10am: Kathleen Foudy, Ivy Hill. John & Mary Broderick, Loughville. Christmas Project 11.30am: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Roger, Molly, Andrew & Pat Carey. Triduum Mass Cards (Triduum Paddy Fitzgerald, Kilrush Rd. Mon 11am: Alphy Ryan, Kevin Barry Ave. of Masses offered on Christmas Austin Hanrahan & John Mc Mahon, Knock. Elizabeth & George Bradley, Carmody St. Day) and Parish Christmas Joan Malone, Lenabeag, Lahinch Rd. Tues 11am:James & Margaret Butler, St. Clare’s Tce. Cards are now available from Wed 11am: Anne Rynne, Kylea & England. Betty Devaney, Kilmurray. Parish Office. Proceeds from Thu 11am: Martin White, Kincora Pk. Deceased O’Brien family. cards towards: Cathedral Organ Fri 11am: Maureen O’Gorman, Marian Ave. 12noon: Ellen Devitt, St. Michael’s Villas. MM Restoration Fund. Sat 11am: Robert Normoyle, Newcastle West. Ted & Nancy Sheils, College Rd. 7pm: Pat Woods, Circular Rd.MM Mon:7.45am: Sheila & Tom Coote, St. Michael’s Vls. Newly Baptised Sun 8am: Sean & Vera Moloney, Rd. 10am: Mary Sheridan, Hermitage & Manchester. We welcome into the 10am: Hugh, Frances & Mary Gilmore, Drumcliffe. 7.30pm: Sean Lynch, Clancy Park. Christian Community 11.30am: Edward Ryan, Clancy Pk. Tues:7.45am Book of Intentions. through the Sacrament 10am: Jack, Delia & Kathleen Callinan. of Baptism: Jamie Divine Mercy Chaplet 7.30pm: Paddy & Tessie Meere, Cahercalla. Stephen Tobin; Adam Szewc; We will continue to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet as a prayer group on this Tuesday Wed:7.45am: Special Intention. Katelyn Grace Synott; 10am: Mary Hurley, Maurice’s Mills. evening; 8pm; Parish office. All are welcome to come and pray and we hope to keep up 7.30pm: Joe Williams, Bindon St. Parish Visitation Team Thurs:7.45am:Bernard & Anne McNamara, McNamara Pk. the wonderful attendance and new friendships formed will visit the following so far. There will also be a short Lectio Divina after 10am: Jordan & Sheehan families. area starting 27th the chaplet. All welcome. 7.30pm: Michael Byrne, Tyrone & Dublin. November: Wood Fri:7.45am Holy Souls. Haven, Kilrush Rd. 10am: Special Intention. “Where 2 or 3 are gathered in My Rest in Peace 7.30pm: Joan Griffin, Kilmorane. Name, there I am in the midst of Bill Chapman Snr, Ennistymon & late Kieran Casey, Military Barracks & Turnpike. MM them”. Hermitage, Mary Hassett, Pearse Ave, Cloughleigh, Sat:10am: Daryl Dobson, Ashfield Pk. Dominic Connolly, Killucan, brother of Peggy, William O’Dwyer, Lahinch. People of the Year College Pk; Anne Coleman, Dundrum, Dublin, Decd O’Neill, Hassett & Murray families, Market St. Awards mother of Marie O’Reilly, Shanaway Rd.; Nancy 6.30pm: Buddy Dinan, Waterpark Heights. 1st Anniv Many people are working in a Meade, & Staff Colaiste Muire; voluntary capacity (often Sun: 9am: John Davoren, . Month’s Mind Mass for Kay Hanberry, Roslevan at Martin Browne, Gallows Hill. unnoticed), giving of their time and energy in the service of others Ennis Friary; Friday 24th November; 7pm. Gemma Curtin & Connolly family. and enriching our community. Donagh & Elaine Lempriere, O’Connell St. Some years ago the Pastoral Matt Talbot Novena, Shannon; 7pm; 10.30am: Kitty, Michael & Mathew McEnery, Gort Rd. Council decided to acknowledge Tuesday; SS John & Paul Church, Marie & Michael Kelly, College Green. their contributions and awards Shannon. Our speaker: Senator Rónán Mary & Cronin Griffin, Kildysert Cross. have been presented to worthy Mullen, Independent Senator, Seanad Lena & Packie Mangan, Brookville. participants for the past number of Eireann. Praying each week for all suffering or White family, Hermitage. years. If you know of someone sharing in the life of addictions. Petitions/Prayers of Frank Dinan, Cahercalla Heights. whom, you feel, would be worthy thanksgiving can be left at the shrine or sent to the Kathleen O’Halloran. of such recognition, we would special petition email on shannonparish.ie where the appreciate your nominating them. Tommy & Alice Fitzpatrick, Larchill. Novena can also be watched live each week. Please Nominations to be sent to the Salvador Coote, late Causeway. Parish Office and should include come along and bring a friend to this very special 12noon: Josie Garry, Sandfield. 1st Anniv information about the person Novena. A warm welcome awaits! being nominated and a detailed Roster for Cathedral: outline of the reasons for the Cloughleigh Sunday 26th November, 2017 nomination. Closing date: 31st December 2017. Remembered in Masses this Week: Readers: Group 1 Sun 9.30am: Morgan family, Roscommon. Eucharistic Ministers Weekday: Group 3 11am: Maura Mc Mahon, “Marymount”, Cusack Rd. Eucharistic Ministers Sunday: Group 2 Do this in Memory. Mon 9.30am: Packie & Bridget, Downes, Circular Rd.  Tue 9.30am: Book of Intentions. Our new rota will be prepared in time for the new Wed 9.30am: Brenda Dullaghan, Dundalk. MM Mass schedule, starting 1st Sunday of Advent. If Ennis Parish Thu 9.30am: Mary & Jimmy O’Reilly, Gort Development Fund for Fri 9.30am: Donor’s Intention. your circumstances or details have changed please Sunday 12th November, Sun 9.30am:Leydon family, Carmody St & Cloughleigh. contact the parish office or Noreen Flynn. €7,525.00 11am: John, Peg & Peter Moloney, Cloughleigh.

Lions’ Club of Ennis in aid of Christmas Concert *The Alzheimer Society Friday 8th December at 8pm, Toirbhirt na Maighdine Muire *Clare Haven Services Ennis Cathedral Ar an Mháirt seo chugainn an 21 Samhain *Bushy Park Featuring: comórfar Toirbhirt na Maighdine Muire. De réir *Ennis Mental Health Association Karoline O’Sullivan; Cathedral béaloidis na hEaglaise thug tuismitheoirí na *Day Care Centre, Clarecastle Choir; Cantare Chamber Choir; Maighdine Muire í go hIarúsailéim nuair a bhí sí proudly present Trio; Quin & Tonic trí bliana d’aois chun í a thoirbhirt do Dhia sa The Band of An Garda Siochana Choir; Forever Young choir, in- Teampall. Ón 6ú haois bhí an fhéile seo á in Concert at Glór clude Andrea Sheehan and cheiliúradh ag an Eaglais san Oirthear. Sa Grace Russell and many others Thursday 23rd November 8pm bhliain 1372 cheadaigh an Pápa Greagóir X1 í a Tickets: €10 from Parish Office; Veritas & chomóradh san Iarthar agus sa bhliain 1585 Tickets: €20 at Glór Box Office Ennis Bookshop from Tues 14th Nov. d’ordaigh an Pápa Sixtus V don eaglais uile an In aid of Cathedral Organ Restoration Fund. Monthly Mass; Ennis Padre Pio fhéile a cheiliúradh gach bliain. Bhí muintir na hÉireann an-ómósach do Mhuire i Prayer Group; Ennis Friary; Thurs Ennis Players Supper theatre; Old Ground 23rd; 7.30pm. All are welcome. gcónaí. Is iad seo a leanas liosta de na teidil ar Hotel; this year’s line up is Select Mhuire a scríobh an file Piaras Mac Gearailt Accommodation by Cliff Wedgbury. Directed san18ú haois: Maranatha Prayer Ministry Healing Retreat by Helen Forde also Semblance of Madness Crann Soilse is Criostal na Críostaíochta, and Family Tree Mass on today, Sunday, by John H Newmeir. Directed by Geraldine Farraige na Daonnachta, 19th November; 2.30pm at St. Paul’s Church, Greene. Running from 21st of November to Grianán na Glóire, Dooradoyle, through the Ministry of the 24th of November. Tickets priced at €18 Réaltán Eolais gach Seachránaigh, Fr. John Walsh, Limerick. Tea after. All and will include a light supper. Tickets: Record Bean Réitigh na Feirge, welcome. Rack, Salthouse Lane. Seomra Séad na Suáilce,

Rosary on the Coasts for Life and Faith: Tuile na nGrásta, Coffee Morning: My name is Martina Join tens of thousands on the coasts of Ireland Tonn Chlíodhna na Trócaire. Hanrahan & I am volunteering with Operation on the Feast of Christ the King, November Walk Ireland to go to Vietnam next March, Next Tuesday 21 November is the feast of the 26th at 2.30pm to pray the rosary for the where we will perform Orthopaedic surgeries. Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. protection of life and the preservation of faith To help fund this, I am holding a Coffee According to the oral tradition of the Catholic in Ireland. Information, prayers and rosary morning/Raffle in the Cathedral Chapter room; Church the parents of Mary brought her, aged locations at www.coastalrosaryireland.ie or Sunday 19th November; 9.30am - 1.30pm. three, to Jerusalem to present her to God in the contact [email protected] or Lovely raffle prizes- nice Christmas gift ideas. Temple. From the 6th century the feast was 087 2786552. Join in prayer wherever you are. Hope to see you there. celebrated by the Eastern Church. In 1372 Pope Locations in Co. Clare are Lahinch (car park Gregory X1 allowed it to be celebrated in the Clare Stroke Support club meeting will be on Miltown Road, opposite Seapark and the West and in 1585 Pope Sixtus declared that it th Monday 27 November from 12 noon to 2pm; School Road junction), (Bandstand), was to be observed by the whole church. Fahy Hall, Roslevan. Details contact Mary Lighthouse. Irish people had great respect always for Our Tobin 087 254 6742 Clare Crusaders’ Christmas Fair Lady. The following is a list of Marian titles Christmas Floral Demonstration: Ennis Auburn Lodge Sunday 26th November 12pm - written by the poet Piaras Mac Gearailt in the Flower and Garden Club present Ann O'Hara, 4pm. Home-made Christmas Cakes, Clare 18th century: ; West County Hotel, Ennis; Tuesday, Crusaders’ Cards, Books. Hampers, Jewellery, Luminary of , November 21st. Sales Table (supporting local Toys, Fashion Accessories & Cosmetics, and Sea of humanity, charities). Demonstrators’ Arrangements Many More Stands. Visit Santa. All Welcome. Bower of glory, raffled on the night, commencing 8.15pm Guiding star of those who stray, Clare Parkinson’s Support Group; Doors open 7.30pm. All are welcome. Dispeller of anger, Carrigoran Health & Wellness Centre, Admission: €10 (non members). Enquiries: Source of virtue, Newmarket-on-Fergus; 10am; Friday 24th [email protected] Wellspring of grace November. All are Welcome. Information The Clíodhna wave of Mercy. Bereavement Support Information Evening; contact: 087 415 8430. Milford Care Centre; Tue 28th November ; FINDING FREEDOM: A DAY OF CONTEMPLATION & 7pm - 8.30pm. The evening is designed to EXPLORATION WITH DENIS CROSBY; Sale Of Work give general information on grief and CARRIGORAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTRE, bereavement to bereaved people, their family NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS; SATURDAY, 25TH NOV; Maria Assumpta Hall and friends. Bereavement Counsellors will be 10AM - 3PM; COST: €20 (INCLUDES TEA/COFFEE/ in attendance to provide general information LIGHT LUNCH.) REGISTRATION FROM 9.30AM. Saturday 25th November on Grief and Bereavement. The evening will Focus of the Day - Our lives today are full of comprise of: Short talk by a Bereavement preoccupations and enslavements. Where can in aid of Counsellor. Different experiences of Grief we find a more spacious and free place to be? Services available; Question Time. The This day will explore this question through Cuan an Chláir information evening is Free. O ATTEND conversation and contemplation. T Electric Vehicle Information Event, The Old CONTACT: Anthony Lenihan: 087 616 3492; Ground Hotel, Saturday, Nov. 25th; 4pm: [email protected]; Donagh O’ Meara: 087 There will be a free information event to inform 232 2140 or Maureen Kelly: 087 2890942 the public about electric cars: the money- [email protected]. saving benefits, environmental advantages, UL Ennis General Hospital available grants as well as a car-charging Remembrance Computer Training: Learn Wordprocessing, demonstration. Electric vehicle owners will be Spreadsheets, Database, Powerpoint, Mass Saturday 2nd December; 6pm; Ennis present to share their experience and answer Internet, E-mail. Beginners and Mature Hospital for the people who died in the last questions. Details from Susan: 087 7917589. Students. Tel 065-6824785 (Ennis). year in the Hospital. Today’s Scripture Readings Entrance Antiphon Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty; A reading from the Holy Gospel The Lord said: I think thoughts of the woman who is wise is the one to according to Matthew. peace and not of affliction. praise. Mt. 25:14-30 You will call upon me, and I will Give her a share in what her hands Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: answer you, and I will lead back your have worked for and let her works tell 'The kingdom of heaven is like a man on captives from every place. Her praises at the city gates. his way abroad who summoned his

servants and entrusted his property to The word of the Lord them. To one he gave five talents, to PENITENTIAL RITE Responsorial Psalm another two, to a third one; each in P. Have mercy on us, O Lord proportion to his ability. Then he set out. C. For we have sinned against you. Response: O Blessed are those who fear the Lord. Now a long time after, the master P. Show us, O Lord, your mercy. of those servants came back and went C. And grant us your salvation. O blessed are those who fear the Lord through his accounts with them. The man And walk in his ways! who had received the five talents came P. May almighty God have mercy on By the labour of your hands you shall forward bringing five more. "Sir", he said us, eat. "you entrusted me with five talents; here forgive us our sins, and bring us to You will be happy and prosper. R are five more that I have made." everlasting life. His master said to him, "Well done, C. Amen. Your wife is like a fruitful vine good and faithful servant; you have shown

In the heart of your house; you can be faithful in small things, I will GLORIA Your children like shoots of the olive, trust you with greater; come and join in around your table. R your master's happiness.” Glory to God in the highest, and on The Gospel of the Lord. earth peace to people of good will. We Indeed thus shall be blessed PROFESSION OF FAITH praise you, we bless you, we adore you, The man who fears the Lord. we glorify you, we give you thanks for I believe in one God, the Father almighty, May the Lord bless you from Zion maker of heaven and earth, of all things your great glory, Lord God, heavenly In a happy Jerusalem visible and invisible. King, God, almighty Father. All the days of your life. R I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the A reading from the first letter of St. Father before all ages. Father, you take away the sins of the Paul to the Thessalonians. God from God, Light from Light, true God world, have mercy on us; you take away 1 Th 5:1-6 from true God, begotten, not made, the sins of the world, receive our prayer; You will not be expecting us to write consubstantial with the Father; through you are seated at the right hand of the anything to you, brothers, about 'times him all things were made. Father, have mercy on us. and seasons', since you know very well For us men and for our salvation he came For you alone are the Holy One, you that the Day of the Lord is going to down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit alone are the Lord, you alone are the come like a thief in the night. It is when was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy people are saying, 'How quiet and crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. peaceful it is' that the worst suddenly death and was buried, and rose again on Amen. happens, as suddenly as labour pains the third day In accordance with the come on a pregnant woman; and there Scriptures. He ascended into heaven will be no way for anybody to evade it. A reading from the book of Proverbs. and is seated at the right hand of the But it is not as if you live in the Father. He will come again in glory to Pr. 31:10-13.19-20.30-31 dark, my brothers, for that Day to judge the living and the dead and his A perfect wife - who can find her? overtake you like a thief. No, you are all kingdom will have no end. She is far beyond the price of pearls. sons of light and sons of the day: we do I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Her husbands heart has confidence in not belong to the night or to darkness, giver of life, who proceeds from the Father her, from her he will derive no little profit. so we should not go on sleeping, as and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has Advantage and not hurt she brings him everyone else does, but stay wide all the days of her life. spoken through the prophets. awake and sober. I believe in one, holy, catholic and She is always busy with wool and with The word of the Lord.

apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism flax, she does her work with eager Gospel Acclamation for the forgiveness of sins and I look hands. Alleluia, alleluia! forward to the resurrection of the dead She sets her hands to the distaff, Even if you have to die, says the Lord, and the life of the world to come. Amen. her fingers grasp the spindle. Keep faithful, and I will give you Communion Antiphon She holds out her hand to the poor, The crown of life. Alleluia! To be near God is my happiness, she opens her arms to the needy. To place my hope in God the Lord.