Mass Times Sundays: Cathedral:- Sat. Vigil: 6.30pm; Sunday: 9am, 10.30am & 12 noon Ennis St. Joseph’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: 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 Fourth Sunday of Lent (Year A) 26th March 2017 Rich and Poor in our World We say proudly, that with modern We must believe that every human means of communication, the world being who can say “I was hungry and has shrunk. No place is far away you gave me food", is speaking with the anymore; we live in the global village. voice of Jesus. But all is not well in the village. There is trouble. And the trouble is that one- third of the villagers have the lion’s share of the goods and the other two- thirds are hungry. As a nation, we are among those who dine magnificently every day. It may not seem magnificent to us, but, to one who eats only once a week, it is. We no longer pretend not to know, that while we eat, others starve. The underdeveloped world is in our village, it is on our door-step. The Gospel invites us to see the condition of the poor not as a cliche but as a challenge. It is a challenge to our complacency, but also a challenge Our Mass is always a give to the poor. We can be to our faith. irritated by the calls and reminders of generosity, but they are blessed opportunies For if we really believe in the too. It is the voice of the risen Jesus speaking to incarnation, if we believe that God us in the pleas of the poor. really became man, then we must believe more. Ibqqz!!Npuifs(t!!Ebz! Cathedral Hospital & Sick Calls St. Joseph’s Remembered in Masses this Week: 26th March, 2017 Remembered in Masses this Week: 6.30pm: Do this in Memory. 7pm: Coughlan family, Marian Ave. Elvyra Binkeviciene, Lithuania. 1st Anniv Priest on Duty: Sun 10am: Do this in Memory. Sun: 9am: Special Intention. Fr. Brendan Quinlivan Paul Glynn, Hilltop, Corrovorrin. 10.30am: Paddy Kennedy, Parnell St. 11.30am: Alfie Hayes, Cappinakella, Maureen Hume, Hanley Family, Templemore. Duty Phone: 065 6869098 Mary Hayes, Pine Grove, Betty O’Looney, Rathclooney. Kearney Family, O’Callaghan’s Mills. Mon 11am: Holy Souls. Tues 11am: Patrick Duggan, Connolly Villas. 12noon: Senan Sheehan, The Hawthorns. MM Friary News Mon: 7.45am: Patrick McInerney, Dalcassian Pk. Wed 11am Edwin Twomey, Blackburn. First Saturday April 1st. 10am: Elizabeth & Patrick O’Rourke. Thu 11am: Harry Ballinger, Gort Rd. The Rosary is ongoing in Fri 11am: Michael Devitt, St. Senan’s Rd. 7.30pm: Nora & Daniel O’Neill, Connolly & decd family. the Friary Church, St Francis St, Sat 11am: Molly Moroney, Corrovorrin Ave. Tues:7.45am Book of Intentions. after 10am Mass. Please come 7pm: Joe Skelly, New Road. 10am: Martin Hogan, St. Flannan’s Tce. and Pray with us. Everyone Sun 8am: Zygmunol Wolczackin, Poland. Jozef Bado. welcome. “Prayer is a weapon” 10am: Jimmy & Cecilia Casey, Old Gort Rd. 7.30pm: Elizabeth Maher, Clonroadbeg. 11.30am: Maureen Frawley, New Road. MM Wed:7.45am: Patrick, Kathleen, Padraic Gilgunn. 10am: Mary & Patrick Finlay. Newly Baptised Next Mass in the extraordinary form (the 7.30pm: Bridie, Albert & Sr. Marie Stephens, Clonroad We welcome into the Tridentine or ‘Latin’ rite) takes place on & Convent of Mercy. Christian Community Sunday 2nd April at 5.30pm in St. Thurs:7.45am: Packie Murrihy, Mullagh. through the Sacrament Joseph’s Church. All are welcome. 10am: William & Martin Costin & of Baptism: John McAuliffe family, Hospital, Co Limerick. Joseph Pio Keenan, Harry Divine Mercy Chaplet 7.30pm: No Mass 8pm: Seinn Concert Terence Vallely, Croidhe Kate We will continue to pray the Divine Mercy Fri:7.45am Mass for the People. Maxwell, Kacper Teter, Aoife Chaplet as a prayer group on this Tuesday 10am: Martin Bradley, Clonroadbeg. Marie Mc Namara evening; 8pm; chapter room. All are 7.30pm: Desmond Cullinan, Dalcassian Pk. welcome to come and pray and we hope to Fatima 1917-2017 keep up the wonderful attendance and new Lita Solis, Philippines. 1st Anniv Holy Rosary hour marking the friendships formed so far. There will also be a short Sat:10am: Thomas Whelan, Dalcassian Pk. centenary of the apparitions at Lectio Divina after the chaplet. All welcome. Nurse Kathleen Duggan, Francis St. Fatima. Thanking Our Lady for 11am: Confirmation Holy Family School. her maternal care. Rosary at the LENT 2017 6.30pm: Mary Hynes, Clare Rd. 1st Anniv square Ennis, first Saturday 1st Sun: 9am: Seamus O’Reilly, Abbey Court. April; 2.30pm. All welcome. Stations of the Cross 10.30am: Mary Keane, Clancy Pk. will take place in the Cathedral each Friday during Jim Kitson, Claureen Drive. Rest in Peace Lent before 10am Mass. Kitty Smyth, Carmody St. Tony Ramsey Bobby & Frances O’Rourke, Dalcassian Ave. brother of Patricia, John O’Halloran, Ard na Greine. St. Flannan’s Drive; Nancy & Michael O’Sullivan, College Rd. Kathleen Haren, 12noon: Kevin Maughan, Childers Rd. 1st Anniv Spanish Point, sister of Lucy O’Halloran, Collins Pk.; James Speakers for Lent in Cathedral Roster for Cathedral: O’Riordan, Limerick, brother of During the 12 noon Mass visiting speakers will share Sunday 2nd April, 2017 Christy O’Riordan, Gallows Hill; some insights reflecting on the theme of Hope and Readers: Group 3 Hugh McKiernan, Galway & Light. Eucharistic Ministers Weekday: Group 4 Cahercalla Rd.; This Sunday: Brigid Haran, Counsellor with Sláinte Eucharistic Ministers Sunday: Group 2 Those we love don't go away, an Chláir, Kilnamona. they walk beside us every day. CATECHESIS FOR LENT Cloughleigh Unseen, unheard, but always near; Talks for adult and young at the Parish Office still loved, still missed and very Remembered in Masses this Week every Sunday and Wednesdays evening at 19.30. : dear. Sun 9.30am: Do this in Memory. These talks are about the ”first announcement” of our 11am: Austin Connole, Lahinch Rd. faith, which according to Pope Francis, we need to Tue 9.30am: Book of Intentions. Live the Word: listen again and again as they lead us to deepen our Sun 9.30am: Joan Summerly, Brookville. Hope is not optimism; it is faith and discover the richness of the Holy Scriptures. 11am: Michael Leyden, Cloughleigh Rd. what we have when the The talks are given by Fr. Ger, Emanuele, Benedetta bottom falls out of and Mate and are particularly suggested as a way of 1st Saturday Devotions optimism. preparation for this time of Lent. in honour of Our Lady of Fatima, in Months Mind Mass for Christy Cathedral next Sat. Adoration of the Most Holy Week Shannon, Hermitage in Scout Blessed Sacrament with Confessions, Rosary As part of the Easter Ceremonies during Holy Week, Hall April 1st; 8pm. All Welcome. and Benediction, after 10am Mass. a garment is sewn together from pieces of material gathered from people in the Community. If you would Ennis Parish The Stations of the Cross will take place like to be part of the garment you may leave a piece in the Cathedral before 10am mass during Development Fund for Sunday19th March, of material in the box on the sanctuary in the the Fridays of Lent. €7,068.00 Cathedral. Faith Friends’ Confirmation Programme Cathedral Concert The faith friends programme with transition Lá na Máthar. year students for the confirmation classes from Eastview High School band, Ceiliúrtar Lá na Máthar ar an gceathrú Ennis National and Holy Family ends this Domhnach den Charghas gach bliain. Chuir Tuesday March 28th 7-8pm with Holy Family. Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA Anna Jarvis, síochánaí ó Virginia Thiar tús leis We thank the 38 students from Rice College an nós i Meiriceá. Bhí sí ag iarraidh go mbeadh and St. Flannan’s College who volunteered as Are visiting Ireland this March and Lá na Máthar aitheanta i Meiriceá i 1905, an a faith friend. They were totally dedicated. We bhliain ina bhfuair a máthair féin bás ach ní thank the primary school teachers and parents will perform in: bhfuair sí aon tacaíocht ó na húdaráis. Bhí lá who encouraged and enabled their students to cuimhneacháin aici dá máthair i séipéal i Virginia participate. Ennis Cathedral this Sunday Thiar i 1908. B’shin tús oifigiúil le lá speisialta a THANKS…. th bheith ann do na máithreacha. Anois bíonn To Geraldine Cummins and Liz McMahon who afternoon March 26 at 4pm. daoine ar fud an domhain ag ceiliúradh Lá na organised everything. Máthar ach ní ar an dáta céanna i ngach tír. To Mr. Cleary (Rice College) and Miss Black Local musician Eamonn Cotter is Roghnaigh Éire, an Nigéir, an Ríocht Aontaithe, (St. Flannan’s College) for their total support . guest artist.