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 every Saturday: St. Joseph’s:- 6822166; Cloughleigh: 6840715; Friary: 6828751 Confessions12 to 1pm &in alsoCathedral before every and afterSaturday 6.30pm: Mass 12 to 1pm & also before and after 6.30pm Mass Ennis Parish Web Site: http://www.ennisparish.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ennis.parish Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - 7th February, 2016 (Year C) LET US KNEEL BEFORE THE GOD WHO MADE US At particular points of the mass Sitting - in order for standing and today, you will find yourself either kneeling to have significance, we sit at sitting, standing or kneeling. These other times during mass. You can't are not just arbitrary postures, but stand up for the Gospel if you weren't highly significant bodily gestures sitting to begin with. which express our attitude before Because of its association with God. submission or subordination, many Kneeling - the most reverent gesture consider the act of kneeling as a we take during mass. It shows our medieval affront to the dignity of the obedience to God and our human person. Paradoxically for acknowledgement that we are not Catholics, it is in that act of submission God’s equal. From the beginning of that we discover our true dignity as Christianity it has been the ultimate sons and daughters loved by God. act of worship that recognises that Why? The one before whom we kneel we are truly in the presence of Christ. In today’s isn’t just ‘anyone’, it is God himself. Even when its not Gospel, Peter recognises the power of God in the physically possible for a person to kneel, that inward miracle performed by Jesus Christ and his attitude of submission and worship sets us free. spontaneous reaction, like so many others, is to fall to Cardinal Ratzinger in The Spirit of the Liturgy reflects; his knees and worship. “It may well be that kneeling is alien to modern culture There are two points in the mass when people of faith -- insofar as it is a culture, for this culture has turned realise the awesome reality that they are in the away from the faith and no longer knows the one presence of Jesus and fall to their knees to worship. before whom kneeling is the right, indeed the During the Eucharistic Prayer as the bread and wine intrinsically necessary gesture. The man who learns to become the body and blood of Christ and before believe learns also to kneel, and a faith or a liturgy no Communion when the priest presents our saviour to us longer familiar with kneeling would be sick at the core. and invites us to receive him “Behold the lamb of Where it has been lost, kneeling must be God….” rediscovered, so that, in our prayer, we remain in Standing - this is used to show an importance without fellowship with the apostles and martyrs, in fellowship giving it the same reverence as kneeling. We only with the whole cosmos, indeed in union with Jesus kneel for Christ, everything else is lesser. Christ Himself.” 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: 7th February, 2016 Mass intentions for scheduled Masses in St. 6.30pm: Brian Pope, Doon, Co. Limerick. Priest on Duty: Joseph’s Church should be booked through the Parish Please call: 065 6869098 Office. For all other events call Fr John 0656822166. Sun 7th: 9am: Helen Griffin, Woodlawn, Loughville. 10.30am:James Kelly, Clonroadmore. Wednesday: Fr. Tom Hogan Remembered in Masses this Week: Earlie Family, Limerick Rd. 065 6869098 Sat 7pm: Tony Strand, Shannon Pk. Paul Brassil, St Michael’s Villas. Sun 7th 8am: Christina Kelly, Elm Park. Michael Hassett, Drumbiggle Rd. Newly Baptised 11.30am: James & Eileen McGann, Parnell St. Teresa Ryan, Gallows Hill. We welcome into the Tues 11am: John & Catherine Behan, Kilkee. Virginia Donnellan, St. Joseph’s, Hermitage. Christian Community Wed 11am: Donor’s Intention. Mary, Kitty & Mick Connellan, Ard na Greine. through the Sacrament 7pm: Sean & Mary Glynn, Kincora Park. 12noon: Bill Lacey, College Grove. 1st Anniv of Baptism: Dylan Eric Thu 11am: Mary, John & dec’d Fitzgerald family, Kerry. Mon:7.45am: Maura Garvey, Dublin. McNevin; Eve Robyn Dobbin; Fri 11am: Jimmy Morgan, Shanaway Rd. 10am: Áine Fennell & Sr. Benet O.P., Gort Rd. Daniel Michael Millar Monahan Sat 11am: Bridie Flynn, Lifford Rd. 7.30pm: Kathleen Doran, Tulla & Ennis. 7pm: Maurice O’Brien, Inch. Charlie O’Grady, McNamara Pk. Faith Friends, Tuesday Feb 9th Sun 14th 8am: Burns & Lipton families, L.A; USA. Tues:7.45am Book of Intentions. is the last Parish Faith Friends 10am: Maura Cavanagh, Pine Grove. 10am: Maureen Murphy & Joe, Hermitage. evening for Ennis National 11.30am: Aileen Nugent, Castlerock. 7.30pm: Bernie Dilger, Connolly Villas. confirmation students. Special Wed:7.45am: Thomas & Elizabeth Nugent, Scariff. thanks to the parents who Next Mass in the extraordinary form (the 10am: Mary Pigott, Connolly Villas. supervised the small groups each Tridentine or ‘Latin’ rite) takes place on th 7.30pm: Martin & Anne O’Grady, College Park & evening. All the children Sunday 7 February 2016 at 5.30 p.m. in Gertie & Bernard Bleasdale, Corrovorrin. participated, a huge “thank you” to St. Joseph’s Church. All are welcome. Thurs:7.45am: Joe Foley, College Park. their parents for encouraging and 10am: Chrissie, George & Haulie Molloy, enabling them. The 24 Rice Lent 2016 Mollie Butler, Old Mill St. College transitional year students 7.30pm: Michael & Mary Ryan, St Michael’s Villas. working with the groups have Fri:7.45am Mass for the People. been dedicated. Hopefully they 10am: Christina & Paddy Malone, Dalcassian Drive. have grown in faith during it too. 7.30pm: Michael Bugler, Newmarket-on-Fergus. MM Confirmation Ceremony of Sat:10am: Monica Sheridan, Hermitage. Light: 6.30pm: Mary Moroney, Hermitage & London. MM Tuesday March 1st; 8pm 10th February marks the beginning of our Sun 14th: 9am: Edward & Annie Mallon, Tyrone. Cathedral Lenten Journey. The distribution of ashes at all Gerry & Mary Moroney, Lower Market St. 10.30am: Paddy & Mary Keane, Limerick Rd. From the organising group of this the masses reminds us of our mortality and is Olive Slattery (nee Ritchie), College Park. parish programme, THANKS also an opportunity to reflect on our relationship Michael Griffin, Woodlawn, Lahinch Rd. Jubilee of Mercy - a series of with God and our neighbour. During the Lenten Lorraine Cooley, Dalcassian Ave. catechesis for adult and young, Season, the Church invites the faithful to enter Patrick & Ciss Garrahy, St. Michael’s Villas. will be given every Sunday and into the reflective period, especially in these Liam Molony, Shanaway. Wednesday at 7.30pm in Maria turbulent times. Fr. John Meehan, Summerhill. Assumpta Hall, beside Cathedral, 12 noon: Rite of Election—RCIA Candidates. starting; 31st January, for 7 Mary Browne, St. Anthony’s, Circular Rd. MM weeks. These talks, given by a World Day of Prayer team of the Neo-catechumenal for the Sick Roster for Cathedral: Way, would help us to listen again Mass of Healing and Anointing Thursday to the Good News of the Mercy of Sunday 14th February, 2016 February 11th St. Joseph’s Church at 11am. Readers: Group 2 God for us, called the “Kerygma” by St. Paul and the early Church. World Day of the Sick, a celebration started by Pope Eucharistic Ministers Weekday: Group 5 John Paul II as a way for believers to offer prayers for Eucharistic Ministers Sunday: Group 2 “God wanted to save the word through the kerygma”. Come and those suffering from illnesses. The day coincides with Listen. the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes. People Cloughleigh around the world take the time to pray for the sick and Remembered in Masses this Week: Parish Visitation Team will visit the for those who work very hard to alleviate the sufferings Sun 7th 11am: Kitty McDermott, Cloughleigh. following areas of the sick on this day. Faith organizations Mon 9.30am: James McInerney, O’Callaghan’s Mills. starting 15th February: mark this day especially to provide the sick Tue 9.30am: Book of Intentions. Park Avenue. “Where 2 with medicines, food, and spiritual guidance. Wed 9.30am: Sean McEnery, McHugh Villas. or 3 are gathered in My Name, Sun 14th 9.30am: Bridie & PJ Dilger, Hermitage. there I am in the midst of them”. 11am: Edward & Mary Hayes, Hermitage. Rest in Peace MEDJUGORJE PRAYER May McMahon, Cahercalla; Live the Word: There is no passion to be found in MEETING. Monday 8th Feb; Sr. Pius O’Brien, St Xavier’s & Quilty; settling for a life that is less than you are 8pm: District Daycare Centre, Those we love don't go away, capable of living . Clarecastle: All welcome. they walk beside us every day. Newsletter items to Parish Office 065–6824043 Ennis Parish Development Unseen, unheard, but always near; Fax 065-6842541 or email: [email protected] Fund for Sunday, 31st still loved, still missed and very dear.