On August 4th, as mentioned in other posts, we celebrated the Pattern at Urlaur Abbey. Seán Browne from Castlerea recorded the day’s proceedings and recently sent me a copy of the DVD. I looked through it last night and thought I might share here the homily from the Mass in…
Today is the feast of St Matthew. He was numbered among the twelve Apostles and among the FOUR Evangelists. As one of the TWELVE he walked alongside Jesus and observed his ways. As one of the FOUR, he recounted the Gospel story so that it is there for our reading…
This weekend’s Gospel passage is the workers in the vineyard – being hired at different times during the day and of the distribution of wages at day’s end. I mentioned this in an earlier post as it was the Gospel at a weekday Mass a few weeks ago. Anyway, just…
One of the films I remember from childhood was “GOING MY WAY” with Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. It was the story of a new priest in a parish, dealing with a not so easy to be with but very likeable Parish Priest. Maybe it had something to do with…
Yesterday, I attended the funeral Mass of Fr Tommie Mannion, P.P., Claremorris. I’d known him since the time I worked with Galway Regional Marriage Tribunal and have kept some contact with him through the years. He was a kindly man who, in recent years, battled with illness. He lost that…
I mentioned Imelda May a few “posts” ago and have become quite a fan – though I don’t fully get all her music. I still hear that Dublin accent and the sincerity behind it. That’s enough … Anyway, I’ve listened to Kentish Town Waltz so many times and still love…
As I sit here, wondering what I might write this week, I looked at Sunday’s readings and the first one says it all. There’s no point writing for the sake of writing when it has been put so well before. This is a reading worth thinking about this week, not…
Next weekend we introduce the revised responses as set out in the Third edition of the Roman Missal. Just after writing the newsletter here and thought I might include the few comments made on the reflection page. Over the past few months there has been much discussion about the…
In an earlier post I included an Irish dance from the Urlaur Pattern. Here I would like to include a few photos from a pageant presented on the life of St Dominic. It featured many locals and neighbours and was well received. A DVD of this year’s Pattern Mass, Pageant…
Arrived home on Thursday. All went well. Went to see Alpha and, since I’m still typing – you can see he didn’t bite my hand off!! Left him with Brendan and will collect him on Friday evening. Brendan worked wonders with him but I’m not sure whether he’ll progress or…
