Daily Lenten Thought February 25th
Not a lot to say today. “What’s new?”, I hear you say!! Anyway, just wanted to include this day with the others. Earlier I was in the Cathedral in Ballaghaderreen,…
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Daily Lenten Thought February 24th
I recently came across this quote: “Two things to remember in life; Be careful of your thoughts when you are alone and be careful of your words when you are…
Daily Lenten Thought February 23rd
Happy Birthday Bill – my father would have been 96 today. May he rest in peace! In today’s Gospel, there’s mention of pomp and ceremony. To be more accurate about…
Daily Lenten Thought February 22nd
A rock with roll! Today we celebrate the Feast of The Chair of St Peter. Setting aside the Lenten purple, white vestments are worn and the Gloria is prayed. A…
Daily Lenten Thought February 21st
Transfiguration! Mountain climbed in the company of friends. A revelation takes place that confounds the friends, and roots them to the spot – “Lord”, they said “it’s wonderful for us…
Daily Lenten Thought February 20th
Yesterday I went to visit some parishioners in hospital. On my way home I came on the scene of a serious accident. Emergency services were there and some shocked passers-by.…
Daily Lenten Thought February 19th
Two Balloons for Sarah Ann … Just had a short prayer service in the local cemetery with a family remembering their baby, Sarah Ann, who died just before birth two…
Daily Lenten Thought February 18th
Looking at today’s gospel, it strikes me there’s no point writing too much. It boils down to the Golden Rule – “Treat others as you’d like them to treat you”.…
Daily Lenten Thought February 17th
“There’s something greater than Jonah here” The link between Old Testament and Gospel is particularly obvious in today’s Scripture Passages at Mass. Jonah making his three day trek across Nineveh,…
Daily Lenten Thoughts February 16th
We’re nearly a week into Lent now. How is it going? Have there been slips? Chances are, there have been some … As they say so often at meetings: “Where…