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Sunday 14th September 2025
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Gospel Reflection:
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him.
John 3:16–17

My exalted Lord, I turn to You in my need and with the utmost faith in Your divine power to save. Please give me the grace I need to fully embrace every cross in my life with hope and faith in You. Please transform my crosses so that You will be exalted through them and so that they will become an instrument of Your glory and grace.
Jesus, I trust in You.

Ref: https://mycatholic.life

Memorable wisdom for Today:

“Let the sign of the cross be continually made
on the heart, on the mouth, on the forehead,
at table, at the bath, in bed, coming in and going out,
in joy and sadness, sitting, standing, speaking, walking —
in short, in all our actions.”
~St. Gaudentius~
 


 

Pope declares ‘God’s influencer’ first millennial saint – Saint Carlo Acutis
Pictures of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis on the day of their cannonisation 7th September 2025

This morning Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, an Italian teenager dubbed “God’s Influencer” for his efforts to spread the faith online.

Read about Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, an Italian mountaineering enthusiast who died of polio aged 24 in 1925, and who was also made a saint.
Vatican News:
RTE News:

 

Edgeworthstown, Streete and Rathowen parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois, Ireland
Our Lady, Queen of Peace Pray for us
Our Lady, Queen and Mother Pray for us
Our Lady, Mother of the Church Pray for us

 

~ Introduction ~
Réamhrá

Céad Míle Fáilte

Firstly a hearty welcome to all who have moved into our parishes in recent times!

Many thanks for visiting our Parish website.
This site has been designed with three aims:

Firstly to aid the work of our priests in our parishes in preaching the word of Jesus and their teaching of His message to us.

Secondly to aid parents, children and adults as our children and young adults prepare for the Sacraments.

Thirdly to reflect the wider community among whom we live and the various activities and organisations that go to make up our community.

We acknowledge and respect the diversity of faiths and origins in our multi-faith and multi-ethnic community.

We invite your views and contributions on church and parish life.
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Invitation to prayer at Holy Communion time for those not receiving Holy Communion
See note below Mass times in Our Parishes page
 
Preparing Children for the Sacraments – First Confession, First Holy Communion, Confirmation

See notes for the Grow in Love Religious Education for Primary School Children in The Sacraments page

 

In today’s newsletter (Sunday 7th September) Fr. Pierre Pepper introduces us to some good Catholic websites,
full of insight and thought provoking messages.

Browse through these websites via the links below:

 

Never Again War!

Following his first Regina Caeli on May 16th 2025, Pope Leo XIV issued an appeal for an end to the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and on the India/Pakistan border.
Click to read his full address in Osservatore Romano

He also spoke in a phone call with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas.
Click to read the Vatican News report.

 

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