Dear Friends,
Welcome to our weekly liturgies. Our Saturdaymorning talks on the Christian mystics continue to be very well attended. Next Saturday will be on the Swiss mystic,Adrienne von Speyer (1902-1967).
There will be the first meeting ofthe Parish Council here in Gardiner Street this coming Monday (October 14th) at7.00pm.
Just to remind you again that the Health & Safety inspectors have advised us strongly that we need a protective parapet to be constructed on top of the existing railing of the choir gallery. The railing, as it is, is deemed to be too low and, therefore, dangerous. Our architect is investigating the possibility of a wooden or glass parapet. Any contribution towards this construction would be gratefully received. Thank you!
Fr. Brendan
SAINT OF THE COMING WEEK
Saint Teresa of Avila- Tuesday,15th October
Teresa was born in Avila, Spain in 1515. She entered a Carmelite convent when she was twenty but, some years later, she resolved to found a convent under the original and strict form of the Carmelite Rule. The nuns (and later friars) became known as the ‘Discalced Carmelites’ as we have here in Clarendon Street and in other Carmelite convents throughout Ireland. Teresa travelled up and down Spain founding convents, seventeen in all. Teresa’s writings on the spiritual life are famous: The Life; The Way of Perfection; The Book of Foundations; The Interior Castle. With Saint Catherine of Siena, Teresa was one of the first two women to be declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Saint Paul VI in 1970.
Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.
St. Teresa of Avila
BLESSED JOHN SULLIVAN MONTHLY MASS
The monthly Mass in honour of Blessed John Sullivan SJ will be celebrated on Saturday 19th October at 1 pm.
OUR RECENTLY DECEASED
We remember in prayer those who have died recently:
Patrick Dunne
May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
ST BERNADETTE – RELIC PILGRIMAGE
In October, the relics of St. Bernadette will visit two churches in Dublin: Mary Immaculate, Inchicore, October 23-24; and Adam & Eve’s, Merchants Quay, October 25-26. For more information, visit www.stbernadette.ie.
THE LITTLE 11- SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER
Special activities for children every second Sunday at 11 am Mass. Children are led in special faith formation activities, such as guided prayer, storytelling, drawing, etc. by a group of safeguarded volunteers These activities take (for 15-20 minutes) in the Coffee Room, opposite the door leading to Pope Francis corridor.
Parents are also welcome
SYNOD 2024- Latest updates
What is at stake at the assembly in Rome? At first glance, it seems to involve a new way of living the community of the faith, the Church, locally and universally.
Perhaps more fundamentally, we are being asked to encounter Jesus again (as Pope Francis invited us all in his first letter) and then we go on to ask how can we best to serve the Gospel, and make the Good News really good news in our time? Let us continue to pray for the Synod.
For updates on the progress of the Synod, please pick up a copy of the Synod Weekly Newsletter at the back of the Church or visit https://dublindiocese.ie/synod2024/
NOVEMBER MESSENGER
In the November Messenger, Gerard Condon considers the afterlife; Jim Corkery SJ reminds us that although death does separate us, it doesn’t remove us completely from one another; Terence Harrington OFM writes about the importance of kindness and the symbiotic relationship between grief and love; and Anne Marie Lee highlights relationships and ritual as important factors in the spiritual life of the family.
Brief biographies of Madeleine Delbrel, Augustus Pugin and St Alphonsus Rodriguez, along with our regular features, complete this engaging November Messenger. Available in the shop.
POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER INTENTION FOROCTOBER
For a shared mission: We pray that the Church continue to sustain in all ways a Synodal lifestyle, as a sign of co-responsibility, promoting the participation, the communion and the mission shared among priests, religious and lay people.
LAST WEEK COLLECTION
Church: €561, Share: € 98
Card: € 345