Dingle Parish
Fr Michael Moynihan PP
Tel (066) 9151208/087-6551902
December 29th, 2024
dingle@dioceseofkerry.ie
www.dingleparish.ie
The Holy Family of Jesus,
Mary and Joseph
Pray for Johnny Moriarty, Baile na Saor and Beaufort. Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam.
St Mary’s Church, Dingle.
Sat 28ú 6.15pm 1. Ann Moriarty (née Long) Salthill, Galway and Farranredmond 1ú CB. 2. Martin O’Sullivan, Reenbee MM. 3. Michael Brosnan, Garrynadur and deceased members of the Brosnan Family, Garrynadur and Foherough. 4. Kathleen, Tom, Mary Theresa and Cian Bric, Ceathrúin a’ Phúca. 5. Eibhlín agus Maidhc Ó Móráin, Baile Riabhach, Kathleen Sheehy agus muintir Uí Mhóráin atá ar shlí na fírinne.
Sun 29ú 11.30am Hannah Kelliher, John St.
Monday 30ú 10.00am (in St Mary’s)
Tues 31ú 10.00am Intinn Príobháideach.
Wed 1ú 12.00 noon Private Intention.
Thurs 2ú 10.00am Paróisteanaigh.
Fri 3ú 6.15pm Dónal and Áine Griffin, Marian Park.
Sat 4ú 6.15pm 1. John, Maurice and Kathleen Curran and Denis Curran, Knockavrogeen. 2. James Dowd, Garfinny.
Sun 5ú 11.30am Michael O’Sullivan, Glen Minard, 1ú CB.
Confessions: Friday after the 6.15pm Mass.
Rotas: Next Weekend: Euch Mins: 6.15pm Theresa Ashe, Christín Uí Chonchúir and Barbara Prendergast. 11:30am Patricia Williams and James Devane. Readers: 6.30pm: Breandán Fitzgerald. 11.30am: Liz Uí Uiginn. Cleaners Team 4.
Naomh Eoin Baiste, Lios Póil
Domh 29ú 10.00am Deceased members of the Ferriter Family and Michael O’Connor, Ballinasare, the Keane Family, Deerpark.
Naomh Caitlín, Fionn Trá
Sat 4ú 7.30i.n Eugene Ó Sé, Clochán, CM.
Rota: Min Eoc: Pádraig Firtéar. Léitheoir: Ger Ní Mhathúna.
The Holy Family is seen as the model for the human family, the religious community, and the Church itself. The celebration of the Incarnation has brought us to see God’s closeness. In the Holy Family we see the ordinariness of the life of Jesus, the simple acceptance by Mary and Joseph of the marvels of God. In the daily life of family and community we can touch the divine, we can come close to God. But we have to learn to live centred on God, with respect and love for each other. (Liturgical Calendar 2024)
Thought for the day: Today we have a chance to reflect on the mystery of our own families! It really is a bit of mystery, how we mostly come out okay from this most intense and formative of experiences. We receive so much that we really want to ponder and to treasure. We can also be burdened by attitudes and traits that we might well wish we were without. Yet, through it all, we are grateful. Family is our “first love” and never really loses its importance for us. Prayer:Bless all our families. We thank you for the very gift of life itself we have through our parents and for all the other many gifts we receive from our families. We have received so much: help us to continue to give. Help us too to know what to overlook and forget, to pay attention to what can be healed and for given, and through it all to continue to love.
Pope Francis on X: Throw open the doors of your heart. Everyone knows how to do it. Everyone knows whether their door is closed or half-closed. I wish you a great Jubilee.
Priest on duty this Sunday:
Fr Eamon Mulvihill 066-7139145.
Christmas Dues – Focal Buíochais
Fr Michael would like to thank all who have handed in their Christmas Dues Envelopes. These can still be handed in over the next while by placing them in the Building Fund Boxes at the back of the Churches or in the baskets at the offertory collection. Your support of your Parish Priest is greatly appreciated. NB: If paying by cheque, please make cheque payable to Teach na Sagart for Dues and Dingle Parish for Parish. Spare envelopes for Christmas Dues are available at the back of the Parish Churches. Míle buíochas for your great generosity and support throughout the year.
Offertory Collection: €1,617.00.
2025, A Jubilee Year in the Church
Pope Francis officially opened the Jubilee year, on Christmas Eve by opening a Holy Door in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome. It will be celebrated worldwide on this Sunday, 29th December, in every diocese worldwide, and thus at all our Masses that weekend. Pope Francis has chosen the Jubilee theme “Pilgrims of Hope”. We are asked to treat the year ahead as a year-long pilgrimage seeking together to become more aware that truly Jesus Christ Our Saviour is with us each day, – as our help, strength and guide. When we speak of ‘Hope’ we mean ‘Hope in Jesus Christ’, Hope in our God, Father, Son and Spirit.
Paidir do Lá Caille: Urnaí a múineadh i m’ leanbh dom féin, dúiseacht le dúthracht ar ghairm na n-éan, mo ghlúine a ligean fúm ag achairt chun Dé, chun an Úrmhic a bhí go túirseach ag sileadh as a ghéag’. ‘Rí na n-aingeal, na n-aspal, na bhfáidh is na gcliar, A Íosa a rugadh i d’ leanbh, id’ dhuine is í d’ Dhia, iarsma ‘chuirim ort, a Mhic Athar na ngrás atá fial, trócaire do m’ anam, is maith dom a ndearna riamh.
(Diarmuid Ó Laoghaire, SJ)
Parish Office at the Presbytery, Dingle.
Office will be closed until January 2nd Thursday: 9.30am – 12.30pm.
A range of new religious books are on the bookstand of St Mary’s Church.
Pilgrimage to Lourdes/Oilithreacht na Gaeltachta Sept 14th – 19th 2025. 5 nights from Cork Airport. Costas: €969pps. Deposit €350. Booking forms are available at the back of the Churches. Please return with your deposit to the Parish Office.
Christmas Crib Appeal 2024 – This year your Crib donations will go to the Cara Project in Kenya. Two students from Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, will be going to Kenya in February to work in an Orphanage there.
Prayer at the Crib
Loving Jesus, we remember your birthday Here at our crib, we thank God for Mary,
your mother, who cared for you;
We thank God for Joseph
who listened to his dreams and
protected you from King Herod;
We thank God for the angels who told the shepherds that you had been born;
we thank God for the shepherds
who came to celebrate your birthday;
We thank God for the three wise men
who trusted and told the world about you; We thank God for the animals in the stable who kept you warm.
Baby Jesus, we thank you for
coming as a baby.
Show us how to become
loving and caring in every way.
Help us to grow more and more
like you every day. Amen.
Pope’s Intention for January
For the Right to an Education: Let us pray for migrants, refugees and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.