Glanmire Catholic Parish

4 days ago

Fr. Newman this morning at 10:30 Mass reflected on the Transfiguration gospel passage. And quoted a poem by Annie Dillard:

How We Wake

"Mornings, when light spreads over the pastures like wings, and fans a secret color into everything, and beats the trees senseless with beauty, so that you can’t tell whether the beauty is in the trees -dazzling in cells like yellow sparks or green flashing waters- or on them- a transfiguring silver air charged with the wings’ invisible motion; mornings, you won’t be able to walk for the power of it …"

The trees are dazzling this morning!

Jesus on the mountain was called in love by God and then went on to face great suffering for love of us. We also today call people by name in love to help them in life. ... See MoreSee Less

Glanmire Catholic Parish

5 days ago

Fr. Martin at 6 pm Mass today referred to the gospel passage where Peter, James and John were so elated to witness the transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain top that they wanted to stay there forever. Jesus said that no, we must go back down the mountain for now and struggle with life. Fr. Martin drew the parallel where we have also had periods of great joy but right now we must contend with Covid-19 - this will also pass.

New items:

Both St. Michael's and St. Joseph's church are open each weekday for private prayer, perhaps to pray the Station of the Cross.

Join in Mass from St. Joseph's on our webcam each weekday morning at 10 am.

www.mcnmedia.tv/camera/st-josephs-church-glanmire

Join us on our webcam for the Stations of the Cross each Wednesday during Lent at 7:30 pm from St. Joseph's church.

We now have on our parish website a link to make offertory contribution, support our priests, our parish and our diocese - Thank you for your support:

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The parish office is open Tues to Thurs 9:30 am to 1 pm - please do keep social distance and wear a mask - Thank you.

Trocaire boxes can now be collected from the back of both our churches and can be returned at Easter time. This money goes towards many vital humanitarian projects in less well off countries.

Sports Report:

We congratulate the Irish rugby team on wining today against Italy in Rome.

We also congratulate the Northern Irish snooker player Jordan Brown on his great wins of late. ... See MoreSee Less

Glanmire Catholic Parish

7 days ago

... the silence in the mind
is when we live best, within
listening distance of the silence we call God ...
It is a presence, then,
whose margins are our margins;
that calls us out over our own fathoms.

What to do, but to draw a little nearer
to such ubiquity by remaining still?

~ from COLLECTED LATER POEMS by R. S. Thomas ... See MoreSee Less